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Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jan 23, 2024 4:14 PM UTC The 2024 Oscar nominations were announced Tuesday morning and Oppenheimer led the day with 13 nods, including for Best Picture, Best Actor (Cillian Murphy), Best Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr.), and Best Supporting Actress (Emily Blunt). Poor Things and Killers of the Flower Moon followed close behind, with 11 and 10 nominations, respectively.  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jan 23, 2024 4:14 PM UTC [Lily Gladstone](https://time.com/collection/time100-next-2023/6308495/lily-gladstone/) made history as the first Native American woman to be nominated for an Oscar for best actress for her starring role in [Martin Scorsese](https://time.com/collection/time100-leadership-series/6311403/martin-scorsese-killers-of-the-flower-moon-interview/)’s [_Killers of the Flower Moon_](https://time.com/6325586/killers-of-the-flower-moon-true-story/). In the film, which is also nominated for Best Picture, Gladstone plays Mollie, an Osage woman whose family members are murdered in an attempt to steal their fortunes in the oil-rich Oklahoma region. Tuesday's nomination comes three weeks after Gladstone, a native of Montana’s Blackfeet reservation, became the first indigenous person to win a Golden Globe for best actress and marked the occasion by referencing Blackfeet language onstage as part of her Jan. 7 acceptance speech. While Gladstone's nomination is groundbreaking, there's a history of indigenous representation at the Oscars. Gladstone is the second actress of indigenous descent to be nominated for a best actress Academy Award. The first was Yalitza Aparicio for [_Roma_](https://time.com/5478382/roma-movie-mexican-history/) (2018), who was raised by parents of indigenous descent in Tlaxiaco, Mexico. She was on the TIME’s 2019 list of the world’s most influential people, with _Roma_ director Alfonso Cuarón [writing](https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567863/yalitza-aparicio/), “She focuses on being a force of change and empowerment for indigenous women, embracing the symbolic value of what she has done and carrying that responsibility with dignity and grace.” _Cimarron_, a story about the colonization of Cherokee land, was the first movie about Native Americans to win Best Picture in 1931\. Like[_Killers of the Flower Moon_](https://time.com/6326449/killers-of-the-flower-moon-ending/), it takes place in Osage, Oklahoma, and features a storyline about a newspaperman who “loses a chance to be governor because he will not connive with politicians who are cheating the Indians out of their oil profits,” as TIME described the plot when the movie came out. A few years later, the 1934 Academy Awards ceremony was hosted by a Native American from Oklahoma, Will Rogers, who was of Cherokee descent. Decades later, Dan George was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for _Little Big Man_ (1970), in which he played a wise Cheyenne tribal leader who mentors the white main character. George himself had been a tribal leader, serving as chief of British Columbia's Tse-lal-watt tribe before he went into acting in his 60s. George hoped his Hollywoodrole could make an impact off screen. As he said in a TIME [profile](https://time.com/vault/issue/1971-02-15/page/81/) ahead of the 1971 Oscars, "If you think deeply on the relationship of the white boy and his Indian grandfather it shows the worth of integration. That is what we're doing today and what I've dedicated my life to: the integration of Indians with the white man." He was also adamant that Native Americans should play themselves in roles. "A white man just does not know how to be an Indian,” he once said, according to TIME’s 1981 [obituary](https://time.com/vault/issue/1981-10-05/page/1/) of George. “A white man cannot understand what it is that goes on in an Indian's mind." Almost exactly twenty years later, Oneida Indian Graham Greene was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for _Dances with Wolves_ (1990). The film was also the second about Native Americans to win best picture. In the movie, Lieutenant John J. Dunbar (Kevin Costner), who fought for the Union during the Civil War, lives with the Lakota Sioux and learns about their culture from Kicking Bird (Greene). A 1991 _Entertainment Weekly_ article featured his brief answers to questions about the significance of his nomination: “How does it feel to be nominated for an Academy Award? ‘Good.’ What’s it like working with Kevin Costner? ‘Fine.’ _Will Dances With Wolves_ help change the way Hollywood portrays Native Americans? ‘Maybe.’”  Lily Gladstone after making history as the first indigenous person to win Best Actress at the Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 7, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. Tommaso Boddi—Golden Globes 2024/Getty Images Gladstone is a rare example of a Native American who plays a Native American character in a Hollywood film, and an even rarer example of a Native American woman playing a strong Native American woman character, according to Monica Roxanne Sandler, a film historian at Emory University. In the early history of Westerns, Hollywood was better known for casting white actors play indigenous roles and perpetuating false [stereotypes](https://time.com/3916680/native-american-hollywood-film/) of Native Americans as [savages](https://time.com/6288437/custer-last-stand-history-education/) waiting to be civilized. On the big screen, if Native American men got a speaking part, they tended to be “giving sage wisdom to white characters,” while Native American women are “silent,” according to Sandler. Sandler says the question will be whether Gladstone’s nomination will be “a new opening for more indigenous representation or, as often been the case, a ‘one-off.’” She says she's also looking to see whether Gladstone’s nomination opens up any opportunities to play contemporary Native Americans on tribal lands, as opposed to the more typical period pieces. Gladstone, like George, hopes that her wins and nominations will pave the way for more Native American movies starring Native Americans. As she put it in her Golden Globes acceptance speech, “This is for every little rez kid, every little urban kid, every little Native kid who has a dream, who is seeing themselves represented and our stories told by ourselves in our own words with tremendous allies and tremendous trust with and from each other.” ## Transcript [00:00] For anyone in the film industry in a matter where you're from [00:02] to be recognized by the academy is a dream come true to be nominated [00:07] changing. So okay for best performance by an actor in a supporting [00:16] role. [00:18] Sterling K Brown in American fiction [00:25] Robert De Niro in killers of the flower Moon [00:31] Robert Downey jr. [00:32] And Oppenheimer [00:37] Ryan Gosling game Barbie [00:41] And Mark Ruffalo in poor thing. [00:47] the nominees for cheeseman's in costume design [00:52] Barbie [00:56] killers of the flower Moon [00:59] Napoleon [01:02] Oppenheimer [01:04] and poor thing [01:10] the nominees for achievements in makeup and hairstyling [01:14] are [01:16] Golda [01:20] maestro [01:24] Oppenheimer [01:27] poor thing [01:30] and Society of the snow. [01:35] Now this year's nominees for best live action short film. [01:42] the after [01:45] invincible [01:49] Knight of Fortune [01:52] red white and blue [01:55] And the wonderful story of Henry sugar. [02:03] for best animated short film the nominees are [02:08] letter to a pig [02:12] 95 census [02:17] our uniform [02:22] Hershey Dam [02:26] and where is over inspired by the music of John and Yoko. [02:34] And now we have the first of the two word categories honoring [02:38] writers first for David screenplay. [02:41] The nominees are [02:44] American fiction written for the screen by cord Jefferson [02:51] Barbie [02:53] written by Greta Gerwig and Noah baumbach [02:57] Oppenheimer written for the screen by Christopher Nolan [03:03] poor things screenplay by Tony McNamara [03:09] and the zone of Interest [03:16] and for original screenplay the nominees are [03:20] anatomy of a fall green play Justine's VA and art or a Rari [03:27] the holdovers. [03:30] written by David hemmingsen [03:34] Maestro written by Bradley Cooper and Josh singer May December [03:41] screenplay by Sammy Burch Story by Sammy Burch and Alex mechanic [03:48] and past lives written by Celine song [03:56] last before I break the nominees for performance by an actress [04:01] in a supporting role. [04:03] Emily Blunt and Oppenheimer [04:08] Danielle Brooks in the