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ESSENCE spoke with celebrities about first-time Oscar nominee Regina King and first superhero movie nominee Black Panther.
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00:00I can deal with Black Panther winning.
00:01I want to see that, you know, that was a huge moment in 2018 and Black History Month.
00:06Remember Black History Month last year?
00:07I mean, it was really lit.
00:09I was like, come on now!
00:13Black Panther is nominated.
00:15It's the first superhero movie nominated for an Oscar.
00:20Yes.
00:21It's Mr. Meteor Man right here.
00:23I'm sorry.
00:25Okay, so it's the first superhero movie that's nominated for an Oscar.
00:28Oscar, why do you think that is?
00:31You know, Ryan Coogler is a brilliant director.
00:34And I think what he did, he took the vision of a superhero and took it to the next level.
00:40We told a real story.
00:41It wasn't just superhero movie for superhero's sake.
00:44It was lineage in there.
00:46It was territory.
00:47It was kingdoms.
00:48It was a whole thing.
00:50It was spirit.
00:51It was, you know what I mean?
00:52Like, ancestral.
00:54It was, I might be making up words right now.
00:56I'm sorry, but black is beautiful.
01:00I'm black and I'm proud.
01:02This weekend, Regina King is nominated for the first time, which is crazy.
01:08But what well wishes, if you're going to wish her good luck, what would you say to Regina right now?
01:13Regina King, you are a queen, first and foremost.
01:16We love and adore you.
01:18We wish you the best.
01:19I think you got this on lock, honestly.
01:21You have been giving your heart and your soul.
01:23What's funny and what's interesting is that Regina's been at this for so long, but you're still this fresh face.
01:30You're still this fresh energy.
01:31And you're so amazing, so talented, so brilliant.
01:34And I wish you all the best.
01:35One, you know, the nomination is long overdue.
01:38She's given a lot of brilliant performances.
01:40And she's a really dope director and fun to work with and really giving and really dope.
01:44She's just a really dope person.
01:46So I hope she wins, you know.
01:48I really do hope she wins.
01:49I think she deserves it.
01:50She, like, killed that performance in that movie.
01:54Such an amazing night.
01:56Thank you so much for tuning in.
01:57Make sure you tune in to the Oscars on Sunday.
02:00See who's hosting.
02:01I don't know.
02:02See who's going to win.
02:03I don't know, but we know who we're rooting for, right?
02:05SS News is out.
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