Worst Category Fraud this year

[RobertPius Joined: Nov 22nd, 2012 Topics: 266 Posts: 1901 View Predictions]

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Davis is that rare lead that people think is supporting otherwise the rest seem like the same old pattern of dropping down a category to win.

This will make four years in a row Supporting Actor will go to someone arguably a lead.

Opinions?

This is almost like the infamous “Rooney Moore” year. Someone call Diane Ladd.

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[keithw Joined: Aug 17th, 2012 Topics: 37 Posts: 408 View Predictions]

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Daniel Kaluuya…..I saw Judas & the Black Messiah last Saturday and then saw The Little Things on Sunday. Kaluuya does a great job but is a lead actor. Jared Leto is truly a supporting actor and also does a great job. Too bad he may miss out on a nomination due to category fraud.

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[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 272 Posts: 21218 View Predictions]

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I voted Kaluuya. I don’t consider Sacha Baron Cohen or Viola Davis category frauds but I do also see Maria Bakalova as a category fraud.

But the real answer for me here is the entire four person cast of <i>One Night in Miami</i>. They each hold a similar amount of weight to the story and each of them felt just as prominent as the other. They all either should have competed in supporting or all in lead.

FYC Emmys: "The Crown" in all categories, "I May Destroy You" in all categories, "It's a Sin" in all categories, "Small Axe" in all categories, Billie Piper ("I Hate Suzie"), Yvonne Strahovski ("Stateless") and Ruth Wilson ("His Dark Materials")

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[forwardswill Joined: Apr 9th, 2013 Topics: 28 Posts: 5168 View Predictions]

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None of the ones I’ve seen are frauds

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[Brayden Fitzsimmons Joined: May 3rd, 2015 Topics: 120 Posts: 7981 View Predictions]

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RobertPius wrote:

This is almost like the infamous “Rooney Moore” year. Someone call Diane Ladd.

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[linecelts Joined: Jun 18th, 2011 Topics: 8 Posts: 1101 View Predictions]

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Viola Davis is co-lead so she’s not category fraud.

My vote is Daniel Kaluuya

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[Butz Joined: Oct 15th, 2020 Topics: 0 Posts: 773 View Predictions]

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Amy Adams in the category of Best Actress.

Letterboxd: Ray_In_Bruges

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[Lil Tony Joined: Sep 17th, 2018 Topics: 8 Posts: 3064 View Predictions]

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Maria Bakalova

Andra Day should be winning Best Actress

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[Bassett Joined: Dec 21st, 2016 Topics: 9 Posts: 4452 View Predictions]

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Bakalova is blatantly being campaigned as a fraud so her

FYC :

Best Actress - Viola Davis, Frances McDormand
Best Actor - Delroy Lindo, Chadwick Boseman
Best Supporting Actor - Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman
Best Picture - Nomadland
Best Director - Chloé Zhao
SAG Ensemble - Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Best Cinematography - Nomadland

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[estrelas Joined: Jul 25th, 2018 Topics: 2 Posts: 3962 View Predictions]

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Kaluuya is definitely co-lead and there’s several moments where he actually feels more lead than Lakeith.

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[Lucas Joined: Jun 24th, 2020 Topics: 0 Posts: 710 View Predictions]

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Maria Bakalova and Daniel Kaluuya

FYC

Best Actor: Mads Mikkelsen (Another Round)

Best Actress: Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman)

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[SN Joined: Dec 7th, 2014 Topics: 17 Posts: 2715 View Predictions]

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Kaluuya is category fraud, but not as egregious as previous winners like Brad Pitt and Mahershala Ali.

I vote for Bakalova because she would be safer for a nomination if she was campaigning in lead.

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[Eddy Q Joined: Oct 13th, 2012 Topics: 23 Posts: 5054 View Predictions]

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SN wrote:

I vote for Bakalova because she would be safer for a nomination if she was campaigning in lead.

With Andra Day receiving solid-to-great personal mentions in most reviews, I don’t think that’s the case anymore. In lead categories prestige bait tends to win out over irreverent comedy.

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[RobertPius Joined: Nov 22nd, 2012 Topics: 266 Posts: 1901 View Predictions]

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I wonder why critic’s groups don’t stop the frauds since they are the first awards out of the box.

Poor Joe Pesci, he probably was second last year. That would be the second time he lost to a fraud. He could have had three Oscars. (if he had still won for Goodfellas if he had won for Raging Bull.)

Odd how the Globes stood up to Borat and stopped that fraud but let the others slip thru.

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[Eddy Q Joined: Oct 13th, 2012 Topics: 23 Posts: 5054 View Predictions]

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RobertPius wrote:

Odd how the Globes stood up to Borat and stopped that fraud but let the others slip thru.

I think it was a campaign decision by Amazon to submit for the Comedy Actress category, where Bakalova had an easier shot at a nomination and win. The HFPA merely agreed to it.

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