The Roles That Led Denzel Washington To Being The Most Oscar-Nominated Black Actor In History

Nicole Kidman is up for another Oscar but her daughters aren’t fazed.

The Academy Award nominations were announced early on Tuesday morning.And while there were many on the list that were expected to be there - Denzel Washington for Macbeth and Nicole Kidman for Being The Ricardos come to mind - several were left off that were surprises.Among those snubbed by the Oscars were Lady Gaga, Jared Leto and Al Pacino for House Of Gucci, Ben Affleck for his work in George Clooney's directorial effort The Tender Bar and Jennifer Hudson's role as Aretha Franklin in Respect.Scroll down for a list of nominations... No go:Lady Gaga was a force as Patrizia Reggiani in the Ridley Scott directed film House Of Gucci.

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The Academy Award nominations were announced early on Tuesday morning.And while there were many on the list that were expected to be there - Denzel Washington for Macbeth and Nicole Kidman for Being The Ricardos come to mind - several were left off that were surprises.Among those snubbed by the Oscars were Lady Gaga, Jared Leto and Al Pacino for House Of Gucci, Ben Affleck for his work in George Clooney's directorial effort The Tender Bar and Jennifer Hudson's role as Aretha Franklin in Respect.Scroll down for a list of nominations... No go:Lady Gaga was a force as Patrizia Reggiani in the Ridley Scott directed film House Of Gucci.

Newly minted Oscar nominee Jessie Buckley headlines a new psychological horror from “Ex Machina” writer-director Alex Garland.

After learning that ‘Belfast’ had been nominated in seven categories, he said: “It’s a long way from the streets of Belfast to the Academy Awards. “I think of my mother and father, and my grandparents – how proud they were to be Irish, how much this city meant to them. They would have been overwhelmed by this incredible honour – as am I.

2022 Oscar nominations, and Andrew Garfield was among the five talents picked in the Best Actor category. No, he didn’t get a nomination for his incredible long-game lie about returning to play Peter Parker in Spider-Man: No Way Home (even though that’d be totally deserved). Garfield is being recognized for portraying Rent playwright Jonathan Larson in Tick, Tick… Boom!, and funny enough, a bunch of other former Spider-Man actors also picked up Oscar nominations this year alongside him.

He already is The Oscars record holder for most-nominated Black actor.But Denzel Washington is making sure he will keep the crown as long as possible.The 67-year-old A-lister was nominated for his ninth Academy Award for acting, tenth total, as he was recognized in the Actor in a Leading Role category it was announced on Tuesday. Top man: Denzel Washington (seen in December)was nominated for his ninth Academy Award for acting, tenth total, as he was recognized in the Actor in a Leading Role category it was announced on Tuesday Washington earned the honor as he played the titular role in historical drama The Tragedy Of Macbeth.

Steven Spielberg is making Oscars history with his Best Director nomination for “West Side Story”.

Chadwick Boseman received a touching in memoriam tribute during the Oscar nominations on Tuesday morning.The Best Actor nods were announced by Phylicia Rashad, who taught Chadwick at Howard University and is now dean of a school named after him there.Phylicia, 73, made the nominees public with the help of some students at Howard's Chadwick A. Boseman School Of Fine Arts.

A lasting legacy. Chadwick Boseman was celebrated during the nominations ceremony for the 2022 Oscars nearly two years after his death.

Denzel Washington’s nomination for best actor in the Joel Cohen film The Tragedy of Macbeth marks him as the most nominated Black actor in Oscar History, with ten nominations and two wins. 

Has anyone been upset they were nominated for an Academy Award? Of course not! That’s why the reactions from the 2022 Oscars nominees were filled with joy and, of course, many thanks for their collaborators. READ MORE: 2022 Academy Award Nominations [Full List] Here’s a rundown of this year’s nominee reactions.

