Following the telecast of each of the final 13 episodes, tune-in to The Official Queen Sugar Podcast for exclusive behind-the-scenes conversations with the creators, directors, actors and ARRAY Crew members responsible for the series’ successful 88-episode run.
Meet the 42 Women Directors of ‘Queen Sugar’ — and How They’re Taking Over Hollywood
Variety is shining a spotlight on the below-the-line artists who are rising stars in their fields.
Ava DuVernay was made for this moment. She’s a Black woman with a passion for social justice whose voice is desperately needed at this time. She slips easily from major films to documentaries to TV drama. Her eye for big-screen framing makes a small-screen documentary series like 13th, about racial justice and mass incarceration, more engaging for a wide audience; her knack for storytelling brings the harrowing tale of the Central Park Five to life in a dramatic series like When They See Us. It’s for all of these reasons that Peabody has recognized not only those two works (and Colin in Black and White with a nomination this year), but also DuVernay’s production company, ARRAY, with an Institutional Peabody Award.
74th Emmy® Winners
Viola Davis and Gina Prince-Bythewood on the Battle to Get ‘The Woman King’ Made. ARRAY Crew Members cinematographer Polly Morgan, production designer Akin McKenzie, costume designer Gersha Phillips, and editor Terilyn Shropshire featured in The Hollywood Reporter.
