Even earlier than Tuesday’s nominations had been introduced, Washington was once essentially the most nominated Black actor in historical past, receiving his 9th nod in 2018 for his paintings in “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”
However even with this accomplishment, Washington hasn’t in truth gained the award in two decades. He handiest has two Oscar statues to turn for his paintings — the primary for “Glory,” on the 1990 awards, and the second one for “Coaching Day,” in 2002.
Nonetheless, he’s prolific. With this 12 months’s nomination, Washington has now been nominated for the Academy Awards in each decade for the reason that Nineteen Eighties. His first was once a supporting actor nod in 1988 for “Cry Freedom.”
In the meantime, Meryl Streep, whose function movie debut preceded Washington’s by means of 4 years, continues to carry essentially the most performing Oscar nominations of all time with 21 nods. Following Streep is Katharine Hepburn, who won 12 nominations and 4 wins, essentially the most of all time.
