New trailer for 'Hidden Figures' puts Taraji P. Henson in the Oscar spotlight

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By Darian Scalamoni

            Well here’s a film that’s incredibly timely. In regards to last year’s OscarsSoWhite campaign, there was not one person of color or minority nominated for an acting award at the Oscars, but it seems that this January we have a few women who might be up for that golden trophy. 20^th Century Fox released a new trailer today for Hidden Figures starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae.

            Hidden Figures tells the true story of brilliant African American women working for NASA and the crucial part they played in launching astronaut John Glenn into space to orbit Earth. The movie showcases not only their brilliance and efficiency throughout their time working for the space program but also the discrimination they all faced as both women and African Americans. It looks to have a great shot at multiple Oscar categories and I’m looking forward to seeing this when it goes wide in January.

           Check out the trailer below for Hidden Figures. In addition to the leading ladies, the movie also stars Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons and Mahershala Ali. It opens in limited release on Christmas Day and opens worldwide on January 6^th!