The Academy Award nominations have been announced, and Ruth Negga has been nominated in the Best Actress category.

Ruth Negga has received her first ever Academy Award nomination for her role in Loving. The Irish-Ethiopian actress rose to prominence playing Rosie in Love/Hate and can now dream of taking home an Oscar for her role opposite Joel Edgerton in the critically-acclaimed historical drama. Negga will go up against Isabelle Huppert, Natalie Portman, Emma Stone and Meryl Streep in the Best Actress category. https://twitter.com/TheAcademy/status/823886707384647681 Nine films have been nominated for Best Picture, with Manchester by the Sea, La La Land and Moonlight all considered the favourites for the top honour. https://twitter.com/TheAcademy/status/823887005243166720 La La La land equalled the record for the most Oscar nominations in history at 14, also including Ryan Gosling for Best Actor. https://twitter.com/TheAcademy/status/823883755685171200 Finally, the nominations for Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor respectively. https://twitter.com/TheAcademy/status/823886530359881730 https://twitter.com/TheAcademy/status/823883043001679874