Will Smith, Ariana DeBose and More Stars Who Made History With 2022 Nominations.

 When the 94th annual Oscars nominations were announced on Tuesday morning, Will Smith, Denzel Washington, Ariana DeBose and several others were among the nominees making history.

In addition to being nominated for best actor for King Richard, Smith also shares the film’s best picture nomination with producers Tim White and Trevor White, making Smith now the ninth person and second Black man (Washington was nominated in both categories for Fences) to be nominated for both acting in and producing the same film in the same year.

Meanwhile, Washington remains the Oscars’ most-nominated Black actor after receiving a best actor nomination for his performance in The Tragedy of Macbeth