Vulture: 32 Best Working Character Actors Today

[Sir Shaw Joined: Aug 1st, 2019 Topics: 7 Posts: 1432 View Predictions]

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Vulture Magazine just published a piece about the best working character actors. They disqualified if they meet one of the following criteria.

➽ <u>The Jenkins Rule</u>: If a performer has been nominated for an Oscar, that performer is ineligible.

➽ <u>The Dowd-Martindale Rule</u>: If a performer has won a lead or supporting-actor Emmy, that performer is ineligible. (Winners of an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor are permitted.)

➽ <u>The Hahn Rule</u>: If a performer currently works primarily as a lead, that performer is ineligible.

Listed alphabetically

• Hiam Abbass
• Becky Ann Baker
• Bill Camp
• Jennifer Coolidge
• Dale Dickey
• Colman Domingo
• Walter Goggins
• Beth Grant
• Judy Greer
• Luis Guzmán
• Stephen McKinley Henderson
• Brain Tyree Henry
• Greta Lee
• John Carol Lynch
• Tzi Ma
• Jason Mantzoukas
• Aparna Nancherla
• Fred Melamed
• Rob Morgan
• Denis O’Hare
• John Ortiz
• Gayle Rankin
• Lance Reddick
• Stephen Root
• Lois Smith
• Michael Stuhlbarg
• Stephen Tobolowsky
• Lorraine Toussaint
• Shea Whigham
• Isaiah Whitlock Jr
• Benedict Wong

Thoughts?

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[wolfali Joined: Apr 8th, 2023 Topics: 249 Posts: 39091 View Predictions]

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This is actually a decent list for once lol. I like the Wong, Abbass and Coolidge mentions.

I assume Tracey Ullman and Fiona Shaw were ineligible?

Solidarity with the striking writers. Pay them the wages they are owed for bringing us the content we are all on here because of!

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[JV Joined: Dec 31st, 2019 Topics: 9 Posts: 5407 View Predictions]

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Michael Stuhlbarg should have two Oscar nominations by now. For A Serious Man and Call Me By Your Name. 

A damm shame.

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[Bassett Joined: Dec 21st, 2016 Topics: 1 Posts: 2645 View Predictions]

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Sir Shaw wrote:

• Colman Domingo

• Brian Tyree Henry

• Lorraine Toussaint

YUP ❤️

Underrated as hell

FYC

AOTY - Renaissance

Angela Bassett, Michelle Yeoh, Brian Tyree Henry.

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[wolfali Joined: Apr 8th, 2023 Topics: 249 Posts: 39091 View Predictions]

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Someone who I personally would have added is David Tennant (who has the most incredible range and is underrated af) . Although I assume he is ineligible per the Hahn rule.

Solidarity with the striking writers. Pay them the wages they are owed for bringing us the content we are all on here because of!

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[ESS Joined: Oct 28th, 2019 Topics: 2 Posts: 103 View Predictions]

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Jennifer Coolidge

Beth Grant: loved her in Donnie Darko.

Lorraine Toussaint: love her as the best villain in “Orange Is The New Black”

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[Diamond Tier Joined: Aug 14th, 2020 Topics: 0 Posts: 5519 View Predictions]

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Great list

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[methaddiction Joined: Aug 1st, 2017 Topics: 3 Posts: 5418 View Predictions]

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Lorraine Toussaint and John Carol Lynch getting the recognition they deserve we like to see it.

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[String Cheese Theory Joined: Aug 16th, 2020 Topics: 8 Posts: 2107 View Predictions]

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So pleased to see Stephen Root and Bryan Tyree Henry on this list. Both incredible talents.

Here for the comedies

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[Cocastique Joined: Jan 19th, 2020 Topics: 4 Posts: 533 View Predictions]

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Do people really like Coolidge as an actress ??

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[LLLhawks Joined: Dec 28th, 2018 Topics: 13 Posts: 902 View Predictions]

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Sir Shaw wrote:

• Hiam Abbass
• Colman Domingo
• Walter Goggins
• John Carol Lynch
• Tzi Ma
• Denis O’Hare
• Lois Smith
• Michael Stuhlbarg

Favorites. I thought Denis would be discounted since he’s gotten awards recognition for AHS before.

Also… I love Camryn Manheim.

I just love movies. And awards.

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[kaziz Joined: Nov 10th, 2011 Topics: 3 Posts: 4965 View Predictions]

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Pretty good list. I wonder why actors like:
Kaitlyn Dever
Jena Malone
Julianne Nicholson
Jesse Plemons
Jovan Adepo
Carrie Coon
Freya Mavor
Jean Smart
Helena Howard
Miranda July
Hannah Murray

wouldn’t be on here. They haven’t won any major prizes and are almost always or usually supporting actors, shouldn’t they be eligible?

FYC:
Everything Everywhere All At Once
The Banshees of Inisherin
Women Talking
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Joyland
RRR
Aftersun

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[kaziz Joined: Nov 10th, 2011 Topics: 3 Posts: 4965 View Predictions]

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Cocastique wrote:

Do people really like Coolidge as an actress ??

I do actually. She’s comedically very gifted even if she has the Rebel Wilson-like shtick that is kind of the same everytime. But even beyond that, she’s really good in tiny roles like in this year’s PYW.

FYC:
Everything Everywhere All At Once
The Banshees of Inisherin
Women Talking
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Joyland
RRR
Aftersun

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[Emmyfan Joined: Nov 26th, 2010 Topics: 22 Posts: 1725 View Predictions]

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kaziz wrote:

Pretty good list. I wonder why actors like:
Kaitlyn Dever
Jena Malone
Julianne Nicholson
Jesse Plemons
Jovan Adepo
Carrie Coon
Freya Mavor
Jean Smart
Helena Howard
Miranda July
Hannah Murray

wouldn’t be on here. They haven’t won any major prizes and are almost always or usually supporting actors, shouldn’t they be eligible?

I love Jean Smart, but she won Supporting Actress – Comedy in 2008 for Samantha Who?

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