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In August 2020, DaCosta was hired to direct the upcoming [[Marvel Studios]] film ''[[The Marvels]]'', the sequel to ''[[Captain Marvel (film)|Captain Marvel]]'' (2019),<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/how-captain-marvel-2-director-nia-dacosta-opens-up-new-possibilities-1306313|title=The New Possibilities for 'Captain Marvel 2'|first=Richard|last=Newby|date=August 6, 2020|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=August 7, 2020|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807171452/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/how-captain-marvel-2-director-nia-dacosta-opens-up-new-possibilities-1306313|url-status=live}}</ref> after having initially approached them with a ''[[Fantastic Four]]'' / ''[[X-Men]]'' crossover movie.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/marvels-nia-dacosta-fantastic-4-xmen-crossover-pitch/|title=The Marvels Director First Pitched A Fantastic 4 & X-Men Crossover|website=Screen Rant|last=Allen|first=Sian|date=September 14, 2021|access-date=September 14, 2021|archive-date=September 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914165652/https://screenrant.com/marvels-nia-dacosta-fantastic-4-xmen-crossover-pitch/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was released on November 10, 2023.<ref name="2022DisneyDates">{{cite news |last=Couch |first=Adam |title='Free Guy', 'Thor 4' and 'Lightyear' Get Release Dates Amid New Disney Plan |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/free-guy-thor-4-and-lightyear-get-release-dates-amid-new-disney-plan |date=December 11, 2020 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=January 11, 2021|archive-date=December 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230135342/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/free-guy-thor-4-and-lightyear-get-release-dates-amid-new-disney-plan |url-status=live }}</ref> She is the fourth woman to direct a Marvel film behind [[Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck|Anna Boden]], [[Cate Shortland]], and [[Chloé Zhao]]. She is the youngest director and first African American woman to have directed a Marvel film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-06 |title=Nia DaCosta Will Become First-Ever Black Woman to Direct a Marvel Movie |url=https://www.okayplayer.com/news/nia-dacosta-becomes-first-ever-black-woman-to-direct-marvel-movie.html |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=Okayplayer |language=en-US |archive-date=April 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429191911/https://www.okayplayer.com/news/nia-dacosta-becomes-first-ever-black-woman-to-direct-marvel-movie.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
The film debuted to $46.1 million, topping the box office and marking the best opening figure ever for a black female director, but also marked the lowest opening weekend total ever for an [[Marvel Cinematic Universe|MCU]] film.<ref name="D'Alessandro-opening">{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=November 11, 2023 |title='The Marvels' Meltdown: Disney MCU Seeing Lowest B.O. Opening Ever At $47M+ — What Went Wrong |url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/box-office-the-marvels-1235599363/ |access-date=November 11, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=November 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111020430/https://deadline.com/2023/11/box-office-the-marvels-1235599363/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/the-marvels-domestic-box-office-47-million/|title='The Marvels' Marks Record Low Domestic Box Office Debut for the MCU|website=Collider|date=November 12, 2023|author=Rahul Malhotra|access-date=November 12, 2023|archive-date=November 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113002333/https://collider.com/the-marvels-domestic-box-office-47-million/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Barsanti |first=Sam |date=November 12, 2023 |title=The Marvels opens at the top of the weekend box office |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-marvels-opens-at-the-top-of-the-weekend-box-office-1851015677 |access-date=November 13, 2023 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |language=en |archive-date=November 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113010035/https://www.avclub.com/the-marvels-opens-at-the-top-of-the-weekend-box-office-1851015677 |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Stylistic Approach ===
'''DaCosta is a longtime horror fan. When she was in high school she made a short film titled, “The Black Girl Dies Last.” For Jordan Peele’s movie ''Candyman''(2021)<sup>(8)</sup> DaCosta was asked to deliver a pitch for the film, which included several horror classics. Jordan Peele remarked on DaCosta as having “a great sense of the unsettling.”<sup>(8)</sup> When reflecting on her work in ''Candyman'' (2021) DaCosta stated, “I love gore; I love body horror; I love all that stuff. When it’s about enhancing the psychological terror, go for it. But I didn’t want to depict what we see every day.”<sup>(8)</sup> DaCosta presents stories with overlapping themes of pain and trauma<sup>(8)</sup>. She focuses her attention to the complicated dynamics between characters and their emotional ties.<sup>(4)</sup>'''
=== Personal Life ===
'''Dacosta was raised in Brooklyn and Harlem, New York. She initially wanted to become an actor but her mother helped her to realize that she wanted to direct, and have more creative control. She attended New York University’s Tisch School and graduated in 2011<sup>(6)</sup> of the Arts because her idol Director, Martin Scorses was an alumni. She later went to grad school at The Royal Central School for Speech and Drama. Dacosta grew up being an avid fan of the Marvel series, and was very excited to direct and produce the Film<sup>(4)</sup>.'''
