For an actor as prolific as Colin Firth, it’s a little surprising that he has only been nominated twice at the Oscars. He earned his first Best Actor bid for “A Single Man” (2009) and then won that category the very next year for “The King’s Speech” (2010). But he hasn’t been back since. Could “Supernova” return him to the academy’s lineup?
“Supernova” is a gay love story starring Firth as Sam and Stanley Tucci as his partner Tusker who has been diagnosed with dementia. That’s somewhat reminiscent of Firth’s first Oscar nom: in “A Single Man” he played a gay professor mourning the death of his partner. “Supernova” had its world premiere last fall at the San Sebastian Film Festival, but it’s set for US release on January 29, which makes it eligible for these Oscars since the academy extended its eligibility period to February 28 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Supernova” is a gay love story starring Firth as Sam and Stanley Tucci as his partner Tusker who has been diagnosed with dementia. That’s somewhat reminiscent of Firth’s first Oscar nom: in “A Single Man” he played a gay professor mourning the death of his partner. “Supernova” had its world premiere last fall at the San Sebastian Film Festival, but it’s set for US release on January 29, which makes it eligible for these Oscars since the academy extended its eligibility period to February 28 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
- 1/20/2021
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
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