Angelique Jackson Following a record-breaking year for diversity at the Academy Awards, with nine actors of color nabbing nominations in 2021, the 2022 lineup featured just four actors of color: Ariana DeBose, Aunjanue Ellis, Will Smith and Denzel Washington.With this latest nomination for “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” Washington extended his lead as the most-nominated Black actor at the Oscars, with a total of 10 nods and two wins. Smith earned his third best actor nomination and his first nod as a producer for “King Richard.” The sports drama landed six nominations in all, as Ellis represented the film in the supporting actress category, where she was joined by fellow first-timer “West Side Story” star DeBose, who becomes the first Afro-Latina actor (and the first openly queer woman of color) ever nominated.

snubbed at the SAG Awards and the Baftas, Kristen has been nominated in the leading actress category for Spencer.She’ll be up against Jessica Chastain for The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Olivia Colman for The Lost Daughter, Penelope Cruz for Parallel Mothers, and Nicole Kidman for Being The Ricardos.Up for leading actor are Javier Bardem for Being the Ricardos, Benedict Cumberbatch for The Power of the Dog, Andrew Garfield for  tick, tick… BOOM!, Will Smith for King Richard, and Denzel Washington for The Tragedy of Macbeth.The supporting actress category also saw incredible stars nominated, including Dame Judi Dench, who’s nominated for Belfast, and Jessie Buckley, who earned a nod for The Lost Daughter.They’re up against Ariana DeBose for West Side Story, Kirsten Dunst for The Power of the Dog, and Aunjanue Ellis for King Richard.Meanwhile, competing in the supporting actor category are Ciarán Hinds for Belfast, Troy Kotsur for CODA, Jesse Plemmons for The Power of the Dog, JK Simmons for Being The Ricardos, and Kodi Smit-McPhee for The Power of the Dog.Nominated for the coveted best picture award are Belfast, CODA, Don’t Look Up, Drive My Car, Dune, King Richard, Licorice Pizza, Nightmare Alley, The Power Of The Dog, and West Side Story.Meanwhile, Beyonce has scored her first ever nomination for her part in the King Richard soundtrack, battling against Billie Eilish’s No Time To Die.Responding to the nods for Belfast, Sir Kenneth Branagh said: ‘It’s a long way from the streets of Belfast to the Academy Awards‘Today, I think of my mother and father, and my grandparents – how proud they were to be Irish, how much this city meant to them.‘They would have been overwhelmed by this incredible honour – as am I.‘Given a story as

Tracee Ellis Ross announced the nominees for the 94th Annual Academy Awards with Leslie Jordan via a live-stream hosted on Youtube Tuesday morning.The actors revealed the on-screen performances, directing turns, set design choices, musical selections, and styling executions that snatched the attention and respect of the filmmaking community. The nominees this year were firmly planted in the usual genres of gripping biopics and big budget musicals with one major surprise upsetting the status quotient. Ross and Jordan enlisted help from a number of extraordinary people helping their communities to reveal the nominees including wrestling star turned magnet school founder Titus O’Neil, 8th grader and Twilight devotee Kourtney Anderson, Beaumont Hospital Physician and Assistant Chantia Harden. Howard lent a hand by allowing Phylica Rashad Dean of the Chadwick A.

The Tragedy of Macbeth.The film was an adaptation of Shakespeare's tragic play, with Frances McDormand starring as Lady Macbeth opposite Washington. The Tragedy of Macbeth was also nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Production Design.

The Academy Award nominations were announced early on Tuesday morning.And while there were many on the list that were expected to be there - Denzel Washington for Macbeth and Nicole Kidman for Being The Ricardos come to mind - several were left off that were surprises.Among those snubbed by the Oscars were Lady Gaga, Jared Leto and Al Pacino for House Of Gucci, Ben Affleck for his work in George Clooney's directorial effort The Tender Bar and Jennifer Hudson's role as Aretha Franklin in Respect.Scroll down for a list of nominations... No go:Lady Gaga was a force as Patrizia Reggiani in the Ridley Scott directed film House Of Gucci.

The 2022 Oscar nominations are in.

The Oscar nominations are in!

Will Smith has received his third Oscar nomination this morning, earning his place on the Best Actor list for his role in King Richard. Smith played Richard Williams, the father of tennis players Venus and Serena Williams, in a story charting the early days of their careers, and his role in the movie has been a favorite with critics and guilds all season long. In addition to pending nominations from SAG, BAFTA, and Critics’ Choice, Smith has already claimed prizes from several critics groups. It is a long-overdue return to the Oscars spotlight for Smith, whose turn in Warner Bros.’ King Richard, written by Zach Baylin and directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, has been recognized 15 years on from his last citation by the Motion Picture Academy.