"Killers of the flower moon" was nominated for ten Oscars on Tuesday and Lily Gladstone, who played Mollie Burkhart in the film, made history when she was the first Native American to be nominated for best actress.

Other indigenous actors have been nominated in the past but they have been from New Zealand and Mexico.

- It's unbelievable but a big part of me just wants to say that this shouldn't have been me.

Because this should have happened a long time ago, she tells Entertainment Weekly.

Celebrated in Oklahoma

Gladstone celebrated the nomination by being on location in Pawhuska, Osage County, Oklahoma, where the film was set.

- I wanted to make a point of being here on the spot and I want to show my respect to the family and the country that raised them and give them a hug.

However, she did not watch the broadcast herself when the nominations were presented.

- I didn't want to watch because I can watch it later.

Instead, I talked to my parents on Facetime and I asked mom to turn the camera so I could see their reaction when it was presented.

I didn't expect to start crying but when I saw their reaction I couldn't hold back the tears, she says.

DiCaprio cheered

Following the nomination, a 20-year-old picture of Gladstone and her classmate Joe Ryder has gone viral, where they were voted at school as "most likely to win an Oscar".

- Everyone is so happy about this.

It would be a fairy tale ending if she wins, but at the same time she is not even 40 yet and she may have time to collect even more in the future, says Ryder.

After the nomination, he congratulated his old classmate.

So did Leonardo DiCaprio who, somewhat surprisingly, was not nominated for best male lead for his role as Ernest Burkhart in "Killers of the flower moon".

- He was the third or fourth person to send me an SMS with congratulations.

I wish he also got what he deserves for his incredible work.

I couldn't have done what I did without him, says Gladstone.

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