Daniel Kaluuya Completes Awards Season Sweep with Oscar Win for Best Supporting Actor IndieWire 1 hr ago
Daniel Kaluuya won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor thanks to his performance in “Judas and the Black Messiah,” completing an awards season sweep that started with a Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe win and extended to victories at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Critics Choice Awards, and the BAFTA Film Awards. Kaluuya is the only 2021 acting winner at the Oscars to sweep the awards season. Kaluuya won the Oscar over Lakeith Stanfield (also from “Judas and the Black Messiah”), Sacha Baron Cohen (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”), Paul Raci (“Sound of Metal”), and Leslie Odom Jr. (“One Night in Miami”).
1. Nomadland
Writer-director Chloé Zhao s drama based on the 2017 nonfiction book follows a woman (Frances McDormand) who, after her town s U.S. Gypsum plant shuts down, travels the country living in her van as she takes various jobs. Like Zhao s previous film The Rider, Nomadland features a cast of largely nonprofessional actors besides McDormand and costar David Strathairn, who blend in with ease, and beautiful Western landscapes. The movie s numerous awards now include the Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Director Golden Globes, making it the Oscars frontrunner.
Where to watch: Limited release in theaters and Hulu
2. Minari
Inspired by writer-director Lee Isaac Chung s own upbringing, this film follows a Korean American family who moves to rural Arkansas, with Steven Yeun playing the determined patriarch. A smart, sensitive film about immigrants and the American dream, Minari won both the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at last
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1. Judas and the Black Messiah
Shaka King s drama tells the story of Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya), the chairman of the Black Panther Party Illinois chapter who was killed in a 1969 police raid, and William O Neal (Lakeith Stanfield), a FBI informant who infiltrated the party. The movie premiered earlier this month at Sundance Film Festival and has earned strong reviews and awards attention, particularly Kaluuya, who scored a Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe nomination and is expected to appear in the same category at the Oscars.
Where to watch: Wide release in theaters and HBO Max on Friday
2. Minari
Inspired by writer-director Lee Isaac Chung s own upbringing, this film follows a Korean American family who moves to rural Arkansas, with Steven Yeun playing the determined patriarch. A smart, sensitive film about immigrants and the American dream, Minari won both the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at last year s Sundance and is one of this