robinson because it's leslie odom jr as a son in law he told me a quote that you know he just said some advice that his father in law given him as an acting teacher and i found it so alumina to have we'll get to it in a 2nd to let me give you his c.v. he's a motivational speaker an acting teacher in los angeles which by the way is just right now must be weird i'll ask you about that c.e.o. of brady brannon and rich talent he also featured in actor singer leslie odom jr's book failing up when we talked like i said to leslie a few weeks ago i said i've got to meet this cap which shake how are you i'm good i know it's your show but i want to 3rd telling you how grateful and. impressed i am that you had me on the show because we've never met you don't know me from adam and your viewers don't know me from adam but we were talking to leslie and you heard something that you thought would be good for your viewers and he said i don't care if this guy is not a celebrity i want to hear what he has.

robinson because it's leslie odom jr as a son in law and he told me a quote that you know he just said some advice that his father in law given him as an acting teacher and i found it so alumina to have we'll get to it in a 2nd to let me give you his c.v. he's a motivational speaker an acting teacher in los angeles which by the way is just right now must be weird i'll ask you about that c.e.o. of brady brannon and rich talent he also featured in actor singer leslie odom jr's book failing up when we talked like i said to leslie a few weeks ago i said i've got.

leslie odom, jr. ♪ walk into a room ♪ >> reporter: for those you who still hasn't seen it, this is leslie odom, jr., as arun in the musical "hamilton." ♪ >> reporter: talk about a tough act to follow. ♪ if you found somebody knew, there's nothing i can do ♪ ♪ >> reporter: but now he just might have found a way to top himself. ♪ >> reporter: in the film "one night in miami," odom plays the legendary artist sam cooke, opposite his real life wife, ni nicc robinson. on the night ali won a title bout in miami. >> he is the new heavy weight champion of the world. >> reporter: you would think an actor would jump at the chance to join this ensemble, but after playing a real person on stage in "hamilton," leslie needed some convincing. when you first heard about the role, did you want to do it? >> absolutely not. no. to play sam cooke felt like not wise. >> reporter: what changed your mind? >> my agent and my manager called me up and said, we think you're making a mistake. they had never done anything like tha

one night in miami, made by regina king, delivers a supporter actor nomination for leslie odom jr, playinghat will help get a wider selection of film notice for the narratives? it is just important people watch the films because you will find gems. and instead ofjust watching the people that you know, and the directors you know and trust, instead of just watching that, you know, watching it all. it is significant that mank by david fincher, an old—fashioned story about hollywood, the type of film the academy has loved, still has the most nominations. but what's clear now is that in the search for gender and racial inequality, wider society will not put up with perceived injustice and hollywood has to follow. another round, a danish picture that can be loosely described as a drinking drama, has earned two nominations, won for best international feature film and another for its director, thomas vinterberg. he recently sat stand me to discuss the film and his work. in another round, four danish high school teachers embark on an experiment apparently based on the observations of a norwegian ph

robinson because it's leslie odom jr as a son a lot he told me a quote that you know he just said some advice that his father in law given him as an acting teacher and i found it so alumina to have we'll get to it in a 2nd to let me give you his c.v. he's a motivational speaker an acting teacher in los angeles which by the way is just right now must be weird i'll ask you about that c.e.o. of brady brannon and rich talent he also featured in actor singer leslie odom jr's book failing up when we talked like i said to leslie a few weeks ago i said i've got to meet this cap which shake how are you i'm good i know it's your show but i want to 3rd telling you how grateful and. impress the hand that you have me on the show because we've never met you don't know me from adam and your views don't know me from adam but we were talking to leslie and you heard something that you thought would be good for your viewers and he said i don't care this guy's not a celebrity i want to hear what he has to say and that says something about you so thank you he. thank you start i also remember and get this c

