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The Curious Case of Best Actor vs. Best Supporting Actor Twitter 0 comments Academy Awards aka Oscars season is here and, as always, there is interesting discourse around the nominations. One of this year’s biggest conundrums surrounded Judas & the Black Messiah. Daniel Kaluuya, who portrayed Fred Hampton, and Lakeith Stanfield, who plays Bill O’Neal, both received Best Actor in a Supporting Role (commonly referred to as Best Supporting Actor) nominations. And, while their powerful perfor...

A&O and McSA to host Ramy Youssef in virtual spring speaker event A&O Productions and Northwestern’s Muslim-cultural Students Association announced Monday they will virtually host stand-up comedian and actor Ramy Youssef on April 22.  The spring speaker event, which will take place at 8 p.m. CST, will feature a conversation with Youssef moderated by Maytha Alhassen, journalist and staff writer on Youssef’s eponymous show, “Ramy.” Youssef, an award-winning Egyptian American comedian, cr...

OTT looks to books for inspiration With OTT platforms experimenting with genres and content, there are a host of projects that are based on books. Lately, we have already had the Parineeti Chopra-starrer   |  19 April 2021 3:53 AM GMT With OTT platforms experimenting with genres and content, there are a host of projects that are based on books. Lately, we have already had the Parineeti Chopra-starrer"The Girl On The Train" that was based on Paula Hawkins bestseller of the same name. The Osca...

OTT looks to books for inspiration ​ Sun, Apr 18 2021 10:12 IST | ​ 8 Views OTT looks to books for inspiration.. Image Source: IANS News Mumbai, April 18 : With OTT platforms experimenting with genres and content, there are a host of projects that are based on books. Lately, we have already had the Parineeti Chopra-starrer "The Girl On The Train" that was based on Paula Hawkins bestseller of the same name. The Oscar-nominated film "The White Tiger" was based on Aravind Adigas Man Booker ...

Riz Ahmed is the first Muslim nominated for best actor, with 'Sound of Metal' receiving six Oscar noms overall.

The best of Broadway is available to you this year through BroadwayWorlds Stage Door. Book your favorite stars from around the theater community from Broadway, West End, National Tours, Viral Stars, and more for video shout-outs, classes, and more. Who is new to the Stage Door family this week? Asmeret Ghebremichael was last seen in Londons West End production of Dreamgirls as Lorrell Robinson (IARA Award nomination). She also played Nabulungi in The Book of Mormon. Her Broadway credits include...

Glen Wilson/Warner Bros. One of the big surprises of the 2021 Oscar nominations was the success of Judas and the Black Messiah, Shaka King’s film about Fred Hampton (played by Daniel Kaluuya), a leader in the Black Panther Party, and his betrayal at the hands of William O’Neal (LaKeith Stanfield). As you can probably guess from that cursory plot summary, O’Neal is the Judas and Hampton the Black Messiah of the film’s title. So when both Kaluuya and Stanfield were nominated for Best Sup...

'Mank' and 'Trial of the Chicago 7' lead the way. Amazon Studios scores 12 nominations.

Celebrity by Wenlei Ma 16th Mar 2021 5:17 AM It was a history-making year for the Oscars with two women competing in the Best Director category. But before it got to the directing category, those watching the nominations live stream were shocked to see Judas and the Black Messiah star Lakeith Stanfield show up in the Best Supporting Actor category. Its not that Stanfields nervy and intense performance as a FBI informant who betr...

The 2021 Oscar nominations celebrate actors, actresses and directors of color. But Latinos are mostly shut out from the top categories.