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Bulgarian Maria Bakalova with historic Oscar nomination

Photo: Instagram/Maria Bakalova

Bulgarian Maria Bakalova has become the first Bulgarian actress to be nominated for an Oscar. She will compete in the supporting female role category for her role in Borat 2. Her competitors will be actresses Glenn Close, Olivia Colman, Amanda Seyfried and Yuh-Jung Youn, it was reported.

A few days ago Bakalova won the Critics Choice Award for best supporting actress for her role in "Borat 2".



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