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Lily Gladstone Makes Oscars History as First Native American Best Actress Nominee

Lily Gladstone became the first Native American woman to be nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars for her role in Killers of the Flower Moon.

After a standing ovation from the audience, Gladstone began her acceptance speech with a few words in the Blackfeet language, the “beautiful community and nation” that raised the actress, as she put it a few moments later. Gladstone acknowledged the historic moment of her victory, as well as Hollywood’s long history of failing to properly portray, or offer genuine representation to, indigenous communities. In order to take home the Academy Award at this year’s ceremony, the actress will have to beat out fellow contenders, including Carey Mulligan ( Maestro), Sandra Hüller ( Anatomy of a Fall), Emma Stone ( Poor Things), and Annette Bening ( Nyad).

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