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On February 24, just days before the Oscars, ADD will be holding the 1st ever All Def Movie Awards at the World Famous TCL Chinese Theater.
Hosted by Tony Rock the awards will honor Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director as well as Best Bad Muh Fucka and other often overlooked categories, such as Best Helpful White Person and Best Black Survivor in a Movie.
The All Def Movie Awards will feature a Black Carpet for celebrity presenters, arrivals and VIP guests, as well as a special live musical performance.
“In 2016 there continues to be a stunning lack of diversity in the studios, in the green light process, in the decisions of what films and television series get made, and what stars get chosen. This needs to be addressed institutionally. The All Def Movie Awards are not the Black Oscars but they could be. This will be a fun, entertaining and hopefully thought provoking celebration of the uncelebrated.”
-Russell Simmons
Below are the nominees for our two fan choice categories “Most Quoted Movie” and “Best Picture”. Cast your vote and let us know who you think should win.
http://www.alldefdigital.com/2016/02/11/add-to-host-first-ever-all-def-movie-awards/
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Just days before the Oscars, Russell Simmons is going to host the first-ever All Def Movie Awards, and it looks like Will Smith is going to receive their first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Simmons, Founder and Chairman of All Def Digital said of the award, “Will Smith has broken all barriers in music, film, theater and television. As a Grammy Award-winner, television star and the most accomplished and bankable film artist in the world, Will uses his powerful voice for social change. The All Def Movie Awards are enormously proud to honor Will Smith and his incredible body of work with our first Lifetime Achievement Award.”
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Activist Norman Lear is also going to be honored with the Vanguard Award for his work in entertainment fostering a dialogue on race relations.
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“As a writer, director, producer and author, Norman has been a true champion for people of color. He shined a light on the marginalized in our society and made us laugh. He wrote aspirational and inspirational roles for minorities. He gave us dignity with ‘Good Times.’ He gave the working class a voice in ‘Sanford and Son.’ And most important to me, with ‘The Jeffersons,’ he showed us that a black man could be rich and successful and do the unthinkable: he could curse at the white man while standing up for what he believes in,” Simmons said.
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