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Update Sunday 8:30 p.m.: The Natives have left the building
Native actors, actresses and guests made their way out of the Dolby Theatre ballroom Sunday following the end of the 96th Academy Awards.
Update Sunday 7:15 p.m.: No happy ending tonight
Emma Stone broke a lot of hearts on Sunday when she beat out Lily Gladstone for the best actress academy at the 96th Academy Awards.
Gladstone, Siksikaitsitapii and Nimíipuu, was nominated for their role as Mollie Burkhart in “Killers of the Flower Moon.” The Martin Scorsese film 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.
Stone won for her role in “Poor Things” and also beat out Sandra Hüller (“Anatomy of a Fall”), Annette Bening (“Nyad”) and Carey Mulligan (“Maestro”).
Many saw Gladstone and Stone as frontrunners for the award. Gladstone won a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award for their role as Burkhart.
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – despite having more nominations than all but two films, “Oppenheimer” and “Poor Things” – was shut out in all 10 Oscar categories in which it was nominated.
At the Osage Casino in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, tribal citizens gasped and groaned when the Oscar for Best Actress was announced.
Across social media, Indigenous notables sent messages of love and support for the Siksikaitsitapii and Nimíipuu actress.
Update Sunday 6:50 p.m.: Two music nominees down
Indigenous music came up empty at the Academy Awards.
The late Indigenous rocker Robbie Robertson wasn’t among Oscar winners.
Musician and songwriter Robbie Robertson, who defined a genre of music before it even had a name, was a longtime Martin Scorsese collaborator. He was in charge of the “Killers of the Flower Moon” soundtrack before his death in August of last year.
Robertson, Six Nations of the Grand River, was 80 at the time of his death and died before his Academy Award nomination was announced.
Ludwig Göransson won the category from “Oppenheimer.”
Osage aritst Scott George was nominated for his 6 ½-minute song “Wahzhazhe” (A Song For My People), which is featured in the closing credits of “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
The Osage songwriter and singing group performed the song at the awards ceremony.
“Wahzazhe” was the first Indigenous nominee in the best original song category for the Academy Awards.
The winner was “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie,” music and lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell.
Update 5:30 p.m. Sunday: The Osage react to song
Citizens of the Osage Nation erupted in thunderous applause Sunday when the Osage Tribal Singers and dancers performed the Oscar-nominated song “Wahzhazhe” (A Song for My People) by Osage songwriter Scott George at the 96th Academy Awards.
The tribe’s citizens gathered Sunday night at the Osage Casino in Pawhuska, Oklahoma.
George and the Osage Tribal Singers performed “Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)” at the Oscars on Sunday. The song is from “Killers of the Flower Moon” and has been nominated for an Oscar.
“Wahzazhe” is the first Indigenous nominee in the best original song category for the Academy Awards.
George, Osage, wrote the 6 ½-minute song, which is featured in the closing credits of “Killers of the Flower Moon” and performed by the Osage Tribal Singers.
The drum group performed along with women backup singers standing behind the drummers and a group of dancers in traditional regalia during the second hour of the awards ceremony.
Update 5 p.m. Sunday: Who made that dress?
Vogue tells us that Lily Gladstone’s dress was made by Gucci and her bling by Indigenous artist Joe Big Mountain. The magazine has this report:
Continuing with her thoughtful approach to awards season dressing, in which the star has used her platform to spotlight Indigenous designers, she and stylist Jason Rembert chose a design that brings Native American representation to Hollywood’s most watched and celebrated red carpet. Her custom collaboration look is designed by Gucci creative director Sabato De Sarno and Indigenous artist Joe Big Mountain (Ironhorse Quillwork) — a Mohawk, Cree, and Comanche renowned for his quillwork jewelry.
“Lily is an incredible talent. Her selecting Gucci to dress her for this historic moment is an honor,” says De Sarno of the special partnership. “Creating a dress that conveys beauty and illuminates Indigenous designers and artistry, passed down through generations, is powerful; The collaboration with Joe and [his wife] Sunshine in Italy was a special moment for me.”
Update: 4:45 p.m Sunday: Live from Missoula
MISSOULA, Mont. — Academy Award watch parties are in full swing across the country.
In Missoula, home of the University of Montana graduate Lily Gladstone, the city’s public library is hosting an event for one of entertainment’s biggest nights.
