Oscar Predictions: Best Supporting Actor – Ke Huy Quan Could Be 'Cool' Picks For The Acting Branch

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LAST UPDATED: 6 October , 2022

Oscars 2023 Predictions: Best Supporting Actor

EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE AT THE SAME TIME, Ke Huy Quan, 2022. ph: Allyson Riggs /© A24 / Courtesy Everett Collection Courtesy Everett Collection

CATEGORY COMMENT: Imagine the Academy being so cool that they both nominate Ke Huy Quan as the lover and the ass - a multiverse husband in "Everything Everywhere All at Once" and Mark Rylance as the sadistic and terrifying cannibal wanderer in "Bones and All".

They would both represent that the Academy is open to non-traditional character types from a variety of actors , despite their "fame".

Oscar winner Rylance ("Bridge of Spies") may have to fight internally with Timothy Chalamet, who may end up being submitted for consideration as supporting actor instead of lead (which is an accurate submission considering the film is owned by Taylor Russell).

After winning an Emmy two years ago for his work on "Succession," Jeremy Strong continues to climb the ranks of the most sought after and respected comedians in the industry. His work in James Gray's personal drama "Armageddon Time," gave the actor two standout moments to show off his range. After the film debuted in Cannes and played in Telluride and Toronto, it's next coming to the New York Film Festival, and its buzz could continue to build. He faces internal competition from his two-time Oscar-winning co-star Anthony Hopkins ("The Silence of the Lambs" and "The Father").

With Eddie Redmayne confirmed to campaign for Best Supporting Actor for Netflix's "The Good Nurse" , the Oscar-winning actor of "The Theory of Everything" (2014) could be invited back into the dance with a counter-type role that will surprise him.

Many respected actors, with decades in Hollywood, will seek recognition. Judd Hirsch, if nominated for Steven Spielberg's "The Fabelmans," would be the second-oldest nominee in history from any acting category behind Christopher Plummer, who was 88 when he was recognized for " All the money in the world" (2017). If he managed to win, he would be the oldest winner of any class, beating Hopkins who was 83 at the time of his second victory.

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