Sean Penn, two-time lead actor winner, is a strong contender in the supporting category for his unnervingly entertaining (entertainingly unnerving?) work in “One Battle After Another.” “From his hair, to his sputter, to his strut, Penn makes a clown show out of hypocritical ultraconservative piety,” says Amy Nicholson.
Meanwhile, respected veterans such as Stellan Skarsgård, Billy Crudup, Andrew Scott, Delroy Lindo and Adam Sandler have delivered some of the buzziest supporting work of the season. Skarsgård is in the first-round clubhouse with a small lead. Robert Daniels writes that he “gives the performance of his life; surely it will lead to his first nomination.”
Critics have long championed Sandler’s dramatic work, promoting his candidacy for such films as “Punch-Drunk Love,” “Hustle” and “Uncut Gems.” “I haven’t even seen ‘Jay Kelly’ yet, but give Adam Sandler his nomination, you cowards,” snarls Katie Walsh.
Glenn Whipp champions Billy Crudup for what he guesses is “maybe 10 minutes of ‘Jay Kelly.’ … It’s the best brief showcase since Judi Dench won the Oscar for ‘Shakespeare in Love.’ ”
Dench won for only 8 minutes of screen time.
Best actor | Best actress | Best supporting actress
1. Stellan Skarsgård, “Sentimental Value”
2. Sean Penn, “One Battle After Another”
T3. Adam Sandler, “Jay Kelly”
T3. Paul Mescal, “Hamnet”
5. Jeremy Strong, “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere”
6. Jacob Elordi, “Frankenstein”
7. Billy Crudup, “Jay Kelly”
T8. Takehiro Hira, “Rental Family”
T8. Andrew Scott, “Blue Moon”
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