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Melina Matsoukas

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Melina Matsoukas
America, Silimin gɔli January 14, 1981 (run 45)
O ya TiŋgbaŋAmerica
Education
Shikuru shɛli o ni chaŋNew York University Tisch School of the Arts (en) Translate
AFI Conservatory (en) Translate
Hackensack High School (en) Translate
Tuma
Tumatelevision director (en) Translate, film director (en) Translate, commercial director (en) Translate ni music video director (en) Translate
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Melina Matsoukas (bɛ daa dɔɣi o la Anashaara goli January 14, 1981) ka o nyɛ America dareta. O nyɛla ŋun di Grammy Award dibaayi ka di MTV Video Music Awards dibaa anahi, o "We Found Love" mini "Formation" yila vidionima ka o daa zaŋ di li.[1][2]

Filmography (director)

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Year Title Artist Notes
2006 "Dem Girls" Red Handed feat. Paul Wall & Scooby
"Go 'Head" Ali & Gipp feat. Chocolate Tai
"Need a Boss" Shareefa feat. Ludacris
"Cry No More" Shareefa
"Hey Hey" 216
"Money Maker" Ludacris feat. Pharrell
"Dangerous" Ying Yang Twins feat. Wyclef Jean
"Help" Lloyd Banks feat. Keri Hilson
2007 "Because of You" Ne-Yo
"Green Light" Beyoncé
"Kitty Kat" Beyoncé co-directed by Beyoncé
"Suga Mama" Beyoncé co-directed by Beyoncé
"Upgrade U" Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z co-directed by Beyoncé
"Tambourine" Eve feat. Swizz Beatz
"Do You" Ne-Yo
"Give It to You" Eve feat. Sean Paul
"Bleeding Love" Leona Lewis UK version
"Hold It Don't Drop It" Jennifer Lopez
"Sensual Seduction" Snoop Dogg
"How Do I Breathe" Mario
2008 "In My Arms" Kylie Minogue
"Wow" Kylie Minogue
"Modern World" Anouk
"Closer" Ne-Yo
"I Decided" Solange
"Just Dance" Lady Gaga feat. Colby O'Donis
"Energy" Keri Hilson
"Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" Lady Gaga
"Go Girl" Ciara
"Return the Favor" Keri Hilson feat. Timbaland
"Diva" Beyoncé
"Thinking of You" Katy Perry
2009 "I Will Be" Leona Lewis
"So Good" Electrik Red
"Not Fair" Lily Allen
"Sweet Dreams" Beyoncé I Am... World Tour interlude video
"Touch My Hand" David Archuleta
"Work" Ciara feat. Missy Elliott
"I Look to You" Whitney Houston
"Million Dollar Bill" Whitney Houston
"Sex Therapy" Robin Thicke
"Never Knew I Needed" Ne-Yo
"Hard" Rihanna feat. Young Jeezy
2010 "Rude Boy" Rihanna
"Put It in a Love Song" Alicia Keys feat. Beyoncé
"Why Don't You Love Me" Beyoncé co-directed by Beyoncé
"Rockstar 101" Rihanna feat. Slash
"Gimmie Dat" Ciara
2011 "S&M" Rihanna co-directed by Rihanna
"Move Your Body" Beyoncé
"I'm into You" Jennifer Lopez feat. Lil Wayne
"We Found Love" Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris
"You da One" Rihanna
2012 "Your Body" Christina Aguilera
"Losing You" Solange
"Looking Hot" No Doubt
"Keep You" Wild Belle
2013 "Pretty Hurts" Beyoncé
"RUN" Beyoncé and Jay-Z
2016 "Formation" Beyoncé
Year Title Client Notes
2011 Year off Target / Beyoncé
Fuel for Life Diesel
2012 All Originals Represent Adidas
2013 Change Lanes Lexus
2016 Pop Stella McCartney / Grimes, Amandla Stenberg, Lola Leon, Kenya Kinski-Jones
2017 Equality Nike
2020 You Love Me Beats by Dr. Dre Translation (ad agency)
2022 All Together Calvin Klein
Year Title Notes
2016-2021 Insecure 8 episodes, director and executive producer[3]
2017 Master of None 2 episodes
2021 Y: The Last Man Executive producer[4]
2023 The Changeling Director and executive producer[5]
Year Title Notes
2019 Queen & Slim Also producer[6]
2023 Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé Producer

