Ruth Negga did not star in a historical drama.
For her portrayal of Mildred Loving in Loving -LRB- 2016 -RRB- , Negga was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress , Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama , Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead and Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress , as well as the BAFTA Rising Star Award .	Mildred Loving	Loving v. Virginia	Loving	Loving (2016 film)	Academy Award for Best Actress	Academy Award for Best Actress	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama	Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead	Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead	BAFTA Rising Star Award	BAFTA Rising Star Award
Loving is a 2016 American historical drama film which tells the story of Richard and Mildred Loving , the plaintiffs in the 1967 U.S. Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia , which invalidated state laws prohibiting interracial marriage .	historical drama	historical drama	Loving v. Virginia	Loving v. Virginia	interracial marriage	interracial marriage	Mildred Loving	Loving v. Virginia#Plaintiffs	Virginia	Virginia
