History in the making! Nominations for the 93rd annual Oscars were announced on Monday, March 15, and the impressive list is full of groundbreaking achievements.Viola Davis received the fourth Academy Award nomination of her career for her role as the title character in Netflix’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.
The South Carolina native, 55, was previously tied with Octavia Spencer for most nominations by a Black actress at the yearly awards show — but Davis is now in the lead.
She is also the first Black woman to have two best actress nominations following her 2011 nod for The Help.“Absolutely thrilled!!
Congratulations to the whole Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom team. Deserved,” the How to Get Away With Murder alum tweeted after news of her
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