Mary J Blige fought back tears of joy after learning she received two Oscar nominations for the Netflix original movie Mudbound.
The R&B superstar says she spent the morning “yelling and screaming and about to cry” after the Oscars shortlist was announced, and she is still in awe at the double nomination.
The 47-year-old singer-turned-actress earned critical acclaim for her supporting role as family matriarch Florence Jackson in the film, about two men who experience racism in rural Mississippi upon their return from World War II.
The “Not Gon’ Cry” hitmaker was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, as well as Best Original Song for “Mighty River”, the theme song she wrote with singer/songwriter Raphael Saadiq and his longtime collaborator Taura Stinson.
“This is a new one… This is really special,” she told The Associated Press. “So is the song because it’s something that I love to do. I love to sing. And that’s something I’ve been doing for a very long time that’s special to me, and the Oscars have recognized it. So it’s all special.”
Mudbound is also up for Best Adapted Screenplay for director Dee Rees and co-writer Virgil Williams, and Best Achievement in Cinematography for Rachel Morrison.
“(Dee) gave me new life with Florence and she gave me courage to play this character,” Mary shares. “And Rachel was just amazing. Seeing these women every day on set, it was so refreshing and such a treat and just beautiful.”
The 90th Annual Academy Awards will take place at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on March 4.
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I actually like this movie….
I’m happy for her..kudos sister.
Awesomeness… glad my girl is still winning.
Yaaas Mary! She did an amazing job in Mudbound. I’m happy for her!
Congratulations
Get it mary……remember to throw that yarn out, dont want to see that in your head girl, but im rooting for ya…??
woot woot
The Oscar nominated Mary J Blige(whom I met and was so gracious last Wednesday) I’m so proud of her. I admit I wasn’t very fond of her in the beginning of her career. But she has come full circle now. I now bow down to her. She deserves all of her success and I’m proud to say I voted for her. She and the whole cast worked very hard in this movie ‘MUDBOUND’ in dire conditions.
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She deserves everything that come she her way!!
love this gif and laugh at the shade ol boy (forgot his name) was giving right under her shoulder… oh the haters….
Here comes the ex wanting more money again.
Mary MARY MARY. Im so SO happy for you. OMG.
lol
SEE when you remove ppl from your life it allows your blessings to pour in!! You can miss your blessings by having someone around who shouldn’t not be reaping your blessing soon as that man got her life it’s been nothing but up for her . Because he was taking her blessings and blessing everybody with it but her! Congratulations MJB
Congrats Mary ????
That movie was great. Eazy E (I can’t remember his real name) should get an award also.
I loved the movie….
preach heffa! they dont hear you….
YESSS YESSSS!! Congrats Mary you deserve it girl!!! I know Kenya somewhere mad.
YESSS!!!
and KC in somebody’s corner rocking back and forth.
LOLOLOL. Holding his knees crying..
Next time show us a picture of you and one of the famous people you worked with. I believe you’re a stalker ? j/k. Will you be sitting in between Mary and O face ( Oprah) at the Oscar’s this year?! ????!
Like I always say when you get rid of a sorry azz man God will bless you because God will not let him enjoy your blessings with you.
With his nothing arse. Dropped that nicca and made a fire album, had a fire tour and made this awesome movie. So much more to come with these nominations. So happy for her!
Did you take this pic? Asking for a friend.
GLORYY!!!
I think that judge will knock it down to 7 cents if he come back
Y’all need to stop lying about God, he doesn’t care about awards. He gave Ten Commandments and folks (me too) can’t follow those ten!
Somebody send this to Kendu and say how ya like me now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFxJQCxEDS0
Such a great example of getting rid of bums blocking your blessings…GO MARY!
The award isn’t the blessing she received from losing that loser.
What did I lie about. If God didn’t care about awards why are people busting their azzes off for the ultimate award for following his word by getting into heaven.
or that bum ass cousin, good for nothing not really your friend, lying ass auntie always in your business, fake god momma who wanna pay you back with income tax all the time….
GET RID OF ALL EM SO YOU CAN PEACEFULLY OPEN GOD’S DOORS.
This is how Mary will dodge his calls
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Kendu is probably somewhere kicking himself right about now. No walking the red carpet and cheesing for the cameras for him!!! He can stay home with his sidepiece and watch it on tv…
So is that your thing…to kinda let everyone know which celebrity you’ve met and when?