Awards and nominations

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Year Award or organization Category Nominee Result Ref.
2008 UK Music Video Awards People Choice Awards "Bleeding Love" (Leona Lewis) Won [7]
2012 Antville Music Video Awards Best Hip-Hop "Losing You" (Solange Knowles) Nominated [8]
Best Performance Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards Video of the Year "We Found Love" (Rihanna with Calvin Harris) Won [9]
UK Music Video Awards Best Pop Video – International Nominated [10]
2013 Grammy Awards Best Music Video "We Found Love" (Rihanna with Calvin Harris) Won [11]
Music Video Production Awards Best Direction of a New Artist "Losing You" (Solange Knowles) Won [12]
Best Direction of a Female Artist Won
UK Music Video Awards Best Pop Video – International Won [13]
2014 Camerimage Video of the Year "Pretty Hurts" (Beyoncé) Nominated [14]
Best Cinematography Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards Best Direction Nominated [15]
2016 Camerimage Video of the Year "Formation" (Beyoncé) Nominated [16]
Best Cinematography Nominated
Cannes Lions International Festival Excellence in Music Video Gran Prix [17]
Clio Awards Video of the Year Won [18]
Kinsale Shark Awards Best International Director Music Video Won [19]
Best International Music Video Won
London International Awards Best Music Video Bronze [20]
Music Video Direction Bronze
MTV Video Music Awards Video of the Year Won [21]
Best Direction Won
Best Cinematography Won
UK Music Video Awards Best Urban Video - International Nominated [citation needed]
Best Styling in a Video Won
2017 Black Reel Awards for Television Outstanding Comedy Series Insecure Nominated [22]
Outstanding Directing - Comedy Series "Thanksgiving" (Master of None) Nominated
Gold Derby Awards Best Comedy Episode of the Year Won [23]
Grammy Awards Best Music Video "Formation" (Beyoncé) Won [11]
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series "Insecure as F**k" (Insecure) Nominated [24]
Webby Awards Best Music Video - People's Voice "Formation" (Beyoncé) Won [25]
Best Music Video Nominated
2018 Black Reel Awards for Television Outstanding Comedy Series Insecure Nominated [26]
Outstanding Directing - Comedy Series "Hella Perspective" (Insecure) Nominated
Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series "Thanksgiving" (Master of None) Nominated [27][28]
2019 American Film Institute Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal Herself Won [29]
African-American Film Critics Association Impact Award Queen & Slim Won [30]
Top 10 Best Films Won
Austin Film Critics Association Awards Best First Film Nominated [31]
Florida Film Critics Circle Best First Film Won [32]
Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards Best First Feature Nominated [citation needed]
National Board of Review Awards Best Directorial Debut Won [33]
Online Association of Female Film Critics Awards Breakthrough Filmmaker Nominated [34]
Online Film Critics Society Best Debut Feature Nominated [35]
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards Best First Feature Nominated [36]
2020 BET Awards Best Movie Won [37]
Black Reel Awards Outstanding Motion Picture Nominated [38]
Outstanding Director Nominated
Outstanding Emerging Director Won
Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directing - First Time Feature Film Nominated [39]
Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards Best First Film Nominated [citation needed]
Best New Filmmaker Nominated [citation needed]
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Motion Picture Nominated [40]
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Comedy Series Insecure Nominated [2]
Black Reel Awards for Television Outstanding Comedy Series Won [41]
2021 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials Beats by Dre: You Love Me Won [42]
2022 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series "Reunited, Okay?!" (Insecure) Nominated [43]
  1. Okeowo, Alexis (March 6, 2017). "The Provocateur behind Beyonce, Rihanna and Issa Rae". The New Yorker. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Primetime Emmy Awards and Nominations: Melina Matsoukas (en).
  3. Desta, Yohana (December 27, 2021). "Insecure's Key Creators Reminisce on Their Favorite Moments From the Show". Vanity Fair (in English). Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  4. FX Orders 'Y' Drama Pilot Based On 'Y: The Last Man' Comic Book Series (April 5, 2018).
