Clayton Davis One of the big awards season question marks has been answered. Regina King’s “One Night in Miami” will campaign Kingsley Ben-Adir, who plays Malcolm X in the period drama and Eli Goree, who plays Cassius Clay, in the best actor race.
His co-stars Aldis Hodge (Jim Brown) and Leslie Odom, Jr. (Sam Cooke) will seek consideration in best supporting actor. This was confirmed by Amazon Studios.Debuting at the Venice Film Festival in late August, the Amazon Studio release follows an evening between the four historical men in February 1964.
In awards campaign circles, there’s been talk about who is the ultimate “lead” of the movie. You could make the argument that all actors are supporting or lead.
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