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Gina Prince Bythewood

Women Earn Top Filmmaking Honors at NAACP Image Awards

Movies post by Tammy Oler on February 16, 2009 - 4:35pm; tagged Cadillac Records, Darnell Martin, Gina Prince Bythewood, Jenny Lumet, NAACP, Oscars, Rachel Getting Married, Secret Life of Bees.

Secret Life of BeesBig news from the NAACP Image Awards at the end of last week: women took top honors in the film directing and writing categories.  Gina Prince-Bythewood won the prize for Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture for The Secret Life of Bees, while Jenny Lumet took home honors for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture for Rachel Getting Married.  Best Picture honors also went to The Secret Life Bees.  What's more, women were represented almost equally in the writing and directing categories, with Prince-Bythewood earning a nomination for writing, and Darnell Martin earning writing and directing nods for Cadillac Records.  

This is great news during the awards season homestretch.  While the media is busy contemplating Kate Winslet's potential acceptance speech meltdown, it's a welcome sight to see more recognition of women who are MAKING films.

[Full list of winners here: NAACP Image Awards]

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