Nominations for the 90th Academy Awards were announced this morning, and here's what stood out to me. Good news: Oscar doesn't seem #sowhite this year. Jordan Peele's racial horror movie Get Out was nominated for best picture. Peele picked up two nods, for directing and screenwriting. And Daniel Kaluuya was nominated for best actor. Mudbound, based on a novel by Dallas' Hillary Jordan, matched Get Out's four nominations. Among its honorees was best supporting actress nominee Mary J. Blige, who joined The Shape of Water's Octavia Spencer in that category.
DeLand, Florida. DeLand is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Volusia County. The city sits approximately 34 miles (55 km) north of the central business district of Orlando, and approximately 23 miles (37 km) west of the central business district of Daytona Beach. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 27,031.
It is a part of the DeltonaâDaytona BeachâOrmond Beach, FL metropolitan statistical area, which was home to 590,289 people as of the 2010 census. The city was founded in 1876, and was named for its founder, Henry Addison DeLand.owntown DeLand's main street, Woodland Boulevard, has a number of notable 19th century buildings. It is officially known as Downtown DeLand Historic District. The Garden District is a mixed-use neighborhood adjacent to downtown DeLand, which is officially known as Downtown DeLand's Historic Garden District.