Ava DuVernay via FacebookArts+CultureNewsSelma director Ava DuVernay makes Golden Globes historyThe Miu Miu-approved director is the first black female to be nominated for Best Director in the awards' 72-year historyShareLink copied ✔️December 11, 2014Arts+CultureNewsTextZing Tsjeng Selma filmmaker Ava DuVernay has made history by becoming the first black woman to land a Golden Globe nomination for Best Director. The nominees for the 2015 awards were announced earlier today, with the ceremony set to take place on January 11. The annual awards gala honours the best in film and television and is widely regarded as an indicator of which films are on the way to Oscar glory. But despite being in its 72nd year, the Golden Globes has never nominated a black female as best director. The only two other black filmmakers to be nominated in the category have been men: Spike Lee for Do The Right Thing (1989) and Steve McQueen for last year's 12 Years A Slave. As Indiewire points out, that is a staggering 24 year gap between Lee and McQueen – meaning that the Golden Globes didn't see fit to nominate any black directors for almost a quarter of a century. Selma follows Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) on his historic 1965 march for black voter rights, in which thousands of activists marched from Selma, Alabama to the state capital of Montgomery to demand equal voting rights for African-Americans. DuVernay is up against Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel), David Fincher (Gone Girl), Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Birdman) and Richard Linklater (Boyhood). The film is also up for three other nominations: Best Motion Picture, Drama; Best Actor, Drama (David Oyelowo) and Best Original Song (John Legend and Common for “Glory”). This is not the first time DuVernay has broken barriers: in 2012, she became the first African-American woman to win the Sundance Award for Best Director for her feature film Middle Of Nowhere. Last year, she cast an all-black cast including Gabrielle Union and 12 Years A Slave's Alfre Woodard in her installment for the Miu Miu Women's Tales film series. Most recently, DuVernay led a call for people to boycott Black Friday in response to the decision of a St Louis County grand jury not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson for the killing of Michael Brown. Watch the trailer for Selma and check out the rest of the film nominations below: Best Motion Picture, DramaBoyhoodFoxcatcherThe Imitation GameSelmaThe Theory of Everything Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical BirdmanThe Grand Budapest HotelInto the WoodsPrideSt. Vincent Best Screenplay, Motion PictureWes Anderson, The Grand Budapest HotelGillian Flynn, Gone GirlAlejandro González Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr., BirdmanRichard Linklater, BoyhoodGraham Moore, The Imitation Game Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, DramaSteve Carell, FoxcatcherBenedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation GameJake Gyllenhaal, NightcrawlerDavid Oyelowo, SelmaEddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, DramaJennifer Aniston, CakeFelicity Jones, The Theory of EverythingJulianne Moore, Still AliceRosamund Pike, Gone GirlReese Witherspoon, Wild Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or MusicalRalph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest HotelMichael Keaton, BirdmanBill Murray, St. VincentJoaquin Phoenix, Inherent ViceChristoph Waltz, Big Eyes Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical Amy Adams, Big EyesEmily Blunt, Into the WoodsJulianne Moore, Map to the StarsQuvenzhané Wallis, AnnieHelen Mirren, Hundred Foot Journey Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Motion PictureRobert Duvall, The JudgeEthan Hawke, BoyhoodEdward Norton, BirdmanMark Ruffalo, FoxcatcherJ.K, Simmons, Whiplash Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Motion PicturePatricia Arquette, BoyhoodJessica Chastain, A Most Violent YearKeira Knightley, The Imitation GameEmma Stone, BirdmanMeryl Streep, Into the Woods Best Original Song in Motion PictureLana Del Rey – “Big Eyes”, Big EyesJohn Legend and Common – “Glory”, SelmaPatti Smith and Lenny K – “Mercy Is”, NoahSia – “Opportunity”, AnnieLorde – “Yellow Flicker Beat”, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I Best Original Score in a Motion PictureThe Imitation GameThe Theory of EverythingGone GirlBirdmanInterstellar Best Foreign filmForce Majeure (Sweden)Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (France)Ida (Poland)Leviathan (Russia)Tangerines (Estonia) Animated Feature Film Big Hero 6The Book of LifeThe BoxtrollsHow to Train Your Dragon 2The Lego Movie Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREWhy did Satan start to possess girls on screen in the 70s?Learn the art of photo storytelling and zine making at Dazed+Labs InstagramIntroducing Instagram’s 2025 Rings winners8 essential skate videos from the 90s and beyond with Glue SkateboardsThe unashamedly queer, feminist, and intersectional play you need to seeParis artists are pissed off with this ‘gift’ from Jeff KoonsA Seat at the TableVinca Petersen: Future FantasySnarkitecture’s guide on how to collide art and architectureBanksy has unveiled a new anti-weapon artworkVincent Gallo: mad, bad, and dangerous to knowGet lost in these frank stories of love and loss