LOLOLLOLLOL!!!!!
Look at that furrowed brow…go head Mary!
I cant stand you LOLOLOLOL!!! They said she got paid 10 million dollars to hop on that BK counter and act a foo. LOL I aint mad at her
LOLLOLLOLLOL!!!!!!
I HATE CHEWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BAHAHAHAHAA
Me too. Glad she lost that 200 pounds of weight.
Let this be a lesson to when you are going hell, God always has your back and rewards you. Mary is riding high, I’m so proud of her! She just received her star on Hollywood, which was way overdue!!! She has worked so hard, it’s nice to see it all paying off. After this she will be offered many more movie offers! This made my day!!!
lmfao!!!
exactly, Amen!
Congrats to Mary!
On another Mary note, something is fishy about the statement she made saying last year she was homeless until Jimmy Lovine took her in. I’m confused. Was she lying about being homeless or playing the same game Kendu is playing about being broke? You see her long time friend Puffy was with her when she got her walkf of fame star so how is it that he didn’t offer her one of his homes to live in and/or some cash to rent a home for herself? She claims to have all these great friends and none of them offered her one of their rental properties or a cash loan to find a place to live? Something is fishy about her story and I think she was merely crying wolf so that a judge wouldn’t order her to pay her bum ass husband more money. I’m down with that MJB. I’d lie too. That MoFo needs to get a job. If he can’t live off of $30k a month trying living on the streets and then see how grateful you’d be for that $30k..
I’m so glad for Mary and everybody associated with this movie. This one will become a classic…
Kendu is somewhere plotting to ask the judge for money because if he hadn’t hurt Mary she wouldn’t be able to show so much emotion. Hence he is responsible for her Oscar nod and should be compensated.
This is awesome!! Congrats to Mary J!!
I wasn’t prepared for this & HOLLERED!
Yep. Hard to spray and shake off that leaching fleabag. -hopefully, the judge see right through him. Make him reimburse her abusing hundreds of thousands of her $$$ to wine & dine an alleged mistress.
Whatever he is awarded in the end should be offset by those funds needing to be paid back to her. ijs
The judge should make him show proof of sending in resumes & filling out job apps to like of am a zon and other places hiring an abled-bodied man who can simply put labels of packages and be trained to retrieve good for ordering customers. If not that, then have him sign up for answering phone calls for a company. -then, call or ask each of those hiring employers if they tried to hire him but he refused the job or deliberately got fired. If so, end spousal support because he just doesn’t want to work as a man.
It is.
Let Mary sing and let Raphael be the Music Director for the Oscars.
Although I’m still salty about going to the old school concert and only Dwayne with the guitar was there for Tony Toni Tone. I was hot. No TTT without Charlie Ray
Stay with who now? Puffy let one of his baby mamas be evicted. We think he putting Mary up? Well okay.
STOP!!!!!!!!!
Talking about his ugly mud pie face looking azz is depressed going through the divorce. Negro please.
Congrats to the queen!!
Congrats to her! Hate to be a Debbie Downer, but I wonder if this success will translate into higher spousal support for Kan’tdu…
I think they brought this up about a week ago on the breakfast club, I want to say the explanation was that she wasn’t homeless, but I think it had something to do with the assets, and the place didn’t feel like home anymore, or something like that…
I liked this movie, and she did a great job acting.
You know what? I thought about that too. I remembered he put Justin’s mom out on the street. I’ve heard this about this rich people. They will smile in your face and kick you to the curb when you’re down.
God’s taking care of Mary and blessing her so she’ll be fine.
The best revenge is massive success…
No shade from John Stamos. Just turning his head. My goodness! Folks can’t scratch their noise without people thinkings it’s hate.
Lil Hots taped it for me I forget to look at it. I am glad she didn’t adopt his sorry azz daughter when she got married. Both of their azzes would be down at the courthouse like Salvation Army workers at Xmas time begging the judge for more money.
I hope she does win!
Raphael (Whom I met twice)I will NEVER support anything he EVER does.again.
Oh, okay. Got it.
You….
I’m mad she has to pay him part of her profits
You……….
