#OscarsSoBlack: Finally, Some Melanin-Proficient People Receive Nominations

After two straight years of #OscarsSoWhite, in which black actors were shut out of all the acting categories, this year’s Academy Awards nominations featured so much blackness, some racist trolls on Twitter might just start calling the Oscars the BET Awards.

Moonlight, director Barry Jenkins’ stunning coming-of-age tale, received a total of eight nominations (the most nominated film this year was La La Land, with a record-tying 14), including best picture, best director, best adapted screenplay, best original score, best film editing, best cinematography, and best supporting actor for Mahershala Ali and best supporting actress for Naomie Harris.

Both Denzel Washington (lead actor) and Viola Davis (best supporting actress) were nominated for Fences, which received nominations for best adapted screenplay and best picture (oddly, Washington wasn’t nominated for best director); Octavia Spencer was nominated for best actress in a supporting role for Hidden Figures, which was nominated for best adapted screenplay and best picture. And Ruth Negga was nominated for lead actress for her role as Mildred Loving in Loving, which tells the true story of the couple who won the Supreme Court case that ended miscegenation laws in America.

In the documentary feature category, four of the five nominated films were directed by black filmmakers: Ava DuVernay’s 13th; Ezra Edelman’s O.J.: Made in America; Raoul Peck for I Am Not Your Negro; and Roger Ross Williams for Life, Animated.

Here’s the complete list of nominees:

Best picture:ArrivalFencesHacksaw RidgeHell or High WaterHidden FiguresLa La LandLionManchester by the SeaMoonlight 

Lead actor: Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge Ryan Gosling, La La Land Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic Denzel Washington, Fences

Lead actress: Isabelle Huppert, Elle Ruth Negga, Loving Natalie Portman, Jackie Emma Stone, La La Land Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins

Supporting actor: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea Dev Patel, Lion Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals

Supporting actress: Viola Davis, Fences Naomie Harris, Moonlight Nicole Kidman, Lion Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea

Best director: Damien Chazelle, La La Land Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge Barry Jenkins, Moonlight Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea Denis Villeneuve, Arrival

Animated feature:Kubo and the Two StringsMoanaMy Life as a ZucchiniThe Red TurtleZootopia

Animated short:Blind VayshaBorrowed TimePear Cider and CigarettesPearlPiper 

Adapted screenplay:ArrivalFencesHidden FiguresLionMoonlight

Original screenplay:20th Century WomenHell or High WaterLa La LandThe LobsterManchester by the Sea 

Cinematography:ArrivalLa La LandLionMoonlightSilence

Best documentary feature:13thFire at SeaI Am Not Your NegroLife, AnimatedO.J.: Made in America

Best documentary short subject:4.1 MilesExtremistJoe’s ViolinWatani: My HomelandThe White Helmets

Best live-action short film:Ennemis IntérieursLa Femme et le TGVSilent NightsSingTimecode

Best foreign-language film:A Man Called OveLand of MineTannaThe SalesmanToni Erdmann

Film editing:ArrivalHacksaw RidgeHell or High WaterLa La LandMoonlight

Sound editing:ArrivalDeep Water HorizonHacksaw RidgeLa La LandSully

Sound mixing:ArrivalHacksaw RidgeLa La LandRogue One13 Hours

Production design:ArrivalFantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemHail Caesar!La La LandPassengers

Original score:JackieLa La LandLionMoonlightPassengers

Original song:“Audition,” La La Land“Can’t Stop the Feeling!,” Trolls“City of Stars,” La La Land“The Empty Chair,” Jim: The James Foley Story“How Far I’ll Go,” Moana

Makeup and hair:A Man Called OveStar Trek BeyondSuicide Squad

Costume design:AlliedFantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemFlorence Foster JenkinsJackieLa La Land

Visual effects:Deepwater HorizonDoctor StrangeJungle BookKubo and the Two StringsRogue One: A Star Wars Story