This year’s Oscar nod is Domingo’s second consecutive in the best actor category. The 55-year-old actor was nominated last year for his role as West Chester civil rights legend Bayard Rustin in Netflix’s Rustin, but lost to Cillian Murphy who played the lead in Oppenheimer, last year’s biggest Oscar winner.

Colman Domingo, a best actor nominee last year for Rustin and this year for Sing Sing, is the first person to earn best actor Oscar nominations in back-to-back years since Denzel Washington did so for Fences in 2017 and Roman J. Israel, Esq. in 2018.

From Colman Domingo in 'Sing Sing' to Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba in 'Wicked,' the Academy has announced nominees for the 2025 Oscars.

Demi Moore, who received her first-ever Oscar nomination for Actress in a Leading Role in "The Substance" released the following statement. "Being nominated for an Oscar is an incredible honor and these last few months have been beyond my wildest dreams.

Colman Domingo received his first nomination for “Sing Sing” as nominations for the 97th Oscars were announced. The nominations for