Summary
- Leonardo DiCaprio is a frontrunner for the Best Actor Oscar in 2024 for his role in Killers of the Flower Moon.
- Despite being a favorite, DiCaprio’s chances may be hindered by the emergence of Andrew Scott’s performance in All of Us Strangers.
- Scott’s transformation into a captivating leading man in All of Us Strangers is generating buzz and adds a refreshing name to the mix of Best Actor contenders.
It looks like Leonardo DiCaprio is on course to win his second Academy Award thanks to Killers of the Flower Moon, but an unexpected contender may hurt DiCaprio’s chances at the 2024 Oscars. DiCaprio ended a long-running internet meme in 2015 when he finally won an Academy Award for Best Actor. Taking home the coveted statuette for his role in The Revenant, it was a long time coming for the lauded actor who first made his breakthrough in the early 1990s.
DiCaprio is considered an early front-runner for the Best Actor Oscar in 2024 once again thanks to his turn in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon. If the 2024 Oscars prediction is proven correct, it will be DiCaprio’s sixth Best Actor nomination. However, the acclaimed actor’s chances might be quashed by the emergence of a new and wholly unexpected name that’s been thrown into the ring.
All Of Us Strangers’ Festival Debut Has Turned Andrew Scott Into An Oscars Contender
The 2023 Telluride Film Festival saw the debut of Andrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers, and its leading performance is generating Oscars buzz. Loosely based on the 1987 novel Strangers by Taichi Yamada, All of Us Strangers stars Paul Mescal, Claire Foy, Jamie Bell, and Andrew Scott, but it’s the latter whose performance may prove to be competition for Leonardo DiCaprio at the 2024 Oscars. Scott, best known for his work as Moriarty in BBC’s Sherlock and the nameless “hot priest” in Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag, takes on the central role of Adam in a haunting story of love and loss.
While DiCaprio’s work in Killers of the Flower Moon has been an early favorite for the 2024 Oscars, Scott’s transformation into a captivating leading man for All of Us Strangers is generating buzz. The film currently holds a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score, with Scott singled out as the highlight for delivering an “intelligent and quietly moving” performance. While it remains to be seen if All of Us Strangers can maintain its momentum to deliver an unexpected win at the 2024 Academy Awards, it’s refreshing to see a smaller – but no less talented – name added to the mix of contenders for Best Actor.
Who Are The Other Best Actor Contenders For The 2024 Oscars?
Both DiCaprio and Scott face tough competition in the 2024 Oscars Best Actor race, however. Cillian Murphy is another favorite to win following his blistering performance in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. Joaquin Phoenix is also vying for the accolade for his role in Ridley Scott’s Napoleon. Colman Domingo (Rustin), Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers), and Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction) have also been tipped for a Best Actor nomination at the 2024 Oscars. While Leonardo DiCaprio might seem like the safest bet, Scott’s turn in All of Us Strangers might turn out to be a surprising Academy Award win.
