Ava DuVernay is standing strong with The Exonerated Five at at the 2019 Emmy Awards on Sunday (September 22) at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
The men known for decades as the Central Park Five—Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, and Korey Wise—joined the When They See Us filmmaker at the awards ceremony. (Click here for more information about their story.)
Ava is nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special for When They See Us. The series is also nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special.
The Emmys will air live TONIGHT at 8/7c on Fox and the show will not have a host, marking the fourth time in history that this has happened.
FYI: Ava is wearing a custom Reem Acra dress.