== Awards and nominations ==
DaCosta was the first African American woman to have a #1 film at the American box office. Her first film, ''Little Woods,'' received the Nora Ephron award at the [[Tribeca Festival|Tribeca Film Festival]] for "excellence in storytelling by a female writer or director."<ref name=":0" /> The film also won Best Narrative Feature and Best Director at the [[Fargo Film Festival]] 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-19 |title=Fargo Film Festival kicks off with full slate of screenings |url=https://www.inforum.com/lifestyle/arts-and-entertainment/fargo-film-festival-kicks-off-with-full-slate-of-screenings |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=InForum |language=en |archive-date=January 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126141348/https://www.inforum.com/lifestyle/arts-and-entertainment/fargo-film-festival-kicks-off-with-full-slate-of-screenings |url-status=live }}</ref> She also received nominations for her film ''Candyman'' for "Most Anticipated Film for the Rest of 2021" at the [[Hollywood Critics Association|2021 Hollywood Critics Association]],<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=The 2021 Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) Midseason Awards Nominations |url=http://www.nextbestpicture.com/2/post/2021/06/the-2021-hollywood-critics-association-hca-midseason-awards-nominations.html |access-date=2021-12-06 |website=Next Best Picture |language=en }}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and won the awards for "Directors to Watch", and "Best Horror Film" respectively.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Oganesyan |first=Natalie |date=2021-02-27 |title=Variety's 10 Directors to Watch and Creative Impact Awards Delves into Art of Moviemaking |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/varietys-10-directors-to-watch-creative-impact-awards-1234916853/ |access-date=2021-12-06 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=December 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206050438/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/varietys-10-directors-to-watch-creative-impact-awards-1234916853/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=The 2021 Sunset Circle Awards (SCA) Winners |url=http://www.nextbestpicture.com/2/post/2021/12/the-2021-sunset-circle-awards-sca-winners.html |access-date=2021-12-06 |website=Next Best Picture |language=en }}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> With her directorial work in ''Candyman'', DaCosta received her first nomination at the [[53rd NAACP Image Awards]] for [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jackson|first=Angelique|date=2022-01-18|title=NAACP Image Awards Nominations: Jennifer Hudson, Lil Nas X, H.E.R., 'The Harder They Fall,' 'Insecure' Lead|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/naacp-image-award-nominations-1235155877/|access-date=2022-02-08|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|language=en-US|archive-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118181000/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/naacp-image-award-nominations-1235155877/|url-status=live}}</ref> and at the [[Black Reel Awards of 2022|Black Reel and Awards]] for [[Black Reel Award for Outstanding Director|Outstanding Director]] and [[Black Reel Award for Outstanding Screenplay, Adapted or Original|Outstanding Screenplay, Adapted or Original.]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fraley|first=Jason|date=2021-12-16|title='The Harder They Fall' leads Black Reel Awards with record 20 nominations|url=https://wtop.com/entertainment/2021/12/the-harder-they-fall-leads-black-reel-awards-with-record-20-nominations/|access-date=2022-02-08|website=WTOP News|language=en|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307084123/https://wtop.com/entertainment/2021/12/the-harder-they-fall-leads-black-reel-awards-with-record-20-nominations/|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Awards and Achievements <sup>(3)</sup> ===
Heartland Film Awards
-Dacosta was the 2018 winner of the Truly Moving Picture Award for her work in the feature film ''Little Woods'' (2018) (IMdB) (Heartland film)
Gasparilla International Film Festival
* Dacosta was a 2019 Nominee fat the Gasparilla International Film Festival for Best Narrative Feature for her work on ''Little Woods'' (2018) ''(Imdb)''
''Fargo Film Festival''
* -2019 Winner for Best Director in ''Little Woods (''2018) at the Fargo Film Festival
* -2019 Winner for Best Narrative Feature for Little Woods
Tribeca Film Festival
* 2018 Nominee Best Narrative Feature for Little Woods
Black Reel Awards
* Nominee for Outstanding Director for Candyman (2022)
* Nominee for Outstanding Screenplay for Candyman (2022), shared with Jordan Peele, and Win Rosenfeld
Palm Springs International Film Festival
* 2021 Winner for Directors to Watch for Candyman
Las Vegas Critics Society Awards:
* 2021 Nominee for Sierre award for Breakout Filmmaker of the Year for Candyman
Image Awards (NAACP)
* 2022 Nominee for outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture for Candyman
Denver International Film Festival:
* 2018 Nomine for an American Independent Award for Best Feature Film Little Woods
* 2018 Winner of the American Independent award, Honorable Mention for Little Woods
Bram Stoker Awards
* 2021 Nominee for a best Screenplay in Candyman
Sunset Film Circle Awards
* 2021 Winner of SFC Award, Five Fire Directors for the Film Candyman
== Filmography ==
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