One of Gladstone’s earliest roles was in a theatrical production in 2006, her junior year of college. Head of Acting and Musical Theatre Professor Bernadette Sweeney told UM News seeing her rise was not surprising.
”“In a way, it’s not surprising because her talent was very evident from the beginning,” Sweeney told the university news service. “We’re just all so proud to see how her training here helped her on that path.”
The Siksikaitsitapii and Nimíipuu actress hails from Browning, Montana, home of the Blackfeet Nation.
Her role as Mollie Burkhart in “Killers of the Flower Moon” was a full-circle moment in her budding career.
“You know, there was a year where I home-schooled and she helped create my curriculum and we built it around the things I was interested in,” Lily previously told ICT. “I was a dancer before I was an actor, and I just idolized Maria Tallchief who was America’s first prima ballerina and who’s Osage.”
There is no doubt the eyes of Indian Country, and the country as a whole, have their eyes fixated on the celebration of movie’s biggest night of the year.
Update: 4:30 p.m. Sunday: One long movie
Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel poked fun at the nearly 3 1/2-hour-long “Killers of the Flower Moon,” saying he had to have his mail forwarded to the theater while he watched it and added that in the time it took for him to watch the movie, he could have solved the Osage murders.
Then he acknowledged Lily Gladstone’s presence, mentioning that she nearly quit acting before getting the “Killers of the Flower Moon” role and even considered working for the U.S. Department of Agriculture tracking murder hornets. He expressed his happiness that she didn’t give up on acting but said he was concerned that “nobody’s tracking these murder hornets.”
Update: 4:10 p.m. Sunday: The moment we’ve all been waiting for
Lily has arrived! The Siksikaitsitapii and Nimíipuu actress was one of the last Oscar-nominated celebrities to arrive on the Red Carpet.
Update: 3:30 p.m. Sunday: Tantoo on fire!
Native film legend Tantoo Cardinal, Cree and Métis, has arrived on the Red Carpet.
Update: 3:20 p.m. Sunday: News from the Osage Nation
Crews are preparing the ballroom at the Osage Casino in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, where an Oscars watch party will begin at 3:30 p.m. PST and will go until 8 p.m.
Update: 3 p.m. Sunday: Protest
Protests over Israel’s war in Gaza snarl traffic outside Oscars
Stars are arriving at the 96th Academy Awards, where protests over Israel’s war in Gaza are taking place near the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Scattered demonstrations were held in the vicinity around the Oscars on Sunday. Los Angeles police, which had expected protests, beefed up their already extensive presence.
The Dolby Theatre and the red carpet leading into it are cordoned off for several blocks in every direction, though protesters disrupted traffic for some making their way to the awards. — Associated Press
Update: 2 p.m. Sunday: Painting the carpet red
Native actors, models and songwriters walked the Red Carpet Sunday afternoon before the 96th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. ICT’s Paris Wise and Jourdan Bennett-Begaye are there and shared the following photos and videos. More to come!
Update: 12:40 p.m. Sunday: Osage dancers
Osage dancers are performing before the start of the Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles.
More than 30 dancers and singers took to the Red Carpet just after it opened for Sunday’s show. ICT is there.
Update: 10 a.m. Sunday: Osage drum arrives
Osage artist Addie Roanhorse shared a video Saturday of the Osage drum – covered by a blanket – to be played by the Osage Tribal Singers at the Oscars ceremony.
The Osage will get to hear their tribal music when the Osage Tribal Singers take the stage to perform Osage songwriter Scott George’s Oscar-nominated song, “Wahzhazhe” (A Song for My People.
ABC News Live’s pre-Oscars show can be seen on youtube:
And the Osage Nation sent words of support to their own:
Update: 9 a.m. Sunday: Gathering of the stars
Oscars weekend in Los Angeles kicked off Friday with a brunch at the Four Seasons Hotel hosted by Native Women in Film & Television in All Media.
The event – held on International Women’s Day – honored Native and Indigenous women who have “been clearing the path towards greater, more accurate representation of our culture in major media.” The event paid homage to the documentary “Bad River,” which chronicles the Bad River Ojibwe people’s historic fight over the Enbridge pipeline. The film’s executive producer Mato Wahuhi, Oglala Lakota, attended the event.
Other notable attendees included: actress and Native film maven Joanelle Romero, “Smoke Signals” actors Irene Bedard and Evan Adams, actress Kali Reis of HBO’s “Night Country” and comedian and actor Tatanka Means (“Killers of the Flower Moon”), who received the organization’s Red Nation Honor award.
