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Davis' other Academy Award nominations include best supporting actress for \"Doubt,\" best actress for \"The Help\" and best supporting actress for \"Fences.\"
She won her first Oscar for playing Rose Maxson in \"Fences\" in 2017.
The actress celebrated her \"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom\" nod and the film's total five nominations with an Instagram post. \"Absolutely thrilled!!\" she wrote. \"Congratulations to the whole @MaRaineyFilm team! Deserved! 💛\"
Davis will compete in the best actress category at the 2021 Academy Awards alongside Andra Day (\"The United States vs. Billie Holiday\"), Vanessa Kirby (\"Pieces of a Woman\"), Frances McDormand (\"Nomadland\") and Carey Mulligan (\"Promising Young Woman.\")
The actress spoke to Variety last month about the idea of becoming the most-nominated Black actress in Oscars history, saying the accomplishment signifies how much more progress needs to be made.
\"For me, it’s a reflection of the lack of opportunities and access to opportunities people of color have had in this business,\" she told the outlet. \"If me, going back to the Oscars four times in 2021, makes me the most nominated Black actress in history, that’s a testament to the sheer lack of material there has been out there for artists of color.\"
Check out the full list of nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards here.
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