Oscars 2021: Rogue nominations as nominees announced for 93rd Academy Awards 15 Mar, 2021 07:48 PM 7 minutes to read news.com.au By: Wenlei Ma 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 livestream were shocked to see Judas and the Black Messiah star Lakeith Stanfield show up in the Best Supporting Actor category. It's not that Stanfield's nervy and intense performance as a FBI informant who betrayed Black Panther leader Fred Hampton wasn't deserving, it was that his role was arguably a lead, and he had been submitted by Warner Bros. in the Lead Actor category.