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Waiting for Oscar: How Florida State alum Barry Jenkins and his ‘FSU family’ make movie magic

Published: February 21, 2019 | 11:00 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

In 2017, Barry Jenkins thrilled students and staff with his visit to Florida State after winning an Oscar for his film "Moonlight." Jenkins is nominated again for an Academy Award at the 91st Oscars this Sunday.

Something good happens every time Oscar winner and Florida State University graduate Barry Jenkins puts his FSU filmmaking band back together. The talented film school graduates from the class of 2003 have created another masterful movie, “If Beale Street Could Talk.” The critically acclaimed film is nominated for three Oscars at the 91st Academy Awards […]

FSU graduate Barry Jenkins earns another Oscar nomination

Published: January 22, 2019 | 3:33 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Florida State University film school phenom and Academy Award winner Barry Jenkins has earned his third Oscar nomination. When the 2019 Academy Award nominations were announced today, the movie director and screenwriter received a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for his film “If Beale Street Could Talk.” Jenkins adapted the screenplay from the 1974 novel […]

Oscar nominees: FSU film school is nation’s ‘hidden secret’

Published: February 22, 2017 | 4:58 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders are nominated for an Oscar in film editing for "Moonlight."

Oscar nominees and Florida State University graduates Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders find themselves in unfamiliar territory lately, launched there by the exhilarating ride of their Oscar-nominated film “Moonlight.” For years, McMillon and Sanders — nominated for an Academy Award in film editing — have comfortably worked behind the scenes often in tight editing rooms, […]

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