VIOLA DAVIS MAKES HISTORY WITH THE OSCARS
Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling in Lala Land. PICTURE: LIONSGATE Neo-musical film La La Land topped the Oscar Awards nominations with a record of 14 nominations on Tuesday, a tie with Titanic and All About Eve for the most in Academy Award history. Belieiving #OScarSoWhite is over, critics are calling the nominations of six black actors - a record — as they included films like Moonlight , Fences and Hidden Figures in the best picture race. Scenes from film Hidden Figures. PICTURE: 20th Fox Film Corporation According to Entertainment Weekly, 51-year-old actress Davis is the first black woman to earn three Academy Award nominations as she received a Best Supporting Actress nod for her role in Fences , and in the process became the most-nominated black actress in Oscar history. A nd “Hidden Figures” in the best picture race. She has yet to bring home the coveted trophy, but is considered a frontrunner after win...