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This time, with Rock taking his maiden voyage as host of Hollywood’s biggest party, he will preside over a record Oscar night for black actors, who earned five of the 20 nominations. t Jamie Foxx was the first black performer to receive two nominations in the same year, as lead actor for his soul stirring portrayal of Ray Charles in "Ray" and supporting actor for "Collateral," playing a wily cabdriver who holds his own against a relendess hit man. In the best-actor race, Foxx’s competition includes Don Cheadle for "Hotel Rwanda," in which he plays real life innkeeper Paul Rusesabagina, who shielded refugees during the Rwandan genocide. Sophie Okonedo earned a supporting-actress nomination as Rusesabagina’s wife. Among Foxx’s rivals for supporting actor is Morgan Freeman, who earned his fourth nomination, playing an ex boxer and resident sage of a run-down gym in "Million Dollar Baby." The wave of nominations comes three V years after another historic Oscar celebration for blacks, when Halle Berry won the best-actress award for "Monster’s Ball" and Denzel Washington took the best-actor honor for "Training Day." It was the first time blacks won both lead-acting prizes, and with "Ali star Will Smith also nominated, the first time in 29 years that blacks earned three nominations in the lead categories. "I think you have to look toward Denzel and Halle for being such great ambassadors," said Foxx, considered the favorite to win the best-actor prize for "Ra,." "They made it looldigood, did they not? It was so great to see them up there holding those statues. Whatever race you are, you couldn’t help but think they looked great. "To be wrapped in that beautiful black skin, it made young actors such as myself want to do more in film and be able to go to that big dance. The opportunities are getting better." Rock’s presence as host will add to the lulter for blacks at the Feb. 27 Oscars. The feature-length documentary nominees include "Tupac: Resurrection," a portrait of slain rapper Tupac Shakur, and the documentary short-subject category features "Mighty Times: *The Children’s March," chronicling anti-segregation efforts in Alabama in 1963. In the academy’s 77-year history, a scant 3.2 percent of the acting nominations have gone to blacks. While that figure has risen from 2.8 percent three years ago, it remains a weak track record given that blacks make up 13 percent of the U.S. population. The Oscars were largely a whites only affair in their first four decades, with just eight black nominees before 1970 and two winners, Poitier for best actor with 1'963’s "Lilies of the Field" and Hattie McDaniel for supporting actress with 1939’s "Gone With the Wind." 4 PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK Sophie Okonedo and Don Cheadle, who play the inn keeper and his wife in “Hotel Rwanda,” are nominated for Academy Awards. 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