Ezra Edelman

Black American Firsts in Film and Theatre (70 person items)

"The "untraditional," seven-and-a-half-hour documentary O.J.: Made in America capped off its impressive awards-season run by taking home the Oscar for best documentary feature. Accepting the award alongside producer Caroline Waterlow, producer and director Ezra Edelman, whose mother is African-American, dedicated the award to Simpson's ex-wife Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman, whom Simpson was accused (and later acquitted) of murdering. "This is for them and their families," he said. "It is also"