How much did that nomination cost?

This actress has a one name stage name she uses and has been trying to shake without much success.

Her team is behind the recent nomination for an award so the claim can be made that she couldn’t have based her whole career on cultural appropriation if this organization is nominating her for an award. How much did that nomination cost?

Awkwafina aka Nora Lum

NAACP Image Award

‘Out of All of the Awards’: Awkwafina Slammed After Being Nominated for NAACP Image Award

Asian-Amerian actress Awkwafina made headlines last year after critics blasted the “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” star for having a history of appropriating Black culture and using “blaccent” but being vocal about her refusal to use an Asian accent while onscreen. The Marvel star is now facing backlash after being nominated for an NAACP Image Award.

The annual ceremony presented by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, which honors Black talent in Hollywood for their outstanding performances in film, television, theatre, music and literature, gave the 33-year-old the nomination for “Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance” in a motion picture for her role in Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon.”

The NAACP does not exclusively nominate Black entertainers. However, folks on social media immediately voiced their displeasure with the decision, including one baffled Twitter user who wrote, “Out of all of the awards, I would think the NAACP Image Awards would be the last one to nominate someone like Awkwafina, who thinks it is ok to make a minstrel out of Black people for a living. Yikes.” – Source