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ava duvernay, who's a great director, has made many films. heard her name until the movie "selma," at least because that film was nominated, her name is out there, but she's been making movies for a long time, and this year is finally nominated for an oscar for her documentary "thirteenth," which is excellent. >> gil, how do we put pressure on the studios in terms of lack of diversity with executives that have real power? we will see tonight probably a historic number of nominees that are black, but we still see we're going from #oscarssowhite to #studiosstillwhite should be another hashtag. >> at the end of the day, the only thing institutions in this country really protect and understand is money. and so, if we want to effectively change how business is done in hollywood, we've got to exercise what we do with our wallets. i think for young filmmakers, they should also invest and put more of their energies into untraditional paths, like the internet and what streaming services can offer. technology has really opened the door and sort of leve

documentary explores the impact of decades of law and order politics and a prison industry that director ava duvernayment. >> slavery, reconstruction, jim c crow, the drug wars, the reagan years, the nixon years, the clinton years and then the prison boom and how it mushroomed. >> reporter: now one of the most powerful women in hollywood. >> what happens when a man stands up and says enough is enough. >> reporter: her critically acclaimed movie "selma" -- >> i enjoy my days. >> reporter: she grew up miles from hollywood and yet a world away from compton in the '80s. gang violence, racial tension and harsh policing, an everyday reality. >> most people think safety, protection when they see an officer. i thought fear. i started to put that fear and what i've learned about marginalized people together. >> reporter: her personal history infused in her latest film release otd netflix. >> one out of four people with their hands on bars are locked up here in the land of the free. >> reporter: 2.2 million people are behind bars in the u.s., nearly 60% people of color. gore is one of the voices advocating pri

another oscar—nominated documentary centred around race is 13th, in which director ava duvernay examines—americans and its roots in the 13th amendment in the us constitution. her documentary makes the point that slavery still exists. the 13th amendment abolished slavery, but not for people convicted of crimes. there is a criminality clause in the 13th amendement which has been deliberately and consistently exploited for political gain and for profit. the black body has been used for everyone but black people. household goods, parts of guidance systems for us missile defence. they are being put together by inmates and convicted people, who have not been paid for it. so, that is free labour and that is slavery. race is also a central theme in the oscar—nominated docuemtary, i am not your negro. the film brings forward the views of the highly—influental african—american writer, james baldwin, who died nearly 30 years ago. the film is based on his views. there are days when you wonder what your role is and what your future is in this country. baldwin's voice is very important today in this c

. >> we're with ava duvernay, the director, trying to expose a prison system that she calls modern day

"oj: made in america" won for best documentary, beating out ava duvernay's "13th" about mass incarceration and raoul peck's "i am not your negro" about jim's baldwin, and other documentaries. and awards ceremony host jimmy kimmel critiqued president trump throughout the night, including during his opening set. >> we are at the oscars, the academy awards hewitt you are nominated. you got to come here to your families are nominated. some of you will get to come up and give a speech that the president of the united states capstweet about in all during his 5:00 a.m. bowel movement tomorrow. amy: as of now, president trump has not yet tweeted about the oscars. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i am amy goodman. am juan gonzalez. welcome to our viewers around the country and around the world. we turn now to look at the trump administration and press freedom. on the white house took the friday, unprecedented act of barring the new york times, cnn, politico, the los angeles times, the bbc and several other news , organizations

nominees ruth negga and lin-manuel miranda wearing blue ribbons in support of the aclu and ava duvernayr a gown by a designer from lebanon and president trump's policies a target for presenters. >> as a mexican, as a latin-american, as a migrant worker, as a human being, i'm against any form of wall that wants to separate us. >> reporter: and for winners. >> this is for -- i'm an immigrant. i come from italy. i work around the world and this is for all the immigrant, for the immigrants. >> reporter: including the iranian winner for best foreign film. >> "the salesman." >> reporter: boycotting the oscars to show support for the people of seven majority muslim countries affected by trump's travel ban. instead, having someone read a statement on his behalf. >> dividing the world into the us and our enemies categories creates fear. a deceitful justification for aggression and war. >> reporter: even commercials turned political for hyatt and it said it was to remind readers how costly it can be but the president attacking "new york times" tweeting early sunday failing "new york times" will t

i mean just to name two there's ava duvernay who directed "selma" and "13."igelow who did "hurt locker" but for whatever reason this he's not getting the same chances as male directors when it comes to big blockbuster films. there is a patty jenkins is directing "the wonder woman" film coming up this year but we have a long way to go. >> alex, good to have you with us. thank you, dan, as always. >>> coming up this incredible video showing a hole in the middle of a lake. and we've got a huge surprise with "hidden figures" star janelle monae. she is here live and she's going to surprise someone for us. that's all i could say. can't say anymore. >>> coming up "gma's" road to the oscars is brought to you by aquafina sparkling. let your interesting bubble over with aquafina sparkling. simply more interesting. i'm not a customer, but i'm calling about that credit scorecard. give it. sure! it's free for everyone. oh! well that's nice! and checking your score won't hurt your credit. oh! i'm so proud of you. well thank you. free at at discover.com/creditscor