Black in Period Films

And the WINNERS are ... Drum Roll Please! Denzel Washington won Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for “Fences.” The cast of “Hidden Figures” won for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Viola Davis won Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for “Fences.”

A former professional baseball player (Denzel Washington) creates tension in his family when he denies his teenage son's dream of playing college football and comes home with the baby he had through an affair. Release date: December 16, 2016 Director: Denzel Washington Screenplay: August Wilson Starring: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Jovan Adepo, and Russell Hornsby Period: 1950s One Word Reaction: INTENSE