“I honor all of the women in film that are here, all of the Native women, Indigenous women who are representing. I uphold you and honor you,” Means said. “You are the backbone of our nation. A lot of our nations are matriarchal societies, and you are our leaders.”
At the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood – site of Sunday night’s Oscars ceremony – actors, hosts and crews continued preparing the ballroom and practicing their stage walks, cues and jokes on Saturday.
ICT’s Paris Wise was there to witness the rehearsal and has this report:
As the award ceremony is less than a day away, crews are all hands on deck to set the stage for a smooth show and actors who are nominated aren’t the only ones who have to learn lines.
I saw Director Steven Spielberg and actors and actresses Kate McKinnon, America Ferrera, Michael Keaton and Catherine O’Hara practice their introductions and jokes.
Actress Zendaya, who most recently starred in “Dune: Part Two,” practiced her walk across the stage in one of her more casual yet still stylish looks, wearing jeans and a trench coat. Spielberg ad libbed a winner for the category he’s announcing since he says it’s “bad luck” to actually say one of the real nominees names. Other familiar faces took the stage and hit their cues and jokes.
Cascading tapestry-esque structures flow all over the stage interwoven with moving screens to show clips of nominations. This is the same stage viewers will see Best Original Song nominee Scott George perform ‘Wahzhazhe” (A Song for my People) with the Osage Singers. The same stage where we may see Lily Gladstone make history as the first Native American person to win the Academy Award for Best Actress. Follow along with us to find out!
And be sure to follow our Red Carpet coverage before the main event.
Here’s information on how you can watch the Academy Awards:
The Oscars is set to begin at 7 p.m. EDT / 4 p.m. PST — one hour earlier than usual — and will broadcast live on ABC. The Red Carpet preshow will begin at 6:30 p.m. EDT / 3:30 p.m. PST.
The show will be available to stream via ABC.com and the ABC app with a cable subscription. You can also watch through services including Hulu Live TV, YouTubeTV, AT&T TV and FuboTV.
Tidbits
Did you know the Oscars once had a Native host? Apparently, actor and Cherokee citizen Will Rogers hosted the show 90 years ago.
Lily uplifts Native artists
On her road to the Oscars, Gladstone has used her celebrity to elevate the work of many Native creatives. Here is a list of just a few whose has adorned the actress and whose film work she has supplemented:
- In her historic Golden Globes win, she wore black-and-white earrings by Montana-based Ermineskin Cree and Blackfeet artist Lenise Omeasoo
- On the cover of British Vogue, Gladstone wore a large Apsáalooke-style breast plate by Crow Artist Elias Jade NotAfraid and showcased a blanket by Blackfeet artist John Pepion
- She narrated an 85-minute documentary on the Blackfeet Nation’s efforts to return buffalo to the reservation.
IllumiNative also took a look back at some of the Indigenous designers whose work Gladstone has donned in recent months:
And finally, check out Lily Gladstone at Saturday’s Giorgio Armani Pre-Oscars Party in Los Angeles, where stars gathered to celebrate Martin Scorsese’s historic 10th Academy Award nomination for “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
Update: 10 a.m. Saturday – A look at past ICT coverage
Since 2020, when we first learned about Martin Scorsese’s film “Killers of the Flower Moon,” ICT has covered the movie’s three-year evolution until its debut last May at the Cannes Film Festival. Since May, we have published nearly two dozen stories – written and video – about the film’s success in bringing Native issues to the forefront and increasing Native representation in film and media.
We’ve talked to Osage Nation citizens about the film’s accuracy and sensitivity to a painful topic – the murder of Osage citizens for their headrights – and we’ve interviewed the film’s cast and staff about what it took to bring the film to life and about the personal obstacles they had to overcome to achieve their own cinematic dreams.
In all of our coverage, we’ve helped to elevate the film’s message of the need for a historical accounting for the crimes committed against the Osage, and we’ve explored in depth the issue of Native theatrical representation.
And like so many in our Native community, we’ve fawned over Gladstone’s grace and poise in breaking so many barriers to Native people all while carrying the hopes and dreams of her people on her back.
With that, we’d like to thank you for following our work over the past four years – and beyond – and we’d like to share some of the work our staff has produced related to “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
One of the first ICT stories about “Killers of the Flower Moon” was headlined: “Apple finances ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ film.”
