Lead or Supporting No. 30: Viola Davis in Ma Raineys Black Bottom

[Sab227 Joined: Dec 29th, 2012 Topics: 112 Posts: 791 View Predictions]

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Had to make a new forum poll because I couldn’t edit the other one so please vote and leave your opinions on this one. For me Viola was Ma Rainey and is a co lead with Chadiwick.

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[Luca Joined: Jun 23rd, 2017 Topics: 34 Posts: 9196 View Predictions]

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A co-lead to Chadwick.

A Fervent Believer in the Church of Viola Davis

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[schmids Joined: Oct 10th, 2020 Topics: 0 Posts: 268 View Predictions]

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Lead.

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[ArtIsntEasy Joined: Dec 17th, 2011 Topics: 3 Posts: 1170 View Predictions]

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I did vote Lead but frankly she should’ve been in Lead for FENCES and a supporting nod would’ve made more sense here.

Nevertheless, I still think Lead (but barely)

“The art of making art is putting it together...”

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[jjjmoss1 Joined: Mar 16th, 2019 Topics: 2 Posts: 371 View Predictions]

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2010s’ least-lead nominees, per screentimecentral:

The Help 32% (though not far below Stone’s 36%)

Bombshell 34%

American Hustle 36% (Bale has 49%)

 

Ma Rainey is around 28% (Boseman has 47%). Viola would be the first lead nominee in less than a third of her film since…Viola Davis.

(Her Supporting win was 39%…)

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[Keth Joined: Dec 2nd, 2011 Topics: 0 Posts: 678 View Predictions]

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Viola is the title character, so I would vote lead. You could probably make the case for either, but I would go with lead. So far, she’s my pick for Best Actress (I’ve seen Kirby and Adams) but still need to see McDormand, Mulligan and Day. I can’t wait to check out their performances.

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[Riley Chow Joined: Oct 11th, 2010 Topics: 156 Posts: 17597 View Predictions]

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Chadwick Boseman: 44:07 (46.89%)
Colman Domingo: 29:14 (31.07%)
Viola Davis: 26:41 (28.36%)
Glynn Turman: 26:30 (28.17%)
Michael Potts: 21:54 (23.28%)
(source)

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[linecelts Joined: Jun 18th, 2011 Topics: 8 Posts: 1007 View Predictions]

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Viola is LEAD………..
Co-Lead with Chadwick

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[jjjmoss1 Joined: Mar 16th, 2019 Topics: 2 Posts: 371 View Predictions]

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Based on that site, Davis would tie for most lead noms with less than a third of time on screen, with:

Kerr, Signoret, Bancroft, Streep, Spacek; Finch, Brando, Rush.

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[SN Joined: Dec 7th, 2014 Topics: 15 Posts: 1994 View Predictions]

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Co-lead with Chadwick. MRBB is not Levee’s or Ma Rainey’s story, it’s a ensemble picture and they’re the co-leads. But I wouldn’t mind if she was in supporting.

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[DCurrie Joined: Sep 18th, 2011 Topics: 29 Posts: 1818 View Predictions]

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Lead aka co-lead with Chadwick.

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[estrelas Joined: Jul 25th, 2018 Topics: 2 Posts: 3707 View Predictions]

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She’s bordeline. You can make a case for her to be either lead or supporting and both would be plausible. She always felt slightly supporting but lead is more than justifiable.

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[Monsoon 🌊 Joined: Aug 11th, 2020 Topics: 30 Posts: 2797 View Predictions]

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Lead

👑Cicely Tyson (1924-2021)
👑Mary Wilson (1944-2021)

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[Eddy Q Joined: Oct 13th, 2012 Topics: 23 Posts: 4734 View Predictions]

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Riley Chow wrote:

Chadwick Boseman: 44:07 (46.89%)
Colman Domingo: 29:14 (31.07%)
Viola Davis: 26:41 (28.36%)
Glynn Turman: 26:30 (28.17%)
Michael Potts: 21:54 (23.28%)
(source)

It should be highlighted that the person who tweeted this goes on to say that both Boseman and Davis are leads, and that a supporting actor having more screentime than her doesn’t change that.

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[Luca Joined: Jun 23rd, 2017 Topics: 34 Posts: 9196 View Predictions]

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Exactly. And it’s also worth noting that Davis is actually front and center in every single second of her 27 minutes of screen time. Boseman, on the other hand, isn’t, specifically when they’re trying to record “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”

A Fervent Believer in the Church of Viola Davis

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