Danielle Brooks Secures The Color Purple’s Only Nomination At This Year’s Oscars

Black actors and actresses have racked up nominations at this 12 months’s Oscars.

On Tuesday, the listing of nominees was unveiled, and a few of our favorites are up for awards. Including to the optimistic information, numerous outstanding Black entertainers have acquired their first-ever nominations. Danielle Brooks, Sterling Ok. Brown, Colman Domingo, Da’Vine Pleasure Randolph, and Jeffrey Wright are making their debut on this 12 months’s nominations listing. Brooks picked up “Best Supporting Actress” for her function as Sophia in “The Color Purple.” Wright and Brown are each nominated for “Best Actor” and “Best Supporting Actor,” respectively, for his or her roles in “American Fiction.” Domingo was acknowledged for his work “Rustin” within the class of “Lead Actor.” Many anticipated Fantasia Barrino to be nominated for “Best Actress” for her main function as Celie within the reimagined model of “The Color Purple,” although she was snubbed. Actually, Brooks picked up the only nomination for the critically acclaimed musical movie.

“Oppenheimer” takes the lead within the 2024 Oscar nominations. The film secured a complete of 13 nominations, trailed by “Poor Things” with 11, “Killers of the Flower Moon” with 10, and “Barbie” with eight. The 96th annual Academy Awards will happen on Sunday, March tenth, on the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and can air reside on ABC. Jimmy Kimmel will return for the fourth time as host.

Congratulations to the well-deserving nominees!