Former Georgetown basketball player RaMell Ross is nominated for an Oscar

Thursday morning’s 97th Academy Awards nominations featured a former Georgetown men’s basketball player.

Nickel boys co-writer and director RaMell Ross saw his film recognized in Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay this year. Ross earned a nomination in the latter category for his screenplay with Joslyn Barnes.

Thursday brought Ross his second-ever Oscar nomination, having previously been recognized as a Best Documentary Feature nominee for his 2018 debut Hale County this morning, tonight.

Before he rose to prominence as a filmmaker, Ross acted guard/extender before Georgetown men’s basketball team from 2000-05.

Ross played high school basketball at Lake Braddock, where his Georgetown athletics page said he became a McDonald’s All-American honorable mention.

Now he’s a bona fide auteur responsible for one of the best films of the decade so far Nickel boys and two-time Oscar nominee.