In your face, KenDON’T!!!! Next stop winning at least one and not looking a hot azz mess while doing so.
and You…………go log off now…….
yes and God not done with me yet cause I’m so petty with mine. its nothing i say or do, but the way i think is just so bad sometimes
yarn tho….
Hell yeah… greedy bastard
She deserve every blessing coming her way… i would rub that all in Kendu face… Yep i’m petty!..
Why? Please tell. I haven’t heard of him being scandal-ish.
????????
Once you get the negative factor(s) out your life, positive things start to happen! Won’t he do it!
He’s claiming some kind of disability, the reason for going back to court to up his monthly.
thank you for being in his head and translating that for me.
Sooooooooooo happy for them ALL: Mary, Ray Ray and Ms. Taura – BAY AREA, stand up! Well deserved – Ray & Taura are genuinely COOL FOLKS. Blessings!
LOLLOLLOL!!!! She dodged a bullet with that one. Kendu don’t want to work and his damn kids want to live off of Mary too… smh…
He’s depressed but not enough to give up his sidepiece…..
Something told me NOT to scroll down. I should’ve listened and just commented and logged off. But, naw my butt wanted to read the comments. ????
LOLLOLLOL!!!!! Even the Judge would be like Negro Puleeze!!!
Waiting on movie reviewer expert Snoop Dog to say she got an award for a slave type black movie. Didn’t show us living in a big fancy car, living in a fancy house vacationing in the Hamptons.
Pastor: Turn to your neighbor and say she said that.
Congregation: She said that!!
Amen and Hallelujah ????
Man’s rejection is God’s protection.
A mess and my messy behind is loving it.
*Adding Mudbound to my Netflix list.*
Congrats Mary!!
???!! I swear I cannot stand y’all sometimes!! Woo I am too tickled!! ?
*busting a gut* This truly made my day!
Wait, I just wanted confirmation, because the few times I’ve seen this particular moniker post, its about “I’ve met this celebrity, they are this and that, blah, blah, blah.”
That’s all, no shade
I’m surprised to because her acting is horrible. I’ll watch the movie and see if she did a better job this time around or if they felt obligated to nominate some black people. You know how they do. Just throw any old name out there.
So happy sweet Mary deserve it all and more! God is caring you!?
I’m so happy to see so much Brown this year for these award shows! Sag awards Emmy’s, Golden Globes…I’m so pleased and congrats to all of our Brown Nominees’
I don’t mind
Bet her ex husband is plotting on how this will get him paid. Hate him
Nah watch the movie. She did well and I’m not a Mary fan
Can someone please do a movie about the positive aspect of black history. It’s not just about racism.
Good night..
GO MARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love that movie…Mary did a great job congrats!!…. her sons white friend…not to sound racist ???just don’t remember his name ?? But he’s a cutie ?????!!
Doing my happy dance for her…??.
I hope she win at least one. She’s been through so much, I think the universe owes her at this point.
I hope he trips and fall in a buket of acid.
Take that Kendu!! Asshole…….. Proud Mary keep on winning!
Kendu, Throw it in ya face like yeahhhh… go Mary…
I’d love to see a Black Wall Street movie myself….
Mudbound is on Netflix y’all!! I decided to see if it was available and was expecting to see it as an OnDemand rental. Yippee!!????
Me too
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Congrats Ms. Mary J.!
Nice one!
What up tho Kendont ha ha ha ha!
Much love to Mary….she deserves it!
My favorite W Magazine Cover of all time. This photo says it all and preceded and feels like it predicted her double Oscar nominations and hopefully her wins.
Congratulations Queen Mary.
This is your year!
Aww no, why Raphael? I’m sorry he wasnt right.
If you’ve ever met Joe, don’t tell me he was rude. I would still love him long time?
Wow I missed that issue I wanna see the whole photo with Kendu crying at her feet like a bytch.
The after party gonna be lite.
I ended up telling a VERY popular publication what happened and he blocked me.
this is my opinion: I’m tired of these “paid” streaming services like Netflix and Amazon. They’ve become proprietory. If you don’t have their service, you cannot see their movies (Mudbound). It’s not even available on dvd. So I say FVK Netflix. FVK Hulu. I would love to see those movies and TV shows, but I’m not paying 6.99 to Hulu, 10.99 to AMZ, 12 to Netflix….and so on and so on.