The story delved deep into the Reign of Terror history and the various books that have attempted to relay this story to a wider audience, including 1998’s “Sundown” by John Joseph Matthews, Osage, and Osage citizen Denny McAulife’s 1994 “The Deaths of Sybil Bolton.” Some told ICT they wondered why the film’s director, Martin Scorsese, chose non-Native David Grann’s book, “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI,” as the basis for his film.
“I’m surprised it hasn’t been made before. Okay, not surprised, because Native stories are often overlooked,” said Lucas Brown Eyes, an Oglala Lakota TV writer. “Hollywood is an industry dying for fresh stories, yet it ignores Natives, the original storytellers. And because of that, there’s this untapped well of Native stories waiting to be told.”
In February 2021, ICT gave its readers a first look at the woman who would become the female leader for “Killers,” Lily Gladstone.
The little known actress’s charge was formidable: breathing life into the real-life Osage woman Mollie Burkhart, who was considered a hero to the Osage for her efforts to bring national attention to the Osage murders. Burkhart endured and survived the horrific murders of her mother and two sisters at the hands of her white husband Ernest Burkhart and his uncle William “Bill” Hale.
“I consider it a true gift and great responsibility to be trusted with Mollie Burkhart and will hold her preciously with both arms, close to my heart,” said Gladstone, according to the article. “My most profound thanks to Osage Nation, it is a remarkable gift to be welcomed by you, and to be able to tell this story. Iiksukapi, niksokowaiks. The very best to you, my friends.”
In August 2021, ICT shared photos from the set of “Killers.” The photos came from the Osage News’ coverage of the film.
Flash forward two years to March 2023, when ICT’s Sandra Hale Schulman wrote a piece about Gladstone’s rising celebrity headlined: “Actress Lily Gladstone on verge of stardom.”
The article mentions some of Gladstone’s past work, including acclaimed films “Little Chief” and “Fancy Dance,” before diving into an exploration of Gladstone’s mastery of her craft. The article includes an interview with Blackfeet filmmaker Brooke Pepion Swaney, who had recently directed a short film – “Lily Gladstone: Far Out There” – documenting the actress’s journey back home to the Blackfeet Reservation prior to the release of “Killers.”
“As a filmmaker or anyone who pays attention to film ever, this is huge,” Swaney told ICT. “Native stories with Native actors are having a serious moment. And for some, it’ll be Lily’s ‘I have arrived’ moment.”
Swaney talked about Gladstone’s ability to tell her characters’ emotions and motives with her eyes and her stance. And she talked about the actress’s ability to react to other actors.
“I definitely do think that is why she is sought after, but also, it is her rooted and grounded presence in her role,” Swaney said. “She becomes so focused, not just on the moment, but modulating the scale of her reactions with regard to the audience, whether it is performing on stage or for a long lens.”
In May 2023, ICT published an Associated Press article describing the film’s official debut at the Cannes Film Festival. The AP reported the film received a “lengthy standing ovation and repeated cheers for Scorsese.” The ovation actually lasted nearly nine minutes.
An October 2023 article by ICT’s Schulman heralded the film’s official opening across the United States and described the many challenges its producers faced in bringing it to the big screen.
Those obstacles included a rewrite of the entire script, a change in the lead role from hero to villain for one of the movie’s biggest stars, Leonardo DiCaprio, recreation of a 100-year-old town, the hiring of dozens of Osage extras and a pandemic shutdown.
“After a certain point, I realized I was making a movie about all the White guys,” Scorsese said in an interview with Deadline, according to the ICT article. “Meaning I was taking the approach from the outside in, which concerned me.”
And that moves ICT’s coverage of “Killers of the Flower Moon” into this year’s award season, which we’ve documented in detail earlier in this article.
But before we end this update, ICT would like to share a few videos we produced, including an interview with Scott George, whose song “Wahzhazhe” (A Song for My People) is nominated for an Oscar for best original song.
In another video story, ICT interviewed Wampanoag-Cape Verdean actress Kali Reis, who plays the role of a state trooper in HBO’s critically acclaimed series, “True Detective: Night Country,” alongside the legendary Jodie Foster. Reis shared her thoughts on Gladstone’s many nominations, saying those accolades were “not even opening doors. It’s busting down these doors.”
