Ava Duvernay took to Twitter to share both her pre-show excitement and her feelings around a much larger issue.

Ava tweeted a photo of her family, her glam squad and also a reminder that Trayvon Martin died five years ago.

Ava is best known for her work as the first black female director nominated for a Golden Globe Award,
for “Selma”.

Although she wasn’t nominated for an Oscar in 2o14, her film was.

This year Ava is nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for her film “13th”.

Good luck to her!

Take a look at her Tweets:

 

A lovely evening has begun. Fam in one pic. Glam in the other. Warm energy. Much love. In dark times, we are a light for each other. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/3oNJzlBPG7

— Ava DuVernay (@ava) February 26, 2017

On my way to #Oscars. Taking a moment to remember #TrayvonMartin. Our hoodies are still up and the movement is still strong. #OurSonTrayvon pic.twitter.com/PdxuXMktOg

— Ava DuVernay (@ava) February 26, 2017

Today marks the fifth anniversary of #Trayvon Martin’s death + fifth anniversary of the Movement for Black Lives. ✊🏾 pic.twitter.com/37nLGqyoY9

— Ava DuVernay (@ava) February 26, 2017