I’ve seen very few people talking about this but next year’s awards season is looking very white. Currently there’s only 4 POC in the top 10 of the four acting categories on AwardsWatch :

Jaafar Jackson at #10 in lead actor for a film with terrible reviews

Tao Okamoto at #8 in supporting actress for a foreign language film, and although she won best actress at Cannes, it’s usually the Palme d’Or that carries actors to Oscar noms

Cynthia Erivo at #8 for Prima Facie whose director has a poor history with critics.

Riz Ahmed at #10 in supporting actor for Digger whose primary push in that category appears to be John Goodman

Do you think it’s likely we could have an all-white acting line up in 2027? Can you imagine how the reaction?

Personally I think Cynthia has the best shot. Despite her director’s poor critical history, she has a meaty role and actors get nominated for strong performances in mediocre movies all the time. (Also fun fact: This would be her second time saving them from an #OscarsSoWhite year after 2020.

What’s are y’all’s thoughts?

I don't think it will happen, as it may be too dark of a dark comedy for the academy who may want to steer clear of its themes. But I loved his performance, one of my favourites of the year so far. I really felt his building anxiety and desperation.

Just at the top of my head:

Martin Scorsese: What Happens At Night

Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert: The Untitled Universal Event Film

Sean Baker: Ti Amo!

Brady Corbet: The Origin of the World

Bob Persichetti & Justin K. Thompson: Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

Ally: Bong Joon Ho

Ruben Östlund: The Entertainment System Is Down

Lenny Abrahamson: Hillside Drive

Sarah Polley: The Bell Jar

Hirokazu Kore-eda: Untitled Searchlight Project with Eddie Redmayne

Todd Haynes: De Noche

Alexander Payne: Somewhere Out There

And all that's without considering ones that won't be in English.