win at the 2024 Oscars prevented “Killers of the Flower Moon” star Lily Gladstone from making history as the first Native American woman to win in the category.Stone, 35, tearfully accepted the award for “Poor Things,” although she, too, appeared stunned by her win.
She also suffered a wardrobe malfunction onstage, telling the audience that her Louis Vuitton gown had ripped. This is Stone’s second win in the category after taking home a golden statue for “La La Land” in 2017.
Gladstone, 37 — who is of Blackfeet and Nez Perce heritage — was favored to score the Oscar on Sunday after winning for her “Killers” role at the SAG Awards last month.
Her character in the film, Mollie Burkhart, is based on a real-life woman who was a member of the Osage Nation.Born in Montana, Gladstone was raised on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation and later near Seattle.
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