color purple [04:14] America Ferrera and Barbie [04:19] Jodie Foster and Naya had [04:23] And divine Joy Randolph in the hold over. [04:29] nominees for Cheesman in music original song [04:34] the fire inside from Flamin Hot [04:38] recess [04:46] I'm just Ken from Barbie. [04:52] It never went away from American Symphony. [04:58] Was jaji a song for my people from killers of the flower Moon. [05:05] And what was I made for from Barbie? [05:11] Next up the nominees for Cheesman to music original score. [05:17] American fiction [05:22] Indiana Jones and the dial of Destiny [05:27] killers of the flower Moon [05:31] Oppenheimer [05:34] ask for him [05:39] and now the nominees for best documentary feature film. [05:45] Bobby wine the people's president [05:50] be Eternal memory. [05:55] four daughters [05:59] to kill a tiger [06:03] and 20 days in Mario fall [06:09] next for best documentary short film the nominees are [06:16] the ABCs of book Banning [06:21] The Barber of Little Rock [06:24] Island in between [06:28] the last repair shop [06:32] and 99 + y / [06:39] 4 best International feature film the nominees are [06:45] El Capitano, Italy [06:50] Perfect. Day is Japan. [06:54] Society of the snow Spain [06:58] the Teachers Lounge, Germany [07:02] and the zone of Interest United Kingdom [07:08] and for best animated feature film here are the nominees [07:12] the boy and a heron. [07:18] Elemental [07:22] nimona [07:25] robot dreams [07:28] And Spider-Man across the spider verse. [07:35] Here are the nominees for achievement in production design. [07:40] Barbie [07:45] killers of the flower Moon [07:49] Napoleon [07:53] Oppenheimer [07:56] and poor thing [07:59] Next up for achievement in film editing. [08:02] The nominees are [08:05] anatomy of a fall [08:09] the holdovers [08:13] Killers of the flower Moon [08:16] Oppenheimer [08:19] and poor thing [08:24] and for achievement and sound here are the nominees. [08:30] the Creator [08:35] maestro [08:38] Mission Impossible dead reckoning part 1 [08:43] Oppenheimer [08:47] and the zone of Interest [08:52] next the nominees for chief mint in visual effects. [08:57] the Creator [09:01] Godzilla - 1 [09:06] Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3 [09:10] mission impossible dead reckoning part 1 [09:15] and Napoleon [09:20] or achievement in cinematography the nominees are [09:25] El Conde [09:30] killers of the flower Moon [09:33] maestro [09:37] Oppenheimer [09:40] and poor things [09:44] performance by an actor in a leading role. [09:49] Riley Cooper [09:57] Colman Domingo [10:02] Paul Giamatti in the hold over [10:07] Killian Murphy and the timer [10:11] and Geoffrey Rush in American fiction [10:20] for performance by an actress in a leading role. [10:27] Annette Bening in Nyack [10:33] Lily Gladstone in killers of the flower Moon [10:40] Sandra Julio in anatomy of a fall [10:46] Carey Mulligan in maestro [10:50] And Emma Stone in poor thing. [10:57] For achievement in directing. [10:59] The nominees are [11:02] Justine clear anatomy of a song [11:08] Martin Scorsese killers of the flower Moon [11:14] Christopher Nolan Oppenheimer [11:18] yorgos lanthimos poor thing [11:22] And Jonathan Glazer the zone of Interest. [11:29] And now for our final category, I can't wait. [11:33] Let's read them together then nominees for best motion picture [11:39] of the year. [11:42] American fiction [11:46] Ben Leclair amigos amigos cord Jefferson and Jermaine Johnson [11:52] producers [11:54] Anatomy of a fall love you, honey, [11:58] and the video. [12:03] Barbie [12:04] David Heyman Margot Robbie Tom ackerley and Robbie Brenner [12:09] producers [12:11] the holdovers Mark Johnson producer [12:17] killers of the flower Moon [12:20] Dan friedkin Bradley Thomas Martin Scorsese and Daniel Lupi [12:25] producers [12:28] Maestro Bradley Cooper Steven Spielberg Fred burner Amy churning [12:34] and Kristie macosko Krieger producers [12:38] Oppenheimer Anna Thomas Charles, Roven and Christopher [12:43] Nolan producer [12:46] past lives David hinojosa, Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler [12:53] producers [12:56] 4 things add gyne Andrew Lowe yorgos lanthimos and Emma Stone [13:02] producers [13:05] and zone of Interest both in producer [13:13] Congratulations to this year's nominees. 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