The nominees for the 91st Academy Awards were unveiled Tuesday morning, and there’s quite a few historical breakthroughs for Black talent this year. While there were also a good deal of disappointments (such as no Oscar nods for women directors), we’re celebrating the fact that Black Panther alone scored seven Oscar nominations – a strong contrast to the film’s three Golden Globe nominations and zero wins.
As the first-ever superhero film to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar, this is a historical moment for Black Panther. It’s competing in the Best Picture category with BlacKkKlansman, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite, Green Book, Roma, A Star Is Born, and Vice.
Furthermore, today was also a groundbreaking moment for Hannah Beachler, the set designer of Black Panther’s mesmerizing fictional world Wakanda. Rightfully so, Beachler just became the first African-American to be nominated for an Oscar in production design. Ruth Carter, the Award-winning costume designer behind high-profile films such as Selma, Do the Right Thing, and Malcolm X, also earned an Oscar nod for Best Costume Design in Black Panther.
After over 30 years of filmmaking, Spike Lee has finally earned a Best Director and Best Picture nomination with BlacKkKlansman. This adds Lee to an exclusive club, as he is only the sixth Black filmmaker to be Oscar-nominated for directing, joining John Singleton, Lee Daniels, Steve McQueen, Barry Jenkins, and Jordan Peele.
While Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk was snubbed for Best Picture, Jenkins did earn a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay, and Regina King scored her first nomination for Best Supporting Actress in the film. Peter Ramsey’s Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse earned an Oscar nod for Best Animated Picture, and a win would be both historical and a monumental step forward for Black directors in animation.
In another historic win, producer Gabriela Rodriguez became the first Hispanic woman to be nominated for Best Picture with Roma. This is also the first Netflix movie to receive a Best Picture nomination.
Check out the full list of Oscar nominees below.
The 91st Academy Awards ceremony will premiere on Sunday, February 24th at 8 p.m. EST.
Best Picture
Black Panther
BlackKklansman
Bohemian Rhaposdy
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma
A Star is Born
Vice
Best Actor
Christian Bale, Vice
Bradley Cooper, A Star is Born
Willem Dafoe, At Eternity’s Gate
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
Viggo Mortensen, Green Book
Best Actress
Glenn Close, The Wife
Yalitza Aparicio, Roma
Olivia Colman, The Favourite
Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born
Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali, Green Book
Adam Driver, BlackKklansman
Sam Elliott, A Star Is Born
Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me
Sam Rockwell, Vice
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, Vice
Marina De Tavira, Roma
Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone, The Favourite
Rachel Weisz, The Favourite
Best Director
Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
Pawel Pawlikowski, Cold War
Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite
Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
Adam McKay, Vice
Best Adapted Screenplay
Ballad of Buster Scruggs
BlackKklansman
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star is Born
Best Original Screenplay
The Favourite
First Reformed
Green Book
Roma
Vice
Best Cinematography
Cold War
The Favourite
Never Look Away
Roma
A Star Is Born
Best Animated Feature
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Best Costume Design
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Black Panther
The Favourite
Mary Poppins Returns
Mary Queen of Scots
Best Editing
BlackKklansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Vice
Best Production Design
Black Panther
The Favourite
First Man
Mary Poppins Returns
Roma
Best Sound Editing
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
A Quiet Place
Roma
Best Sound Mixing
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
Roma
A Star Is Born
Documentary Feature
Free Solo
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Minding the Gap
Of Fathers and Sons
RBG
Documentary Short Subject
Black Sheep
End Game
Lifeboat
A Night at the Garden
Period. End of Sentence.
Foreign Language Film
Never Look Away, Germany
Shoplifters, Japan
Capernaum, Lebanon
Roma, Mexico
Cold War, Poland
Makeup and Hairstyling
Border
Mary Queen of Scots
Vice
Music (Original Score)
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
If Beale Street Could Talk
Isle of Dogs
Mary Poppins Returns
Music (Original Song)
“When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings” from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
“All The Stars” from Black Panther
“The Place Where Lost Things Go” from Mary Poppins Returns
“I’ll Fight” from RBG
“Shallow” from A Star Is Born
Animated Short Film
Animal Behaviour
Bao
Late Afternoon
One Small Step
Weekends
Live Action Short Film
Detainment
Fauve
Marguerite
Mother
Skin
Visual Effects
Avengers: Infinity War
Christopher Robin
First Man
Ready Player One
Solo: A Star Wars Story
