TRAVIS BYRAM'S MOVIE REVIEWS

I...don't know what this blog is anymore. Now that I'm over doing movie reviews and have been more interested in writing theatrical pieces...I still have my interest in awards shows! Bold indicates a winner in that category. If the president was largely known by his initials, I have chosen that moniker. For presidents with identical last names, I have written their full names out as they were known in their presidency.  TONY AWARDS BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY: Ralph Bellamy in Sunrise at Campobello (1958) as FDR Sam Waterson in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1994) as Lincoln Frank Langella in Frost/Nixon (2007) as Nixon Bryan Cranston in All the Way (2014) as LBJ BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: William Daniels in 1776  (1969) as John Adams Daveed Diggs in Hamilton  (2016) as Jefferson Christopher Jackson in Hamilton  (2016) as Washington ACADEMY AWARDS BEST LEADING ACTOR: Raymond Massey in Abe Lincoln in Illinois  (1940) as Lincoln Alexander Knox in Wilson  (1944) as Wilson James Whitmore

BEST ACTOR: Predicting this victory truly feels like the only 100% certain bet we've had so far this season. It would be a gargantuan upset if anyone other than the late Boseman took home the trophy. I think this win will age as well as Peter Finch's and Heath Ledger's Oscars, which is to say...tremendously. If you knew nothing about what Mr. Boseman was enduring from 2016 to 2020, you would still be floored away by his agonized, fame-hungry Levee we get to see onscreen. I think Minari hype has been peaking at just the right time, so expect to see Yeun get that coveted fifth slot, though I would be one happy boy if Delroy Lindo was able to sneak in as the Trump-trumpeting treasure hunter Paul in Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods . Reactions to Mank have ranged from new classic to drag, but I was delighted by Oldman's sassy lush.  Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Anthony Hopkins, The Father Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal Gary Oldman, Mank Steven Yeun, Minari BEST ACTR