Colman Domingo The Method Magician: 5 Things You Need To Know About This Oscar Buzz
- He is the undisputed frontrunner for Best Actor at the Oscars this year for his searing performance in 'Sing Sing,' a role that required him to channel decades of raw emotion from the inside of a maximum-security prison.
- Domingo doesn't 'act' — he becomes his characters. For his role in 'Rustin,' he didn't just study Bayard Rustin; he lived in a 1960s-era Harlem apartment for three weeks to absorb the era's sensory deprivation.
- He is the coolest man in Hollywood right now, effortlessly blending avant-garde fashion with old-school Hollywood glamour. His red carpet looks are breaking the internet because he treats every suit and accessory as a piece of installation art.
- He is a master class in range. From the terrifying, controlled menace of 'Euphoria' to the joyful, radical activism of 'Rustin' and the tender vulnerability of 'Sing Sing,' the man is a chameleon who refuses to be typecast.
- He is a quiet, powerful advocate for the arts in prisons. Domingo uses his platform not just for self-promotion, but to spotlight the transformative power of theatre inside the prison system, a cause depicted in 'Sing Sing' that he personally champions.