I can’t see it because I don’t have Netflix. I’m sick of all these paid services. I’m ready to just turn off from all media.
Kendu…take notes..this is what REAL talent and HARD work looks like
This is probably why people started selling jailbroken firesticks etc. Bc all those are on there (i no…known Netflix and amazon are). Plus movies that are theatre. This is also why Amazon stays with the shits and shuts those jailbroken ones down when they get the chance (like when it hasn’t to be reprogrammed)…they want their coins lol
You can get first month free no b.s. for Netflix. So go sign up. Watch the movie and cancel and stop sniveling. Bye.
I have ‘Mudbound’ on dvd and sometimes free temporarily membership of Netflix. But of course it’s because I’m a member of SAG/AFTRA.
someone you know got free spare logins. I have had Netflix for years. Just started paying last week. My mama bill. Not mine.
Cholly Ray Wiggins from the Bay is the shit! Im a TTT fanatic
Nigga broke up two supergroups. Lucy Pearl was the move too! I knew he was low down. Spill it
Ive always at least respected Puffy. But he lost mad points with me over that . The amount he was trying to get from misa over missed mortgage payments was peanuts. Like really sir? Mary done broke up with Puff already once this lifetime. I’m glad she didn’t lean on him.
Mudbound was released in limited theater as well as on Netflix on November 17, 2017. In order for a movie to be nominated for an Oscar, it has to appear in the theater. Mudbound probably wasn’t released in the theaters where you live.
Mudbound was released in limited theater as well as on Netflix on November 17, 2017. In order for a movie to be nominated for an Oscar, it has to appear in the theater. Mudbound probably wasn’t released in the theaters where you live.
Going to a black hair salon this weekend. I bet they have it. Gonna get me a set of 600 thread count sheets an earrings as well.
Lol, you made me laugh out loud because you can get all that and then some at some salons. Bootleg movies for sure. I love it.
Did I lie. I forgot to add the red velvet cake and fruit slices to munch on when I watch the movie. That is how we roll.
He called Sherri Shepherd ex-husband Sorry Sal on what to do for longevity spousal payments. Sal told him that he should have had kid for a bonus. That would have helped stretch out those payments for several years.
I didn’t know that she was in a movie on Netflix. Congrats to Mary she deserves something good in her life now that she has gotten rid of that leech Kendon’t. I wouldn’t be surprised if his trifling behind didn’t try again to get more money. He needs a job or he can let the “side chick” take care of him.
Girl….my netflix, hulu are called the community Netflix and hulu….errybody (friends and family) has my logins…..LMAO.
Lmao….the kid don’t even have to be biologically yours either ???????
So happy for her ?
Rent a Uterus R Us. You know he did talk about having a kid with her because he loved her soooo much She may not say it now but she will say it later. She dodged a bullet.
Yup, we have like 6 profiles on one account.. quit playing, lol
I was just about to say pick me up a crawfish pasta and sweet potato pie.
Congratulations Mary J Blige!
LOLOLOLOLOL. YEP!!!!
Want whip cream on top of the pie? Do you what real china or paper plates. Can provide taxi, shuttle, private car or Uber?
I’m floored by the nomination too because Mudbound was an okay movie. Nevertheless, congratulations are in order to Mary, she really is the queen.
What, these services are pretty inexpensive, that’s why many people have cancelled their cable. It took my parents a little while to get with the new technology too, streaming is the future. I’ve noticed most people who don’t have any streaming services are usually older. It’s like they are rejecting the technology or something :-/
I don’t understand how somebody can get “sick” of a service. If you had it you would see why it’s so popular, you have access to hundreds of movies, TV shows and documentaries. How is somebody “sick” of options? Stuck in an airport? Log on to Hulu or Netflix to pass the time. It’s accessible anywhere theres internet access. What is there to be “sick” of?
What is there to get “sick” of? Just unplug and read a book if technology is such a pain in the butt. This is the strangest comment I’ve read today for sure.
I hate him too. Worst kind of man…
The movie was just okay. Same with Get Out. I didn’t see why it was so hot.
I agree. Leaving that scrub has made the blessings keep coming in. Hes jn hia bed crying at night for what he did.
Kendu take dat take DAT CONGRATS
She’s winning
Congratulations Mary J!!!
The movie was very good!
