Ruth Negga

Race Was This Subject That No One Wanted To Talk About

... Loving and Richard Loving. The couple's story is told in the new Jeff Nichols film Loving, in which Mildred is played by Ruth Negga. Source: AP/Press Association Images. MILDRED AND RICHARD Loving were a couple blessed with an unusual surname – one that was the exact antithesis to how their union was treated by the law. Childhood sweethearts and neighbours in the rural Caroline County in Virginia, the pair didn’t give their different races much of a thought growing up. Mildred was Black and Native American, while Richard – older than her by six years, and even quieter than his softly-spoken wife – was white. But five weeks after their 1958 marriage, in the heat of the country’s civil rights fight, their state’s anti-miscegenation laws – introduced to prevent marriage between people of different races – were brought to their door in the dead of the night. Reluctant activists. At about 2 am, the town ...

Get To Know Ruth Negga, The Oscar-nominated Breakout Star Of 'loving

... fit in that box, it makes it more difficult.”. Her potential breakout role in 12 Years A Slave was cut. Negga's Hollywood career started heating up in 2013, when she booked a recurring part in the TV show Agents of S. H. I. E. L. D. Even more exciting, she was cast in Steve Mc Queen's Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave, as the fiery runaway slave Celeste, one of the most rebellious characters in Solomon Northup's book. But what could've been the actress' first big Oscars moment ended up on the cutting-room floor. As screenwriter John Ridley explained to NPR , they spent several days filming scenes of Negga escaping through a crocodile-filled swamp, but the footage was eventually cut from the final film, leaving her character with just a brief appearance. "That’s an understatement!" Negga told the Irish Times about her 12 Years disappointment. ‘I got a call from (director Steve Mc Queen) and I knew as soon as the phone started ringing, I just knew," she said. "He let me down gently.’. She stole scenes in AMC's Preacher. Before she was breaking Supreme Court boundaries in Loving, ...

Tipped For Oscars Glory

... Ireland and Virginia. Playing Mildred, she tried to imagine that she couldn’t go home again as a result of marrying a white man, and how that situation would have drained her. Negga is aware there’s often a film part that marks the “before” and “after” point in an actor’s career, and that her dignified performance as Mildred Loving is just such a role. This is very much her moment – hence her agreeing to open up about herself on US national television, despite her discomfort. “Their story resonates with me as a black person and as a person of mixed heritage,” Negga told the Los Angeles Daily News. “I would have been very much affected by those laws. “The motivating factor for [Mildred] was not to make any big statement, but she wanted to raise her family where she wanted to. Someone was telling her she couldn’t, simply because she was black and her husband was white, and she saw the unfairness of that”.3. Loving – all love is created equal. This February, discover ...

Ruth Negga, Michael Shannon, Mel Gibson & More

... in our predictions with distant 50/1 odds after her performance in “Loving” was overlooked by SAG and BAFTA. The bright spot for Adams? She won’t lose for a sixth time, which would have tied her with Deborah Kerr, Glenn Close and Thelma Ritter for all-time losses by an actress without a win. 2. Michael Shannon (“ Nocturnal Animals ”) for Best Supporting Actor — He was certainly a shock. We ranked him seventh with 50/1 odds after he failed to get nominations at the Golden Globes, SAG Awards and BAFTAs. Shannon’s nomination came at the expense of co-star Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who actually won Supporting Actor at the Globes, and Hugh Grant of “Florence Foster Jenkins,” who was also nominated at the Globes, as well as Critics’ Choice, SAG and BAFTA. Oscar nominations by movie: ‘La La Land’ leads with record-tying 14 bids. 3. Mel Gibson (“ Hacksaw Ridge ”) for Best Director — After scoring directing noms at the Golden Globes and the Critics’ Choice Awards, but missing out at the Directors Guild Awards and BAFTAs, many thought that Gibson’s work on “Hacksaw ...

