What is Ava DuVernay?
{{Infobox person | name = Ava DuVernay | image = Ava DuVernay 2018.jpg | alt = Ava DuVernay in 2018 | caption = DuVernay in 2018 | birth_name = Ava Marie DuVernay | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|08|24}} | birth_place = [[Long Beach, California]], U.S. | nationality = American | alma_mater = [[University of California,&nbsp;Los Angeles]] | occupation = Filmmaker | notable_works = {{Unbulleted list|[[Selma (movie)|''Selma'']]|''[[13th (movie)|13th]]''|''[[A Wrinkle in Time (2018 movie)|A Wrinkle in Time]]''|''[[When They See Us]]''}} | website = {{url|www.avaduvernay.com|AvaDuVernay.com}} }} '''Ava Marie DuVernay''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|dj|uː|v|ər|ˈ|n|eɪ}};<ref>{{cite news|last=Mekado|first=Murphy|date=January 22, 2015|url=https://www.nytimes.com/video/movies/100000003464541/anatomy-of-a-scene-selma.html|title=Anatomy of a Scene {{!}} 'Selma'|work=The New York Times|access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref> born August 24, 1972) is an American filmmaker. For her work on ''[[Selma (movie)|Selma]]'' (2014), DuVernay became the first black woman to be nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe Award for Best Director]], and also the first black female director to have her movie nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]].<ref name=HReporter-SelmaGG-2014>{{cite news|last1=Ford|first1=Rebecca|title=Golden Globes: 'Selma's' Ava DuVernay Becomes First Black Woman to Receive Director Nomination|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/golden-globes-selmas-ava-duvernay-756511|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=December 11, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Guardian-Selma-2014>{{cite news|last1=Suskind|first1=Alex|title=How Ava DuVernay struck a chord with Selma|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/dec/17/ava-duvernay-film-director-selma|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=December 17, 2014}}</ref> In 2017, she was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature]] for her movie ''[[13th (movie)|13th]]'' (2016). DuVernay's 2018 Disney children's fantasy movie ''[[A Wrinkle in Time (2018 movie)|A Wrinkle in