After the Oscars announced the list of nominees in various categories for the 2024 awards ceremony, the name of actress Lily Gladstone has been cemented in the history of the entertainment industry. With her nomination for Best Actress in the Role of a Real-Life Historical Figure “Mollie Kyle” or “Mollie Burkhart” from the blockbuster film Killers of the Flower Moon from Paramout Pictures and Apple TV+ making her the first Native American to be nominated for the award in that category. For more than 95 years, Native American actors have been nominated. But no Native American actor or performer has ever won an Oscar. But actor Wes Studi previously won honorary awards in 2019 for his work in more than 30 films.
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Actress Lily Gladstone on the red carpet at the 2024 Governors Awards.
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Actress Lily Gladstone on the red carpet at the premiere of Killers of the Flower Moon at the Cannes International Film Festival.
In addition to Lily, Killers of the Flower Moon was nominated for several other Oscars, including Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Costume Design, including a third nomination for legendary actor Robert De Niro for his role as William King Hill in Best Picture. Supporting Actor Category. There's no sign of a lead actor nomination for Leonardo DiCaprio, who is transformed into a twenty-something who marries Molly through the clever planning of his Uncle William. He murdered Osage family members and their friends one by one in an Oklahoma town in an attempt to seize the indigenous wealth from the discovery of oil fields. They are all actual events. This case was also the birth of the FBI organization that successfully closed the first case. It remains to be seen if Lilly can win this big award and make history as the first Indigenous woman to win an Oscar on March 10.
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Lily Gladstone and Leonardo DiCaprio in Killers of the Flower Moon
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Lily Gladstone and Robert De Niro in Killers of the Flower Moon
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Native American actors play the Osage family in Killers of the Flower Moon
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Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone and Leonardo DiCaprio star in Killers of the Flower Moon.
Information : New York Times and Hollywood Reporter
picture : Apple TV+ and Paramount Pictures
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