  5. LaKeith Stanfield To Star In The Changeling Apple TV+ Drama Series From Kelly Marcel & Annapurna; Melina Matsoukas To Direct (August 25, 2021).
  6. Fleming, Mike Jr. (July 19, 2018). "Makeready Sets 'Queen & Slim'; Daniel Kaluuya Stars, Melina Matsoukas Directs Lena Waithe Script". Deadline. https://deadline.com/2018/07/daniel-kaluuya-melina-matsoukas-lena-waithe-james-frey-queen-and-slim-makeready-1202429679/.
  7. Bjork promo triumphs at UK Music Video Awards | News | Music Week.
  8. Antville Music Video Awards 2012 – THE WINNERS. videos.antville.org (December 30, 2012).
  9. One Direction beat Justin Bieber and Rihanna at MTV awards. The Daily Telegraph (September 7, 2012).
  10. Music Genre Categories. UKMVA (December 12, 2012).
  11. 1 2 Grammy Awards: Melina Matsoukas. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
  12. 2013 MVPA Award Winners. VideoStatic.
  13. UK Music Video Awards 2013 – all of last night's winners! (October 29, 2013).
  14. 2014 MUSIC VIDEOS COMPETITION NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED. camerimage.pl.
  15. "Here's Your Full List of 2014 VMA Winners". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/1910671/2014-vma-winners-full-list/.
  16. 2016 MUSIC VIDEO NOMINATIONS ARE HERE!. camerimage.pl.
  17. "Beyonce's 'Formation' Music Video Wins Grand Prix at Inaugural Cannes Lions Entertainment for Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  18. "Beyoncé – Formation". Clios. http://clios.com/music/winner/12669.
  19. 2016 Kinsale Shark Awards - Short Film and Music Video. Kinsale Shark Awards.
  20. London International Awards.
  21. MTV VMAs 2016: the MTV Video Music Awards – as it happened. The Guardian (August 29, 2016).
  22. "2017 Black Reel Awards for Television". goldderby.com. https://www.goldderby.com/forum/television/1st-annual-black-reel-awards-for-television-nominations/.
  23. Montgomery, Daniel (July 26, 2017). 2017 Gold Derby TV Awards nominations: 'This is Us,' 'Veep,' 'The Leftovers,' 'Stranger Things' among top contenders. GoldDerby.
  24. Hidden Figures, Loving, and Queen of Katwe nominated (10 February 2017).
  25. Here Are The Winners Of The 21st Annual Webby Awards. Webby Awards (April 25, 2017).
  26. "2018 Black Reel Awards for Television". blackreelawards.com. http://blackreelawards.com/historic-night-for-queen-sugar/.
  27. DGA Awards 2018 Winners: The Complete List (February 3, 2018).
  28. DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2017. Directors Guild of America (January 10, 2018).
  29. Director Melina Matsoukas To Receive AFI's Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal. Deadline Hollywood (May 10, 2019).
  30. Jordan Peele's 'Us' Named Best Film by African-American Film Critics Association 2019. hollywoodreporter.com (October 10, 2019).
  31. Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2020.
  32. Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2019 - Winners.
  33. Sharf, Zack (December 3, 2019). National Board of Review 2019: 'The Irishman' Wins Best Film, Adam Sandler Named Best Actor.
  34. Online Association of Female Film Critics 2019 Awards (January 5, 2018).
  35. Online Film Critics Society 2019 Awards (23RD ANNUAL) (December 23, 2019).
  36. StLFCA Awards 2020.
  37. CBS announces it will simulcast the BET Awards; here are all the nominees (en-US) (June 15, 2020).[permanent dead link]
  38. "Black Reel Awards Nominations: 'Queen & Slim' Lead The Field, Kelvin Harrison Nabs Double Nomination". awardscircuit.com. https://www.awardscircuit.com/2019/12/11/black-reel-awards-nominations-queen-slim-lead-the-field-kelvin-harrison-nabs-double-nomination/.
  39. Jackson, Angelique (January 7, 2020). Directors Guild Nominees Include Bong Joon Ho, Sam Mendes, Taika Waititi. Variety.
  40. NAACP | NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR 51st NAACP IMAGE AWARDS (en) (2020-01-09).
  41. Anderson, Erik (August 6, 2020). 'Watchmen,' 'Insecure' top Black Reel Awards for Television winners. Awards Watch. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  42. DGA Awards Film Nominations: 'Nomadland', 'Minari', 'Mank', 'Chicago 7' & 'Promising Young Woman' Helmers Vie For Top Prize (en-US) (2021-03-09).
  43. NAACP Image Awards Nominations: Jennifer Hudson, Lil Nas X, H.E.R., 'The Harder They Fall,' 'Insecure' Lead (en-US) (2022-01-18).