Lead or Supporting: Delroy Lindo in Da 5 Bloods

[Monsoon 🌊 Joined: Aug 11th, 2020 Topics: 25 Posts: 2226 View Predictions]

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This thread is inspired by Sab227’s series on category placement.

Delroy Lindo is absolutely phenomenal in Da 5 Bloods. He deserves to win.

However, let’s settle this now: Will Lindo be nominated in lead or supporting?

Discuss.

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[Mauricio Gonzalez Joined: Sep 4th, 2017 Topics: 0 Posts: 34 View Predictions]

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Netflix has Boseman and the Chicago 7 men to push in supporting. Their only real player in lead is Oldman. Also, Lindo’s role still reads more like a leading role to me, so I’m beating on that.

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[diego Joined: Dec 10th, 2019 Topics: 7 Posts: 1004 View Predictions]

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I can understand why they could campaign him in Supporting but to me he’s Lead.

Besides, Netflix has enough contenders to fill the supporting category without him. It wouldn’t make sense.

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[John Berchmans Joined: Jan 22nd, 2018 Topics: 6 Posts: 3944 View Predictions]

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Lindo is supporting, and that’s where he’ll be campaigned. Because unlike any of the Trial of the Chicago 7 players, whoever gets submitted from Mank (probably Tom Burke), and (RIP) Chadwick Boseman, he actually has a chance to win. Wheras Anthony Hopkins has already won Best Actor.

John's Best of 2020

Best Picture: Soul
Best Director: George Clooney-The Midnight Sky
Best Actor: Chadwick Boseman-Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Best Actress: Viola Davis-Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Best Supporting Actor: Delroy Lindo-Da Five Bloods
Best Supporting Actress: Amanda Seyfried-Mank
Best Original Screenplay: Soul
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Midnight Sky

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[Gabe Guarin Joined: Feb 23rd, 2017 Topics: 40 Posts: 2272 View Predictions]

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How many people have been nominated in Supporting despite being top-billed in their movie?

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[Connor from Canada Joined: Dec 28th, 2014 Topics: 0 Posts: 32 View Predictions]

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Gabe Guarin wrote:

How many people have been nominated in Supporting despite being top-billed in their movie?

Tom Hanks last year, at least.

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[Honey Joined: Jan 30th, 2017 Topics: 20 Posts: 5000 View Predictions]

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Gabe Guarin wrote:

How many people have been nominated in Supporting despite being top-billed in their movie?

Frances McDormand/Kate Hudson – Almost Famous (Both billed before the main lead. Kate being the only one on the poster, u would think shes the main lead without watching the movie)
Holly Hunter – Thirteen
Julianne Moore – The Hours ( at least billed before Kidman)
Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Christian Bale – The Big Short
Dev Patel – Lion
Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water
Willem Dafoe – Florida Project (i think?)
Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes

 

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[Foolio Joined: Jan 24th, 2017 Topics: 4 Posts: 6666 View Predictions]

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John Berchmans wrote:

Lindo is supporting, and that’s where he’ll be campaigned. Because unlike any of the Trial of the Chicago 7 players, whoever gets submitted from Mank (probably Tom Burke), and (RIP) Chadwick Boseman, he actually has a chance to win. Wheras Anthony Hopkins has already won Best Actor.

Lindo is not supporting any other actor in the movie. The rest of the cast are supporting him, which makes him the lead and the rest supporting, by definition. He might well become yet another category fraud casualty, but he is the lead.

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[Keth Joined: Dec 2nd, 2011 Topics: 0 Posts: 587 View Predictions]

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I would say he’s Lead. Since I think his performance is one of the best this year so far, I say whichever category gets him the Academy Award works for me.

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[vinny Joined: May 20th, 2011 Topics: 20 Posts: 75070 View Predictions]

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I can’t shake the feeling he is going to be in supporting tbh. Should he be lead? Yes and he probably can win in that catagory. Will it be easier for him to get it if its in supporting? HELL YES and in a cakewalk. This kinda reminds me of Reese Witherspoon back in her Oscar year win. Undeniable and could win in either but will probs go for the easier route

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[Matheus Vaz Joined: Nov 1st, 2019 Topics: 0 Posts: 702 View Predictions]

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vinny wrote:

Should he be lead? Yes and he probably can win in that catagory.

I don’t think so, Hopkins has actor in his bag.

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[vinny Joined: May 20th, 2011 Topics: 20 Posts: 75070 View Predictions]

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Matheus_Vaz wrote:

I don’t think so, Hopkins has actor in his bag.

for what?

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[Magnus Joined: Jan 20th, 2020 Topics: 1 Posts: 426 View Predictions]

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vinny wrote:

for what?

The Father

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[vinny Joined: May 20th, 2011 Topics: 20 Posts: 75070 View Predictions]

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Magnus wrote:

The Father

Oh I saw the ads for that when it was on Broadway. Looked really depressing.

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[Magnus Joined: Jan 20th, 2020 Topics: 1 Posts: 426 View Predictions]

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vinny wrote:

Oh I saw the ads for that when it was on Broadway. Looked really depressing.

Hopkins is supposed to be amazing, though.

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