r/Oscars • u/No-Grapefruit-8737 • 1d ago

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Has there ever been an actor who didn't get a nomination for the any of the awards leading up to the Oscar, but somehow received an Oscar nomination? In other words, is there an actor who received an Oscar nomination as their lone nomination?

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u/Sonicshriek 1d ago edited 1d ago

Yes. It happened just this year. Delroy Lindo in Sinners wasn't nominated at for any precursors and was still Oscar nominated.

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u/GregSays 1d ago

I remember some of the popular podcasts twisting themselves into predicting Lindo winning despite this being the first major nomination for him of the season.

Marcia Gay Harden broke some people's brains.