OSCARS 2024
Who is Da’Vine Joy Randolph, the actress who was going to be an opera singer and swept the board with ‘The Holdovers’
The story of the breakout star Da’Vine Joy Randolph who has picked up every acting award that she’s been nominated for in her role.
The 2024 Oscars are here, and while ‘Oppenheimer’, ‘Poor Things’, ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’, and ‘Barbie’ have received the highest number of nominations and recognition at this event and throughout the awards season, ‘The Holdovers’ has also garnered praise.
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Paul Giamatti won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, as well as the Critics Choice Award for Best Actor. Giamatti is also nominated in the Best Lead Actor category at the Oscars.
Then there is Da’Vine Joy Randolph, who is also nominated for an Oscar, has been sweeping through the awards season in the Best Supporting Actress categories. She won at the Critics’ Choice Awards, Golden Globes, BAFTA, and a SAG Award. Let’s delve a bit more into her background.
Da’Vine Joy Randolph: the story
Although Da’Vine has been acclaimed for her acting work, her first foray into the arts was at Temple University, where she focused on classical vocal performance and opera. However, in her third year, she switched to musical theatre.
According to USA TODAY, during her third year, she was set to play the lead role in Temple’s production of the opera ‘Aida’, but when she sought out an acting coach to help her with her performance, she was expelled from the opera program.
After graduating from Temple, she attended the Yale School of Drama, where she earned her master’s degree. She also studied at the British American Drama Academy and spent a summer studying Shakespeare at the University of Oxford.
The actress gained recognition for the first time for her portrayal of Oda Mae Brown in the Broadway production ‘Ghost: The Musical’ (2012), for which she received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.
She began receiving acclaim for her roles in ‘Dolemite Is My Name’ (2019) and ‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’ (2020), and now with ‘The Holdovers’ (2023), she is the favorite to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. On the television front, her credits include ‘Selfie’ (2014), ‘This Is Us’ (2016), ‘People of Earth’ (2016-2017), ‘Empire’ (2017-2018), ‘High Fidelity’ (2020), ‘Only Murders in the Building’ (2021-present), and ‘The Idol’ (2023).