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Sean Penn, two-time lead actor winner, is a strong contender in the supporting category for his unnervingly entertaining (entertainingly unnerving?) work in \u201cOne Battle After Another.\u201d \u201cFrom his hair, to his sputter, to his strut, Penn makes a clown show out of hypocritical ultraconservative piety,\u201d says Amy Nicholson.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, respected veterans such as Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd, Billy Crudup, Andrew Scott, Delroy Lindo and Adam Sandler have delivered some of the buzziest supporting work of the season. Skarsg\u00e5rd is in the first-round clubhouse with a small lead. Robert Daniels writes that he \u201cgives the performance of his life; surely it will lead to his first nomination.\u201d<\/p>\n
Critics have long championed Sandler\u2019s dramatic work, promoting his candidacy for such films as \u201cPunch-Drunk Love,\u201d \u201cHustle\u201d and \u201cUncut Gems.\u201d \u201cI haven\u2019t even seen \u2018Jay Kelly\u2019 yet, but give Adam Sandler his nomination, you cowards,\u201d snarls Katie Walsh.<\/p>\n
Glenn Whipp champions Billy Crudup for what he guesses is \u201cmaybe 10 minutes of \u2018Jay Kelly.\u2019 \u2026 It\u2019s the best brief showcase since Judi Dench won the Oscar for \u2018Shakespeare in Love.\u2019<\/i> \u201d<\/p>\n
Dench won for only 8 minutes of screen time.<\/p>\n
Best actor<\/a> | Best actress<\/a> | Best supporting actress<\/a><\/p>\n 1. Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd, \u201cSentimental Value\u201d<\/b>
2. Sean Penn, \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d<\/b>
T3. Adam Sandler, \u201cJay Kelly\u201d<\/b>
T3. Paul Mescal, \u201cHamnet\u201d\u00a0<\/b>
5. Jeremy Strong, \u201cSpringsteen: Deliver Me <\/b>F<\/b>rom Nowhere\u201d<\/b>
6. Jacob Elordi, \u201cFrankenstein\u201d
7. Billy Crudup, \u201cJay Kelly\u201d
T8. Takehiro Hira, \u201cRental Family\u201d
T8. Andrew Scott, \u201cBlue Moon\u201d<\/p>\n