Speaking of past ICT coverage, ICT’s Newscast devoted its entire Friday program to airing past Newscast stories about “Killers” and Gladstone. Take a look and we’ll see you at the Oscars!
Update: 10 a.m. Friday – ‘You are powerful Lily’
Across the country, Native people are bracing for what is likely to be a tense night Sunday at the Oscars, while expressing love and support for Oscar-nominated Lily Gladstone.
IllumiNative shared a video Thursday on X from a first-grade classroom in a Blackfeet immersion school in which children told Gladstone to “try hard” and said “You are powerful Lily” in their traditional Blackfeet language.
“I don’t think folks outside of Indian country can really appreciate what Lily Gladstone’s nomination for Best Actress in the Oscars means to us,” said Jim Gray, former Osage chairman, Thursday on X.
Gladstone has brought the issue of Native language preservation after introducing herself in her Blackfeet language while accepting her Golden Globe. The actress is said to have greeted the audience that night as relatives and told them her name is Eagle Woman, ending her greeting by expressing love for those gathered.
Gladstone spoke to ICT’s Renata Birkenbuel about how education and teaching has guided her as a performer. Gladstone’s mother Betty Peace-Gladstone is a longtime Headstart and special education teacher, who had a major impact on her career.
“You know, there was a year where I home-schooled and she helped create my curriculum and we built it around the things I was interested in,” Lily told ICT. “I was a dancer before I was an actor, and I just idolized Maria Tallchief who was America’s first prima ballerina and who’s Osage.”
Back home in Montana, the Blackfeet Nation will host “Lily Gladstone Day” on March 26, featuring a visit by the actress. The event will begin with a 10 a.m. MST grand entry, followed by an opening prayer from elementary school children, a performance by the high school choir, an honor song, a headdress transfer, gifts for Gladstone and a meal.
Gladstone’s meteoric rise to fame has ignited renewed interest in her past work, and on Wednesday Apple Original Films announced it would add “Fancy Dance,” a film featuring Gladstone as an aunt struggling to care for ner niece in the wake of her sister’s disappearance, to its movie collection.
At the same time, streaming platform HULU recently announced the first episode of its new limited series “Under the Bridge,” featuring Gladstone, will air April 17 with new episodes airing weekly after that. On Thursday, HULU released six photos from the series, including one of Gladstone wearing a police uniform.
The show is based on author Rebecca Godfrey’s true crime novel about the 1997 disappearance of 14-year-old Reena Virk, who went to a party and never returned home. “Under the Bridge” is told through the eyes of the late Godfrey (Riley Keough) and Cam Bentland (Gladstone), a police officer in Victoria, British Columbia, who investigates the young girls accused of Virk’s murder.
As one of the only women of color on the police force in Victoria, Cam is used to disguising herself as “one of the boys,” according to Deadline.
“She is deeply moralistic and a hard worker, and has a strong faith in the justice system she was raised in — even as she has witnessed firsthand how it never serves people like herself,” reported Deadline. “Over the course of the series, Cam is forced to confront her own repression around her queer sexuality and identity, and begins to question the status quo in her line of work — leading her to rise above to do the job the way she believes it should be done.”
Update: 3 p.m. Thursday – Osage prepare for big night
Felix Clary – ICT + Tulsa World
TULSA, Okla. – Osage Nation citizens will watch their own take the stage at the Academy Awards Sunday during an Oscars watch party to be held at the Osage Casino in Pawhuska.
“Red Carpet Arrival: Strut your stuff on our glamorous red carpet! Make sure your outfit is Oscar-worthy,” said the Osage News on Facebook Feb. 23.
The Osage Nation hosted a Golden Globes watch party Jan. 7 when party guests leapt from their seats hearing Lily Gladstone announced as the Best Actress, making her the first Native American woman to win in that category. Gladstone has since been nominated by the Academy Awards for Best Actress .
She won the Golden Globe for her performance in “Killers of the Flower Moon,” which received seven nominations: Best Picture (Drama), Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Score.
Starring next to Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, Gladstone plays Mollie Burkhart, an Osage woman in 1920s Oklahoma who suffers a series of murders of her close friends and family after oil is discovered on Osage lands. Bukhart’s true story has now gained national attention, with many viewers empathetic toward the Osage and their grueling history during the 1920s Reign of Terror.
While legislation eventually barred non-Osage people from inheriting oil headrights, many who gained them during the Reign of Terror still have them today.