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Red velvet cake and fruit slices too? My people have got to step up their game, lol. I might be able to get a cookie but no red velvet. We not rolling like you.
Li, you can lots of streaming services that show Netflix and Amazon shows for free. Google search.
Stop!!!! Just got a call tonight that they are serving food at the salon and after that we going to the club to party to celebrate someone’s birthday. Going to my salon is the business. Gotta take a change of clothes and everything. Boy I love my salon
I love Mary. She has done something that Whitney, Mariah, Beyonce, Janet and every other multiple Grammy award winning, super-successful black female singer of the last 45 years has longed to do and could not — cross over to acting and snag an Oscar nomination. Diana Ross got an Oscar nom 46 years ago but she has never won a Grammy.
I bet Kendu somewhere scheming if she wins both he is owed one and deserves an invite to the Oscars.
I hate how he conned Mary but she’s coming out on the other side
Amen!
Good for her , l don’t usually make it through Netflix movies they do better at series than movies
bey is not gonna let this slide….
my mom switched to roku and she ain’t never looked back! now it took her a while to understand how it was running off of the net so she had to upgrade her internet service and stuff like that but she eventually got it.
This woman stay winning. I’m so happy for her. Kick rocks Kendu.
I watched like 10 minutes of it and got bored. I should try again.
Exactly. I wonder if they ever reduced the amount she has to pay him or is their divorce finalized
Congratulations MJB!! Wishing you many more successes. You deserve it!
So I was told I needed to get a G box and a jail broken firestick. I don’t want to watch movies all day though? I only want to pay Spectrum for internet. Any advice??
Janet got an Oscar nom for Original song for Again in Poetic Justice back in 1993
CONGRATS MJB!!!YOU DESERVE BOTH OF THOSE NOMINATIONS
Congrats..this was a good movie
i’m so happy for Mary. i’m happy for Jordan. i’m happy for Daniel Kaluuya – the dude from Get Out. i’m happy for black people in that industry getting nom’d for their craft.
I love me some MARY J ! So happy for her…may God continue the blessings!
Well Done Mary!
Girl isn’t that awful he did that!?
Girl!!! Say what?! Preach!!
?????
Well it’s a pretty predictable movie..both Mubbound and Get Out were just okay movies in my opinion and I’m actually wondering if these nominations are a result of the Academy being called out on their lack of diversity, which is an issue but at the same time, it shouldn’t have come down to people being nominated just because they are black. I wonder if their was pressure to just get some black faces as nominees. I’m yet to meet anyone who said Get Out rocked their world, now it’s up for best picture? Are they going off the money that was made? And Mudbound, it was okay, nothing to get too excited over.
People are happy for Mary because we want to see her winning. But the movie was so so..I watched “What Happened to Monday” that’s been one Netflix movie I liked, otherwise I do prefer their series as well.
Good for her, the only problem with these streaming services is getting sucked into the vortex of binge watching a show you are hooked on!
You’re taking everything too literal.
I watched it because a family member at my house insisted…it was dull and predictable. It did ok.
Right..but she gave him an opportunity. Give any man a chance to skate and he’ll do it..even a so called good man. He needs a job!
congrats
Lets hope she wins one! She had a rough year dealing with her ex-husband.
That was bad husband weight. Now she is free for blessings and I pray true love to find her. Mary J. Blige deserves it!
This is awesome!
Good for her.
I do think that the Oscars wanna be on black twitter’s good side so that’s why they handing out noms like candy to black actors. Get Out was a good movie , I didn’t think it would be an Oscar contender though, especially for the acting performances. The actor who plays the main character was good but not THAT great.
Damn and half of all the proceeds got to Kendon’t
So getting an Oscar will lose value if any mediocre or average movie is nominated along with luke warm acting, just to appease the public. There’s got to be better movies out there with minorities featured than Get Out and Mudbound.
Mary deserves it…I hope Ken-doodoo doesnt think hes invited…ol stage door standing self
l confess l haven’t checked it out yet it looked depressing and l usually get bored with Netflix films. Am surprised you like “What happened to Monday” l tried watching it and was so bored 15 minutes into it.
It had a pretty good surprise ending.
Paper plates and a fake Gucci wallet
She should be floored. She did a good job but not Oscar worthy.
I’m very happy for her and am sure this will add much needed sunshine to her life.
Anytime hater.