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93rd Oscars. Oscar Contenders of 2020 (for the 2021 Ceremony) - For prediction, discussion, entertainment purposes only
REVIEW OF THIS CATEGORY
How often does Best Actor go to a non-Best Picture nominated film?
History of Posthumous Oscars
Oldest Best Actor Nominees of all time
AND THE NOMINEES ARE...
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Riz Ahmed
wins: Gold List +3 regional critic groups
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Chadwick Boseman
wins: LAFCA, Chicago, AWFJ, San Fran, + 2 more regional critics groups |
Anthony Hopkins
wins: Boston, Florida |
Gary Oldman
wins: -- |
Steven Yeun
wins: Gold List |
| Who SHOULD win? Reader's Choice | ||||
| RIZ AHMED triumphed (though the race was tight) with 34% of your votes | ||||
| Who was left out? | ||||
| We suspect that Mads Mikkelsen was in the dread sixth spot given the rising popularity of Another Round. Delroy Lindo was an early hopeful but the critics didn't really rally for him opting to focus on Chadwick and Riz instead. Other hopefuls that didn't make it Kingsley Ben-Adir, Ben Affleck, and | ||||
| Who will win? | ||||
| Chadwick Boseman has this locked up for a posthumous thank you for his fine career. | ||||
| Who Should win? (Nathaniel's Choice) | ||||
| Still considering. It's such a strong line up and much more similar to my own ballot than the Academy generally provides in this category | ||||
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| How'd They Get Nominated (Coming Soon) | ||||
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| Trivia related to these men. | ||||
| The first Pakistani-descent actor ever nominated | The first black actor to be posthumously nominated | The oldest nominee ever in this category (and the first Octogenerian) | The first Asian American actor nominated for leading actor. | |