Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo and more Broadway musical alumni recognized with 2024 Oscar nominations

For the 2024 Academy Awards, Danielle Brooks was nominated in the category of Actress in Supporting Role for her turn as Sofia in the film adaptation of the musical “The Color Purple.” Brooks earned a Tony Award nomination for her performance in the same role in the 2015 revival.

Nominated in the same category is Da’Vine Joy Randolph, who was nominated for her work in “The Holdovers.” Broadway audiences will recognize Randolph from her Tony-nominated performance as Oda Mae Brown in the 2012 musical adaptation of “Ghost.”

In the category of Actor in a Supporting Role, Robert De Niro was nominated for “Killers of the Flower Moon.” De Niro co-directed and produced the 2016 musical “A Bronx Tale.”

Tony-nominated actor and producer Colman Domingo earned his first Oscar nomination for Actor in a Leading Role for his turn in “Rustin.” As a performer, Domingo has been seen in the currently running “Chicago,” 2008’s “Passing Strange” and 2010’s “The Scottsboro Boys,” the latter for which he earned his Tony nomination. Domingo co-wrote the book for 2018’s “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical”.

Emma Stone, who replaced as Sally Bowles in the 2014 revival of “Cabaret,” was nominated for Actress in a Leading Role for her turn in “Poor Things.”

Bradley Cooper was also nominated in the Oscar’s leading actor category for his portrayal of Leonard Bernstein in “Maestro.” Cooper was also nominated as a writer of the original screenplay for “Maestro” and again as producer for the film.