Viola Davis made history when the 2021 Oscar nominations were announced on Monday. The actress received a best actress nomination for
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, which marked her fourth Oscar nod. With her 2021 nod for playing Ma Rainey in the
George C. Wolfe-directed drama, Davis is now the most-nominated Black actress in Academy Award history.
Davis was previously tied with
Octavia Spencer, who has three Academy Award nominations to her name.
Davis’ other Oscar nominations include best supporting actress for
Doubt, best actress for
Fences, the latter of which she won in 2017.
The actress celebrated her
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom nod and the film’s total five nominations with an Instagram post. “Absolutely thrilled!!” she wrote. “Congratulations to the whole @MaRaineyFilm team! Deserved!”
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