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‘The Piano Lesson’ Enters Best Picture Race, As Danielle Deadwyler and Ray Fisher Deliver Standout Performances
"The Piano Lesson" could be another August Wilson adaptation to be nominated for best picture.
John David Washington, a near-best actor nominee for Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman” (2018), is fearless as Boy Willie, the arrogant and antagonistic brother trying to establish himself in a world where Black men are marginalized and endangered. Fun fact: Washington patriarch Denzel is expected to be in the acting discussion for his upcoming role in “Gladiator II.” Depending on where he chooses to campaign, if the two make the final five for lead actor, it would be the first time a father and a son were nominated for an Oscar in the same category, in the same year. Their subsequent Wilson adaptation, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” picked up six nominations, including a posthumous nod for Chadwick Boseman in best actor and two wins for costume design and makeup and hairstyling.
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