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With the 2021 Oscars coming up, these women prove you don’t have to take home a statue to go down in awards-show history.
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As Viola Davis earns her fifth career nomination for portraying “the ugliest woman in show business,” hairstylists Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson are also the first African-American women to get nominated in the hair and makeup category.
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In 1973, Indigenous activist Sacheen Littlefeather refused Marlon Brando’s Oscar for The Godfather on his behalf, instead using the stage to highlight the mistreatment of her people in Hollywood.
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Rourke’s outfit is louche, heartwarming, and even a bit hot.
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The category marks a step forward for the Academy’s voting habits.
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Chloé Zhao is the first woman of color ever included in the category.
With the 2021 Oscars coming up, these women prove you don’t have to take home a statue to go down in awards-show history.
