It is a year of diversity and firsts for Oscar nominations. The Oscars given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are widely considered the top awards for Hollywood and the movie industry worldwide. This week, the academy honored two women with nominations for the best director Oscar, a big change from years past. Chlo Zhao was nominated for “Nomadland” and Emerald Fennell for “Promising Young Woman.” They were among 70 women who received a record 76 nominations. The nominees for acting awards also received special attention. Eleven of the acting nominees have never been nominated before. The decision by film studios to postpone big, costly movies in 2020 permitted new faces to be noted. Six of those nominated for acting awards are Black including the late Chadwick Boseman for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and Andra Day for “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.”
Title: Movie Industry Honors More Women, Blacks with Oscar Nominations
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4982/C.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title=' Movie Industry Honors More Women, Blacks with Oscar Nominations' data-article-id='5506'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='7208'>It is a year of diversity and firsts for Oscar nominations.</span> <span data-start-time='7208' data-end-time='23438'>The Oscars given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are widely considered the top awards for Hollywood and the movie industry worldwide.</span> <span data-start-time='23438' data-end-time='36188'>This week, the academy honored two women with nominations for the best director Oscar, a big change from years past.</span> <span data-start-time='36188' data-end-time='46292'>Chlo Zhao was nominated for “Nomadland” and Emerald Fennell for “Promising Young Woman.”</span> <span data-start-time='46292' data-end-time='54833'>They were among 70 women who received a record 76 nominations.</span> <span data-start-time='54833' data-end-time='62104'>The nominees for acting awards also received special attention.</span> <span data-start-time='62104' data-end-time='67292'>Eleven of the acting nominees have never been nominated before.</span> <span data-start-time='67292' data-end-time='79000'>The decision by film studios to postpone big, costly movies in 2020 permitted new faces to be noted.</span> <span data-start-time='79000' data-end-time='97375'>Six of those nominated for acting awards are Black including the late Chadwick Boseman for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and Andra Day for “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4982/C.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=17088 data-hint-location='7208' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4982/one_of_the_movies_mentioned_in_this_article_was__blank_.wav'>One of the movies mentioned in this article was <span class='blank'>The United States vs. Billie Holiday</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='The United States vs. Billie Holiday'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4982/one_night_in_miami.wav'><span>One Night in Miami</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4982/the_long_way_home.wav'><span>The Long Way Home</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4982/the_united_states_vs_billie_holiday.wav'><span>The United States vs. Billie Holiday</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4982/wonder_woman.wav'><span>Wonder Woman</span></div></div></div><div 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