“I have been in council meetings where people come and stand up and say they want to return their mineral headrights to the Osage Nation. It is very unusual for me to be sitting there in that seat and experience that. And it’s been happening since the movie,” said Osage Minerals Council Chairman Everett Waller in a Thursday ICT interview.
From the Blackfeet Reservation in northwestern Montana, Gladstone’s Siksikaitsitapii and Nimíipuu identity and the movie’s impact on educating millions of people about the tribe’s troubled past have made the Osage Nation excited for the Oscars. Waller said many Osage News staff members are in Los Angeles to cover the event.
“We are so grateful for everyone who wants to celebrate this momentous night in Osage history with Osage News and our incredible sponsors ,” said the Osage Nation on Facebook March 1.
A gourmet buffet and dessert will be served at the watch party. Guests will have the chance to win prizes by predicting winners. Oscar-themed photo booths also will be available.
Tickets have already sold out, but the Osage News invites viewers to watch from home by providing an at-home watch party kit.
Another Facebook post reads, “Gather your loved ones, grab some popcorn, and get ready to experience the thrill of Hollywood from the comfort of your own home. Send out invitations, set the stage, dress to impress, and use some of these family-friendly printables, or create your own!”
The Osage also will get to hear their tribal music when the Osage Tribal Singers take the stage to perform Osage songwriter Scott George’s Oscar-nominated song, “Wahzhazhe” (A Song for My People). The Osage News caught the singers as they boarded their airplane in Tulsa on Wednesday.
March 7: A culmination of firsts
LOS ANGELES – It’s going to be a celebration of Native music and performance at the 96th annual Academy Awards on Sunday evening.
Whether any of the three Native nominees win or lose, a national audience will hear the sound of Native song and drums as members of the Osage Tribal Singers take the stage to perform Scott George’s Oscar-nominated song ““Wahzhazhe” (A Song For My People) from “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
And of course, Native people across the country will hold their collective breath as we await the outcome of the Best Actress category, hoping Siksikaitsitapii and Nimíipuu actress Lily Gladstone continues her historic run by stepping up to the stage and accepting the most coveted prize for a female performer.
It is a season of firsts for Native performers and songwriters, including nominations for major film awards for Scott George’s song and the late Robbie Robertson’s for his musical score for “Killers of the Flower Moon.” George is Osage, while Robertson – who died Aug. 9, 2023 – was from the Six Nations of the Grand River in Canada.
Scorsese’s epic film depicting the Osage Reign of Terror – a series of 1920s murders of Osage people by non-Natives who killed them for their oil headrights – garnered 10 Oscar nominations, including Best Actress, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Robert De Niro), Cinematography, Costume Design, Director (Martin Scorsese), Film Editing, Original Score (Robbie Robertson), Original Song (“Wahzhazhe”), Best Picture and Production Design.
The Academy Awards will take place at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the show will air live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide on Sunday at 7 p.m. EDT/4 p.m. PDT.
ICT will be on the ground at the Los Angeles awards ceremony Sunday, providing coverage from inside the Dolby Theatre, as well as outside on the Red Carpet. We also will cover Oscar watch parties in Pawhuska, Oklahoma – where members of the Osage Nation will gather – and Missoula, Montana – where students and educators from Gladstone’s alma mater, the University of Montana, will watch the awards ceremony.
Gladstone embarked on her historic Oscar race Jan. 7, when she won the Golden Globe for best actress. On Feb. 24, she won for best female actor in a leading role at the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards. Notably, Gladstone failed to receive a nomination from the British Academy Film Awards, which was held Feb. 18, though “Killers of the Flower Moon” earned nine nominations.
The Oscar race for Best Actress is a virtual dead heat, with Gladstone facing the formidable Emma Stone, who is nominated for her role in “Poor Things,” and analysts are nearly split on who will win the award.
Besides best actress, “Killers of the Flower Moon” has failed to win any other major awards this season, losing in many categories to Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” a film about J. Robert Oppenheimer, “father of the atomic bomb.”
Regardless of whether Gladstone wins, her Oscar nomination has elevated the issue of Native representation in film and media onto a national stage, and it has propelled a little known actress who grew up on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana to one of the most celebrated performers of her time.
“Thank you for all of the compassionate souls in this room and all of the storytellers here tonight,” said Gladstone as she accepted her Screen Actors Guild award. “Keep speaking your truths, and keep speaking up for each other.”
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