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Depending on whom the other nominees are, Washington is a big favorite to win 2025’s Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, with which he would be breaking his tie with Mahershala Ali.

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The award is the third of the night for the movie, which also won best adapted screenplay and best supporting actor for Mahershala Ali. “La La Land,” meanwhile, won a total of six awards.

It was nominated for five of those, three of which it won – Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor – with Ali in particular receiving further accolades, including the ...