Three black firsts recorded at the 2018 Oscars

Mary J Blige is the first person in #Oscars history to be nominated for both Best Song and Best Supporting Actress in the same year —and for the same film, “Mudbound” ?? pic.twitter.com/td7wPM3GIh

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) March 5, 2018

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Best Song and Best Supporting Actress

Though she didn’t win, Mary J. Blige was the first black woman to be nominated in the categories of Best Song and Best Supporting Actress simultaneously. The nominations were for the film “Mudbound.”