The Academy Awards honor outstanding performances in the film industry, and several Black actors and actresses have received multiple nominations for their powerful work on screen. Forest Whitaker won Best Actor for his role in The Last King of Scotland, while Daniel Kaluuya won Best Supporting Actor for Judas and the Black Messiah. Sidney Poitier made history as the first Black man to win Best Actor, paving the way for future generations. Other notable Black actors and actresses with multiple Oscar nominations include Whoopi Goldberg, Angela Bassett, Mahershala Ali, Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis, Morgan Freeman, and Denzel Washington, who holds the record for the most nominations by a Black actor and has won twice.