'Long overdue': Lily Gladstone's historic run continues
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Felix Clary
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After her historic Golden Globes win earlier this month, Lily Gladstone became the first Native American to be nominated for an Oscar for best actress.
Gladstone was nominated Tuesday for her role as Mollie Burkhart in “Killers of the Flower Moon,” making her one of several cast and set members from the film to secure Oscar nominations. On January 7, she won best actress at the Golden Globes.
“It’s all so long overdue. It’s a real moment of restoration, placing Indigenous talent in these roles, spotlighting their humanity, their, their characters, just the way that all of the sisters exist on screen, I think is shattering a lot of stereotypes people have about Indigenous women," said Gladstone in an interview with the Associated Press from the Oklahoma Osage reservation where the events of the film took place.
"Killers of the Flower Moon" depicts the Osage Reign of Terror, which involved a series of 1920s murders of Osage people by non-Natives who killed them for their oil headrights.
The other best actress nominees are: Emma Stone, “Poor Things,” Annette Bening, “Nyad,” Sandra Hüller, “Anatomy of a Fall,” and Carey Mulligan, “Maestro.”
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Scorsese was nominated for best director, while Leonardo DiCaprio was left out of the Best Actor category. The other best director nominees are: Justine Triet, “Anatomy of a Fall,” Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer,” Yorgos Lanthimos, “Poor Things,” and Jonathan Glazer, “The Zone of Interest.”
The best actor nominees are: Bradley Cooper, “Maestro,” Colman Domingo, “Rustin,” Paul Giamatti, “The Holdovers,” Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer,” and Jeffrey Wright, “American Fiction.”
The late Robbie Robertson also became the first Native American person nominated for best score for his work in "Killers of the Flower Moon."
“I only wish that Robbie Robertson had lived to see his work recognized — our many years of friendship and Robbie’s growing consciousness of his own Native heritage played a crucial role in my desire to get this film onscreen," Scorsese said in a statement.
A song from the film, “Wahzhazhe” (A Song For My People), by Osage composer Scott George received a nomination for best original song.
“Congratulations to all Oscar nominees for Killers of the Flower Moon; we are overjoyed that the hard work put into making this film is being celebrated,” said Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear on the Osage Nation Facebook page Tuesday. “Osage Nation is especially proud that Osage Composer Scott George, consultants Kenny and Vann Bighorse, and all our tribal singers are receiving this extraordinary recognition for ‘Wahzhazhe' (A Song For My People).”
In addition to its nominations for best picture, best actress, best actor in a supporting role, best director, original song and original score, “Killers of the Flower Moon” was nominated for costume design, production design, achievement in film editing and achievement in cinematography.
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