Ruth Negga Stuns In Ethereal, Sheer Gown By Valentino

... Monday at the 28 th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival awards gala. Tom Hanks and Natalie Portman posed backstage after he presented her award for 'Jackie.'. Jordan Strauss, Invision/AP. Nicole Kidman signed a photo album for a fan on the red carpet. Michael Kovac, Getty Images. 'Arrival' and 'Noctural Animals' star Amy Adams arrives. Jordan Strauss, Invision/AP. Ruth Negga ('Loving') went sheer and romantic for the Palm Springs red carpet. Jordan Strauss, Invision/AP. Nicole Kidman is an awards season player for 'Lion.'. Jordan Strauss, Invision/AP. 'Hidden Figures' star Octavia Spencer wore a crisp white shirt and bold floral skirt. Jordan Strauss, Invision/AP. 'Jackie' star Natalie Portman channeled former first lady Jackie Kennedy to dress her baby bump in Palm Springs. Steve Granitz, Wire Image. Janelle Monae arrives at the 28 th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala on Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, in Palm Springs, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) ORG XMIT: CADC 131. Jordan Strauss, Invision/AP. Hollywood supercouple Annette Bening ('20 th Century Women') and Warren Beatty ('Rules Don't Apply') walked the ...

Oscar Nomination For Ruth Negga

... but with crystalline clarity, in a voice that still bears traces of her Limerick upbringing. You get a sense of her weighing each word’s place within each cautiously chosen clause. “I became an actor to hide. We all become actors to hide, to disappear. So, the idea of having no script is daunting.”. A mildly disconcerting concentration has now set in. Perhaps without meaning to, Negga has, within a few minutes, talked herself round to her core motivation. What is she hiding from? Will she always need to hide. “It’s quite simple,” she says (as if it really were). “You’re shy. But just because you’re shy doesn’t mean you don’t have extrovert qualities. Acting is a safe way of expressing those qualities and interests without coming under fire for being yourself.”. You can always say that somebody ...

Ruth Negga On ‘loving,’ ‘preacher’ And Fashion

... has been overwhelmingly joyful. All this attention is so lovely for us because it is quite a quiet film, but I think we really, truly believe that this couple deserves for their story to be told and people deserve to hear it. Hopefully, this will bring more people into contact with this couple. Ruth Negga in Erdem.  Lauren/Variety/REX/Shutterstock. WWD: What do you do to prep for the red carpet. R. N.: I have a wonderful stylist Karla Welch. She does all of that for me and I’m so grateful. She has such a creative eye and it’s original. She psychic-ly gets in tune with her clients. She knows what you want and desire and what makes you feel confident as well as comfortable. I think that’s a great feat. WWD: What do you look for in a dress. R. N.: Gosh…I like things that are unique and are a bit original and creative. I love Valentino, Louis Vuitton and Prada. And the Rodarte sisters are amazing. WWD: What can you tell us about your Golden Globes dress. R. N.: I’ve done the fitting, but I ...

Oscar Nomination For Ruth Negga

... Bizarre jamboree. The dreaded notion of “early Oscar buzz” so often leads, months later, to disappointment. But the chatter after that Cannes premiere was resumed when the film played at the Toronto Film Festival in September. Loving feels very much like the sort of film that, in an era of rising racial tension, young people need to watch and absorb. Negga was nominated as best actress at the Critics Choice Awards, the Independent Spirits Awards and the Golden Globes. Most bookies reckon her name will be there when the Oscar nominees are announced on January 24 th. All of this has meant an introduction to the bizarre jamboree that is “awards season”. There are endless lunches and unrelenting photo calls. We live in an era when certain journalists are paid to do nothing else but chart the various skirmishes that precede Oscar night itself. The word “campaign” is well chosen. The studios are mounting something that feels a little like a political operation and a little like a minor war. Was Negga prepared for it. “I don’t think I was ...

Amy Adams, Tom Hanks Mistakenly Listed As Nominees On Oscars Site

... Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP). Tuesday, January 24, 2017, 9:02 AM. Oscar nominations were only announced this morning — and there's already a major plot twist. Amy Adams and Tom Hanks were mistakenly listed as the recipients of nominations on __link__ Tuesday, even though neither actually received a nod. Adams, who starred in "Arrival," briefly appeared in the actress in a leading role category on the website instead of actual nominee Ruth Negga ("Loving"), while Hanks was listed in the best actor group in addition to the five rightful finalists. This was originally on the Oscars website. Neither Hanks nor Adams were named during the Oscar nominations unveiling on "Good Morning America," or on The Academy's official Twitter page. — The Academy (@The Academy) January 24, 2017. "This morning, in an attempt to release breaking news as announced, ABC Digital briefly posted inaccurate nomination information on the __link__ website," reads a statement from the network released. "The nominees announced by the Academy on ...