Thursday morning’s 97th Oscar nominations featured a former Georgetown men’s basketball player.
Nickel Boys co-writer and director RaMell Ross saw his film recognized in Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay this year. Ross earned a nomination in the latter category for his script with Joslyn Barnes.
Thursday brought Ross his second-ever Oscar nomination, as he was previously recognized as a nominee in Best Documentary Feature for his 2018 debut Hale County This Morning, This Evening.
Before rising to prominence as a filmmaker, Ross played guard/forward for the Georgetown men’s basketball team from 2000-05.
Ross played high school basketball at Lake Braddock, where his Georgetown athletics page said he became a McDonald’s All-American honorable mention.
Now, he’s a bona fide auteur responsible for one of the best films of the decade so far in Nickel Boys and a two-time Oscar nominee.
