Atlanta-filmed Hidden Figures scores best picture nomination at Academy Awards
ATLANTA - The Atlanta-filmed movie "Hidden Figures" has been nominated for an Oscar in the best picture category, the organization announced Tuesday
The movie, based on a book by Margot Lee Shetterly, depicts the lives of three African-American women who worked at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration during the age of the Space Race and Jim Crow. It stars, Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monae.
Although the film was set in Hampton, Virginia, it was actually filmed in metro Atlanta, at locations including Morehouse College, Emory University, and Fort McPherson.
Here are a few locations where the movie filmed:
- South Broad Street, Monroe, Ga.
- Fairplay Road and Sandy Creek Road, Madison, Ga.
- Collins Memorial United Methodist Church, Atlanta
- Monroe Courthouse, Monroe, Ga.
- Lockheed Martin wind tunnel , Marietta, Ga.
- Clay National Guard Center, Marietta, Ga.
- Morehouse College, including Frederick Douglass Hall, Atlanta
- Fort McPherson, Atlanta
- Emory University campus on Briarcliff Road
Octavia Spencer, the actress who plays Dorothy Vaughan, was nominated for best supporting actress. The movie also eaed a nomination for best writing (adapted screenplay).
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