Apple has been recognized with six nominations from the 55th Annual NAACP Image Awards. They include top performance nods for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Idris Elba in “Hijack,” Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Octavia Spencer in “Truth Be Told,” Outstanding Supporting Actress in a D
Oscar-nominated director Matthew Heineman and late filmmaker Nancy Buirski will be honored at the Hamptons Doc Fest in New York next month. Heineman, whose latest film, American Symphony, premiered to acclaim at the Telluride Film Festival, will receive the prestigious Pennebaker Career Achievement Award, named for the legendary filmmaker and pioneer of “direct cinema” D.A. …