{"id":3683,"date":"2019-01-10T18:56:30","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T18:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/?p=3683"},"modified":"2019-02-26T19:37:51","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T19:37:51","slug":"peter-ramseys-golden-globes-win-could-be-a-breakthrough-for-black-directors-in-animation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/peter-ramseys-golden-globes-win-could-be-a-breakthrough-for-black-directors-in-animation\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Ramsey\u2019s Golden Globe Win Could Be A Breakthrough For Black Directors In Animation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3685\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/peterramsey.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"550\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/peterramsey.jpg 800w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/peterramsey-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/peterramsey-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/peterramsey-220x150.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Peter Ramsey made his directorial debut back in 2012 with \u201cRise of the Guardians,\u201d where he made history as the first African American director of a major animated film. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Recently, the accomplished director won his first Golden Globe for \u201cSpider Man: Into the Spider-Verse,\u201d a film that Ramsey directed with Bob Persichetti and Rodney Rothman. Surprisingly, this is also the first Golden Globes win for Sony Pictures. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>And now, with Oscar season right around the corner, there is potential for another awards milestone. With \u201cSpider-Verse,\u201d Ramsey could become the first Black director to be nominated for a feature animation Oscar, which would break major barriers for aspiring Black directors in the field of animation. The official list of nominees for the Academy Awards will be announced on Jan. 22. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Compared to \u201cRise of the Guardians,\u201d which received a Golden Globe nomination but no Oscar nod, \u201cSpider-Verse\u201d appears to be in a more favorable position to garner an Academy Award nomination. First and foremost, the Golden Globe win for \u201cSpider-Verse\u201d is monumental, boosting the film&#8217;s chances for an Oscar nomination. The animation for the film is also quite unique, which offers viewers a new style compared to &#8220;Guardians.&#8221; And overall, &#8220;Spider-Verse&#8221; has earned higher reviews than \u201cGuardians\u201d from critics and the audience alike. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>This may partially be due to the fact that \u201cSpider-Verse\u201d features a superhero of color, which promotes cultural diversity in animation. With Spiderman being both African American and Puerto Rican, Ramsey noted the significance of this and why it is important to tell diverse stories in film. \u201cAnybody can be behind the mask,\u201d he said during his Golden Globe acceptance speech. \u201cWe all felt deeply the idea that anyone can have this kind of experience. Anyone can share in this myth, be in this kind of legend, be this kind of hero.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe  id=\"_ytid_57192\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uUzgg84iacY?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peter Ramsey made his directorial debut back in 2012 with \u201cRise of the Guardians,\u201d where he made history as the first African American director of a major animated film. Recently, the accomplished director won his first Golden Globe for \u201cSpider Man: Into the Spider-Verse,\u201d a film that Ramsey directed with Bob Persichetti and Rodney Rothman. 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