Colman Domingo, a best actor nominee last year for Rustin and this year for Sing Sing, is the first person to earn best actor Oscar nominations in back-to-back years since Denzel Washington did so for Fences in 2017 and Roman J. Israel, Esq. in 2018.

The nominations for the 97th Oscars have been announced. Academy Award nominees include Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Colman Domingo, Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, Timothée Chalamet,

West Philly’s Colman Domingo picked up his second Academy Award nomination Thursday for best actor, highlighting his haunting, yet hopeful portrayal of an incarcerated playwright in Sing Sing. Colman plays Divine G,

Ariana Grande from "Wicked," Yale tied Jeremy Strong and Colman Domingo are the 2025 Oscar nominees with Connecticut connections.

Several Black stars are celebrating their Oscar nominations. On Thursday (January 23), the nominees for the 97th annual Academy Awards were unveiled, and several Black stars, including Wicked's Cynthia Erivo,

Colman Domingo received his first nomination for “Sing Sing” as nominations for the 97th Oscars were announced. The nominations for