Michael B. Jordan MEGA Post

“Fruitvale Station” won the jury and audience awards when it premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival with its dramatization of the real-life story of Oscar Grant, who was gunned down by transit police in Oakland in the early hours of New Year’s Day in 2009. On Tuesday, writer-director Ryan Coogler received a nomination in the best first feature category, with Melanie Diaz nominated for supporting female along with Jordan’s nod for male lead.

“It’s mixed emotions,” Jordan said of the nominations.“Just the fact we have to tell the story of a young man who lost his life the way he did, somebody that could have been me.

“But also that people are affected by the work, that it really has people thinking,” Jordan added, "feels like a victory in my book.”

“There are people deeply affected by this tragedy,” Diaz said. “I think we all felt this sense of responsibility where we wanted it to be right and good enough where they were going to be happy.”

“I think all the awards buzz is just getting it more attention,” noted Jordan. “The accolades and nominations encourage people who might not have wanted to see it or thought they’d watch it when they get around to it, they might now give it a look."

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