Overview
- The Academy named Mosaku a Best Supporting Actress nominee for her role as Annie in Sinners, as the film led all titles with 16 nominations announced January 22.
- Sinners’ haul includes Best Actor for Michael B. Jordan, Best Supporting Actor for Delroy Lindo, and nominations for Ryan Coogler in directing and original screenplay, plus recognition for original song and the Academy’s new casting category.
- Mosaku, a Nigerian-born, Manchester-raised RADA alum and 2017 BAFTA winner, prepared by consulting Hoodoo practitioners and working in a Louisiana Creole dialect.
- She and Lindo are the only U.K. natives to receive acting nominations this year, preventing what would have been the first British acting shutout in four decades.
- Mosaku recently revealed she is expecting her second child and says she plans to attend the March 15 Oscars at the Dolby Theatre, hosted by Conan O’Brien.