Lead vs. Supporting Conundrums: 2024 Edition

January 13, 2025

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Respect. (CREDIT: Golden Globes/Screenshot)

You may have noticed that trophies are being handed out more than usual lately. You may have also noticed that the organizations that deliver those awards may be making questionable categorization decisions.

Around this time of year, I like to assess the situation and offer my own take on certain dilemmas, in particular whether a certain movie performance was a Lead or Supporting role. To be fair to the Oscars and other awards ceremonies, these decisions are subjective and not always clear. Reasonable people can disagree on these matters. But I’m not one to have my enthusiasm dampened my ambiguity!

Ergo, here is a selection of performances from 2024 getting awards attention and whether I think they should be considered Lead or Supporting.

(There are still a few movies in the awards conversation that I haven’t seen yet, so I may update my thoughts if I feel compelled to.)

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That’s Auntertaiment Mini-Episode: 96th Oscars

March 17, 2024

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CREDIT: ABC/Screenshot

When it comes to the Oscars, Aunt Beth and Jeff are always in The Zone of Interest!

96th Oscars Predictions/Preferences

March 9, 2024

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I am become Oscar, destroyer of Academies (CREDIT: Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures)

Here’s a right quick rundown of the Oscar race’s likeliest winners on Sunday, March 10, 2024, and whom I would vote for if I had a ballot.

Best Picture
Prediction: Oppenheimer
Preference: Oppenheimer

Best Director
Prediction: Christopher Nolan
Preference: Christopher Nolan

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Lead vs. Supporting Conundrums: 2023 Edition

March 9, 2024

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Take the Lead? (CREDIT: IFC Films/Screenshot; Apple TV/Screenshot)

Whenever the Oscars come around, I like to enter the discussion about whether certain acting performances should be categorized as Lead or Supporting. There’s not too many I felt compelled to talk about this year, just a couple:

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The 2023 jmunney Academy Awards

March 8, 2024

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Are the Oscars on TikTok? (CREDIT: Universal Pictures)

If I were in charge of unilaterally selecting the Oscars, here is who would be selected. Nominees are listed alphabetically, winners in bold.

Best Picture
All of Us Strangers
American Fiction
Are You There God? It’s Me, Magaret.
The Holdovers
M3GAN

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Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 3/8/24

March 8, 2024

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What’s the weirdest thing about hosting the Oscars? (CREDIT: Eric McCandless/Disney)

Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.

Movies
–Imaginary (Theaters)
–Love Lies Bleeding (Theaters)

TV
-96th Academy Awards (March 10 on ABC) – This year the Oscars start an hour earlier than usual!
–Password Season Premiere (March 12 on NBC)
–Apples Never Fall Miniseries Premiere (March 14 on Peacock) – I might check this out since Alison Brie’s in it.
–Girls5eva Season 3 (March 14 on Netflix) – Streaming switch.

Music
-Bleachers, Bleachers
-Dion, Girl Friends
-Kim Gordon, The Collective
-Ariana Grande, Eternal Sunshine
-Norah Jones, Visions
-Judas Priest, Invincible Shield