Andrew Scott Becomes Strong Frontrunner for Best Actor

Andrew Scott knows a little about ghosts. His 'Elsinore' just swept into the Oscar race

The star of 'Ripley' and 'All of Us Strangers' star steps up in a performance of depth as Ian Charleson, the Scottish actor who took on Hamlet at the end of his life.

Andrew Scott Has Waited His Whole Career for a Role Like ‘Elsinore.’ Can Focus and the Bard Anoint Him With an Oscar?

Andrew Scott is the prince of Telluride. There are performances that feel like a reckoning, and performances that feel like a resurrection. Andrew Scott’s work in “Elsinore,” which had its world premiere Friday night at the Telluride Film Festival, is somehow both — a great actor playing a great actor as the curtain starts to […]

‘Elsinore’ and ‘The Liberation’ Launch TV Stars Andrew Scott and Carrie Coon Into the Oscar Race

'Elsinore' and 'The Liberation' Launch TV Stars Andrew Scott and Carrie Coon into the Oscar Race

Andrew Scott Becomes Strong Frontrunner for Best Actor

After John Malkovich rose to the top of the pile, Andrew Scott in Telluride said “Hold my beer.” At least that’s what it’s looks like from the reception in Telluride, which is one of those things that sometimes happens. Raves upon raves upon raves. I think Andrew Scott can ride this all the way to […]

Telluride Awards Analysis: Andrew Scott Leaps Into Top Tier of Best Actor Oscar Race for ‘Elsinore’

Andrew Scott leaps into the top tier of best actor Oscar contenders for his portrayal of the late actor Ian Charleson in 'Elsinore'

Andrew Scott Surges Into the Best Actor Oscar Race for ‘Elsinore’ After Telluride Premiere

It’s quite amazing what just a few buzzy articles, curiously sourced, all coming at the same time, can do to catapult an actor to the top of the Best Actor race, sight unseen.It all began two months ago when The Playlist’s Gregory Ellwood reported that Simon Stone’s “Elsinore” was generating exceptional buzz, with the film reportedly accepted into every festival it had been submitted to and several executives calling Scott the current Best Actor…