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Academy Awards 2021: Viola Davis is now the most nominated Black actress in Oscars history
Viola Davis has broken her own record by being the most-nominated Black actress in the history of Academy Awards. Check out the details
As the nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards rolled in on Monday, it was clear that this year’s Oscars would be a ray of hope for people of colour. Infamous for having all-white nominees, the award show received backlash for consistently failing to diversify in the past. This year, Steven Yeun and Riz Ahmed made history by becoming the first Asians to receive an Oscar nomination in the ‘Best Actor’ category. Adding on to the list of people who made history, actress Viola Davis got her 4th Oscar nomination for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom making her the most-nominated Black actress in the Academy Awards to date.
The How to Get Away with Murder star has previously received Oscar nominations for Doubt, The Help, and Fences for which she was won the Best Supporting Actress trophy for Fences which also starred Denzel Washington, who as per a report by Entertainment Weekly is the most nominated Black male actor in history bagging 8 nominations. Apart from Davis’ major accomplishment, the actress also made a record of being the only Black actress to be nominated under the same category twice. To celebrate her achievement, the star took to her Twitter handle to share the great news.
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This year’s Oscars nominations saw a total of 9 people of color out of 20 acting nominees. Davis has been the recipient of an Oscar, Emmy and Tony for her extraordinary performances in the past. With her recent Oscar nomination, the actress broke her own record.
