Sandra Oh Wins Diversity Awards
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Korean-American actress Sandra Oh has won an award from a Hollywood organization that aims to foster cultural and intellectual diversity in the film industry. Oh won the Multicultural Motion Picture Association's Diversity Awards in the "Creative Liberty" category.
The actress caught attention with her performances in the ABC hit drama "Gray's Anatomy" and the surprise movie hit "Sideways" this year.
The MPAA comes together every year to award film and television artists that encourage diversity in vision, story and creation.
Among other winners was Paul Haggis, who directed the widely acclaimed "Crash" with its realistic portrayal of racial conflict. The African-American actor Terrence Howard takes the "Renaissance Artist" award for his role as a pimp with a heart in "Hustle and Flow". Child-actor Dakota Fanning and African-American actor Tyrese Gibson receive the "Nova" award for newcomers.
The "Visionary" and "Comedic Nova" awards go to director Malcolm Lee and actor Carlos Mencia.
The actress caught attention with her performances in the ABC hit drama "Gray's Anatomy" and the surprise movie hit "Sideways" this year.
The MPAA comes together every year to award film and television artists that encourage diversity in vision, story and creation.
Among other winners was Paul Haggis, who directed the widely acclaimed "Crash" with its realistic portrayal of racial conflict. The African-American actor Terrence Howard takes the "Renaissance Artist" award for his role as a pimp with a heart in "Hustle and Flow". Child-actor Dakota Fanning and African-American actor Tyrese Gibson receive the "Nova" award for newcomers.
The "Visionary" and "Comedic Nova" awards go to director Malcolm Lee and actor Carlos Mencia.
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