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of brady brannon and rich talent he also featured in actor singer leslie odom jr's book failing up when we talked like i said to leslie a few weeks ago i said i've got to meet this cap though it would shake how are you i'm good i know it's your show but i want to start off by telling you how grateful and. impressed the hand that you have me on the show because we've never met you don't know me from adam and your viewers don't know me from adam but we were talking to leslie and you heard something that you thought would be good for your viewers and he said i don't care this guy's not a celebrity i want to hear what he has to say and that says something about you so thank you he. thank you stuart i also remember again this cat's cluelessly if this guy ray's daughter who. i think leslie could go in the fin if it were a friend's or being of a v i thought i got to meet the 0 because it's like go win win all the lawyer. activities tell you what let's we don't keep the secret from the listeners i think he was talking about how and the guy so profession he's got skills on like 8 levels he's as

leslie odom jr. in "one night in miami." paul raci in "sound of metal."ou think? elizabeth, you go first. >> i think that maria bakalova, she has been really the darling of this awards season. she just won the critics choice awards, so all eyes will be on her. in the same category, we have to talk about glenn close because she is the most nominated, but snubbed living actor. this is her eighth nomination. >> chris? >> as it happens, no supporting actor nomination for the late chadwick boseman, but two supporting actor nominations for "judas and the black messiah." so that's -- that's significant development i would say. >> okay. thank you both, guys. don't go anywhere. there are more oscar nominations coming up, including best actress, actor and best picture. stay tuned to see who will be in the running this year. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ receive a chargepoint home flex charger or a $500 pulic charging credit. see your volvo retailer for details. ♪ i really, really, really, really, really like you ♪ >>> and welcome back, everyone. we are in the middle of the 93rd os

leslie odom jr. in one night in miami. paul raci, sound of metal. the keith stanfield, judith and the black messiah. congratulations. >> we still have more nominee announcements and will be back at 5:31 pet. >>> okay, so, i am so excited for the artist of pixar who was nominated for borough, a short film you can watch it is a plus. that's an amazing accomplishment. we just interviewed her a long ago, few weeks ago. it's need someone in the bay area was nominated so congrats to her and pixar. >> i can't wait to see who else is nominated and will come back that with another 90 minutes of news including a historic winter blizzard and the man who came to the rescue of drivers stuck on the streets. >>> also the start of the trial for elizabeth holmes will likely be delayed. we will share the persona reason why. >>> facebook want to help you find a vaccine appointment. the new tool is rolling out. >>> first a live look outside of 5:26 this morning. we will be right back. we made usaa insurance for members like kate. a former army medic, made of the flexib

a golden globe nomination for best director, but the movie only got best supporting actor for leslie odom jrney black bottom. one of nine performers of color out of the 20 acting slots this year >> wow. >> definitely not be an oscars so white controversy ahmed in there hopkins for "the father. gary oldman for "mank." if anyone was left out, lindo for "the five bloods," which has been overlooked throughout the season. >> are you surprised, dave, "judas and the black messiah" seemed to do fairly well >> judas and the black messiah did very well, it's a movie coming out very strong in the later part of the season it premiered in theaters and hbo max in february. this is the movie responsible for the biggest surprise in the acting category. you have daniel kaluuya, playing hampton from the black panthers, and has been winning all the awards he, of course, was nominated but his co-star letice stanfield who plays the fbi informant wh infiltrates the black panthers, he was also nominated. he was the big surprise. people were thinking best supporting actor was ripe for a surprise nominee, and who wo

those are the british oscars he was, i mean, nominated alongside leslie odom jr. >> so cool alan is featuredking that role won alan best young actor at this weekend's critics choice awards. by the way, you guys, his acceptance speech, it melted our hearts take a look. >> i'm like to thank the critics who voted and my family. i'm so sorry i hope i will be in other movies >> just to make sure he's -- >> alan, you were pinching your cheeks to make sure it wasn't a dream. it wasn't a dream. alan, tell us about that moment, speech for you? what did it feel like for you? can you hear us, alan? >> huh >> can you hear us >> yeah, uh-huh. >> hi, alan. how are you? >> i'm good. how are you? >> great can you tell us about what it felt like when you were making that acceptance speech, what that was like for you? >> hmm >> i know. >> overwhelmed. >> you were pinching your cheeks because you wanted to make sure it wasn't a dream. what did your friends say when they found out you won that award? >> well, they just said, congratulations. yay. >> yay alan, we were all saying that. what do you like about acti