Oscars 2021 Predictions: Best Actor (Part 3)

[marty Joined: Aug 18th, 2020 Topics: 1 Posts: 1080 View Predictions]

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Please add Mads Mikkelson to the prediction centre

FYC:

Best Director - Lee Isaac Chung (Minari), Darius Marder (Sound of Metal)

Lead Actor - Delroy Lindo (Da 5 Bloods), Mads Mikkelsen (Another Round), Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal)

Supporting Actor - Paul Raci (Sound of Metal)

Supporting Actress - Youn Yuh-jung (Minari)

[John Berchmans Joined: Jan 22nd, 2018 Topics: 6 Posts: 3982 View Predictions]

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Been going on a Chadwick Boseman marathon before Ma Rainey comes out. Saw Marshall a couple of days ago and just saw 42 tonight. Neither movie was great (in fact 42 was pretty bad until the 2nd half) but Boseman was easily the best part of both of them: those performances were phenomenal!

He’s starting to win me over. I can see why so many people want him to win now. My head still says Hopkins will sweep the season but my heart thinks Boseman might have a chance.

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

[DCurrie Joined: Sep 18th, 2011 Topics: 27 Posts: 1704 View Predictions]

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I think he has more than a chance. It’s an official showdown!!

[H. H. Joined: Dec 11th, 2017 Topics: 0 Posts: 237 View Predictions]

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So much debate about who wins between Boseman and Hopkins but just maybe Ahmed swoops in and takes it.

[BetteDavis Joined: Feb 4th, 2020 Topics: 0 Posts: 742 View Predictions]

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I still think Hopkins will walk away with this.

I also find it interesting that Lindo has fallen from a frontrunner in supporting to likely barely getting nominated in lead.

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[John Berchmans Joined: Jan 22nd, 2018 Topics: 6 Posts: 3982 View Predictions]

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BetteDavis wrote:

I still think Hopkins will walk away with this. I also find it interesting that Lindo has fallen from a frontrunner in supporting to likely barely getting nominated in lead.

He would still be the frontrunner in Supporting if Netflix wasn’t addicted to committing self-sabotage against themselves.

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

[fyras19 Joined: Nov 25th, 2019 Topics: 0 Posts: 194 View Predictions]

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John Berchmans wrote:

He would still be the frontrunner in Supporting if Netflix wasn’t addicted to committing self-sabotage against themselves.

Well he’s competing in lead because he’s the lead in his film, no one else from Da 5 bloods has even a closer presence or a similar arc so from the start I didn’t see a path for a category fraud. Netflix definitely did the right thing with that. If it went the other way y’all would be complaining how no true supporting players win there anymore.

[BetteDavis Joined: Feb 4th, 2020 Topics: 0 Posts: 742 View Predictions]

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John Berchmans wrote:

He would still be the frontrunner in Supporting if Netflix wasn’t addicted to committing self-sabotage against themselves.

Exactly. It was absolutely a borderline role.

fyras19 wrote:

Well he’s competing in lead because he’s the lead in his film, no one else from Da 5 bloods has even a closer presence or a similar arc so from the start I didn’t see a path for a category fraud. Netflix definitely did the right thing with that. If it went the other way y’all would be complaining how no true supporting players win there anymore.

Lindo is far from the “lead” of that movie.  It’s a pretty solid ensemble cast with everyone being Supporting.  He wouldn’t have been fraud at all and would’ve won.  Now he might not even get nominated.

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[Eddy Q Joined: Oct 13th, 2012 Topics: 23 Posts: 4490 View Predictions]

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John Berchmans wrote:

He would still be the frontrunner in Supporting if Netflix wasn’t addicted to committing self-sabotage against themselves.

Where else has Netflix done that? If you’re thinking of Boseman, the consensus is that he is, if anything, more lead than Davis; people here just jumped to conclusions as per usual.

[manakamana Joined: Jul 28th, 2011 Topics: 19 Posts: 1495 View Predictions]

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I don’t think Boseman has any real competition here.

1. Boseman
2. Hopkins
3. Oldman
4. Ahmed
5. Yeun
6. Lindo
7. Ben-Adir
8. Stanfield
9. Hanks
10. Washington

Kaluuya would get nominated here but my understanding is that his studio is leaning towards securing a supporting win.

[David Joined: Aug 18th, 2018 Topics: 4 Posts: 685 View Predictions]

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Updated Best Actor Predictions:

1. Chadwick Boseman- ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’
2. Anthony Hopkins- ‘The Father’
3. Gary Oldman- ‘Mank’
4. Delroy Lindo- ‘Da 5 Bloods’
5. Lakeith Stanfield- ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’

6. Riz Ahmed- ‘Sound of Metal’
7. Kingsley Ben-Adir- ‘One Night in Miami’
8. Tom Hanks- ‘News of the World’
9. Steven Yeun- ‘Minari’
10. John David Washington- ‘Malcom & Marie’

[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 257 Posts: 16485 View Predictions]

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David wrote:

And Lakeith Stanfield rises

FYC OSCARS : PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN IN ALL CATEGORIES (ESP. ACTRESS – Carey Mulligan AND ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY — EMERALD FENNELL), VANESSA KIRBY FOR "PIECES OF A WOMAN", ESSIE DAVIS FOR "BABYTEETH"

[David Joined: Aug 18th, 2018 Topics: 4 Posts: 685 View Predictions]

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The way I suggested this the other day and people like David called me delusional. We been knew.

Because you have to be delusional if you think Ahmed has a chance at beating both Boseman and Hopkins when his film isn’t even a bp contender and he didn’t even receive nearly the same type of reviews as those two received…

[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 257 Posts: 16485 View Predictions]

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David wrote:

Because you have to be delusional if you think Ahmed has a chance at beating both Boseman and Hopkins

FYC OSCARS : PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN IN ALL CATEGORIES (ESP. ACTRESS – Carey Mulligan AND ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY — EMERALD FENNELL), VANESSA KIRBY FOR "PIECES OF A WOMAN", ESSIE DAVIS FOR "BABYTEETH"

[H. H. Joined: Dec 11th, 2017 Topics: 0 Posts: 237 View Predictions]

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David wrote:

Because you have to be delusional if you think Ahmed has a chance at beating both Boseman and Hopkins when his film isn’t even a bp contender and he didn’t even receive nearly the same type of reviews as those two received…

Ahmed got equally amazing reviews what’s you talking about