Biography
Clement Virgo is recognized as one of Canada's leading film directors. In 2015, he directed and co-wrote a six-part miniseries adaptation of Lawrence Hill's novel The Book of Negroes, which premiered to record-breaking audiences on CBC in Canada and BET in the U.S. The series won twelve Canadian Screen Awards and received two U.S. Critics Choice Television Award nominations for Best Limited Series and Best Actress in a Limited Series (Aunjanue Ellis). Additional honors include the 2015 Cablefax Award, the C21 International Drama Award for Best Miniseries, and four 2015 NAACP Image Award nominations for Best Miniseries, Best Actor (Cuba Gooding Jr.), Best Actress (Ellis), and Best Writing (Virgo, Hill).
His television directing credits feature American Crime (2015), The Wire (2002), and the entire first season of the OWN network drama Greenleaf (2016), where he also serves as Executive Producer alongside Oprah Winfrey. Virgo's feature films include the 2007 boxing drama Poor Boy's Game (Berlin, TIFF, AFF Audience Award), Lie with Me (2005 - Berlin, TIFF, Pusan), and Love Come Down (2000 - Berlin, Toronto). His debut feature, Rude (1995), premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival and was showcased at numerous international festivals including Toronto, London, and Sundance. Since 2010, Virgo has hosted a series of intimate annual talks in Toronto to celebrate Black History Month, featuring distinguished guests such as Lee Daniels, Norman Jewison, Spike Lee, Pam Grier, John Singleton, and Chris Tucker.
17 wins and 17 nominations
