"South London star Delroy Lindo at the annual Movies for Grownups awards in Beverly Hills this month. Photograph: Maarten De Boer/Getty Images for AARP Lindo was reportedly as taken aback as the rest of the industry. In bed in Los Angeles on Thursday morning, he was rung by his son and told the news. Really? Are you for real? he asked, before looking at his phone and finding 179 messages confirming it."
"In Ryan Coogler's box office hit, Lindo plays Delta Slim, a blues man who ends up barricaded in a Mississippi juke joint fighting back vampires while dealing with the looming spectre of Jim Crow racism. For many, it represented the perfect role for an African American cultural grandee, but the reality is more nuanced: Lindo is a child of the Black Atlantic."
Wunmi Mosaku earned a best supporting actress Oscar nomination. Delroy Lindo, born in south London in 1952, received a surprise best supporting actor nomination that helped Sinners reach a record 16 nominations, edging out Paul Mescal. Lindo learned of the nomination in bed in Los Angeles when his son called and then found 179 messages confirming the news. In the film, Lindo plays Delta Slim, a bluesman who barricades in a Mississippi juke joint, fights vampires and confronts Jim Crow racism. Lindo left London as a teenager and shows no London accent.
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