Rami Malek Has Been Nominated For Best Actor Oscar

Jan 28, 2019 by apost team

The Oscars are one of the most prestigious award ceremonies in the world. Receiving an Oscar is one of the greatest recognitions actors and actresses can be given. Some of the world's greatest actors never receive even a nomination for an Oscar despite acting for decades on end.

One of modern showbusiness' up-and-coming actors received an Oscar nomination for his role in this movie. Can you guess what movie it is? What about which actor was selected?

Rami Malek, best known for his ongoing role as Elliot Alderson of Mr. Robot, recently found himself on the receiving end of an Oscar nomination for his work in Bohemian Rhapsody.

Named after one of Queen's most widely-recognized songs, Bohemian Rhapsody is a 2018 biopic that followed Freddie Mercury, the frontman of Queen.

Malek will face Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Willem Dafoe, and Viggo Mortensen for their roles in Vice, A Star Is Born, At Eternity's Gate, and Green Book, respectively.

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Bohemian Rhapsody was initially announced in 2010 and was most likely slated to star Sacha Baron Cohen as Freddie Mercury. Developers of the biographical film moved away from Baron Cohen as the go-to actor to entrust with the role of Queen's frontman Freddie Mercury, finally casting Rami Malek in the leading role some three years later.

Principal photography for Bohemian Rhapsody began in September 2017, featuring Bryan Singer as the film's director.

Rami Malek has been nominated for other major awards for his role as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, including winning the Golden Globe for Best Actor for the spot earlier this year. Malek beat out the likes of Lucas Hedges, John David Washington, Willem Dafoe, and Bradley Cooper for the Golden Globe.

To prepare for the role of Freddie Mercury, Malek claimed that he watched the band's most famous performance, its 1985 Live Aid show, roughly 1,500 times. Talk about dedication!

Brian May, Queen's longtime guitarist, and Freddie Mercury's sister both shared that Rami Malek did a great job playing the now-deceased frontman.

Have you watched Bohemian Rhapsody? If you are an active cinema fan, do you think Rami Malek deserves the acclaim he's receiving for his depiction of Freddie Mercury? Let us know n the comments and pass this along to any fans you know!