{"id":140503,"date":"2019-12-23T05:55:48","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T10:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=140503"},"modified":"2019-12-23T12:36:26","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T17:36:26","slug":"always-bet-on-black","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/always-bet-on-black\/","title":{"rendered":"Always Bet on Black"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload size-medium wp-image-140473 alignleft\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 169'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Dolemite-Is-My-Name-banner-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/>If we were gamblers, we would put our money on Eddie Murphy to win a 77th Golden Globe Award. We credit Murphy for multiple talents but by far, his best talent is the talent of reinvention. After a self-imposed hibernation, Murphy makes a comeback, yet again, as the lead in the dramatic story, Netflix\u2019 \u201cDolemite Is My Name. No one does a comeback like Murphy and he does it so well that he&#8217;s been predicted as favorite for Best Actor in a Motion Picture &#8211; Musical or Comedy. Murphy has always been able to transform himself, fully immersing into his multiple characters. Rudy Ray Moore\u2019s life portrayal in Dolemite Is My Name is another man that Murphy was able to embody and it was one of his most raw and unfiltered portrayals.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload size-medium wp-image-135485 alignright\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 150'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Dolemite-Is-My-Name-2-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" \/>Even industry critics agree with our bet; Insider believes \u201c&#8230;with the movie being a comeback of sorts\u00a0for him (Eddie Murphy), I think a larger number of voters will go with him,\u201d says Jason Guerrasio and Kirsten Acuna for Insider.com. According to the website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/\">Sports Betting Dime<\/a>, Eddie Murphy&#8217;s odds are set at a whopping -200!; which is the current strong favorite to win the award. Entertainment Tonight gives credit to one of Murphy\u2019s competitors (DiCaprio) but understands the importance of reinvention. \u201cDiCaprio may be the obvious choice here, but we&#8217;re leaning toward Murphy. This sort of comeback performance proves pretty irresistible, and the Globes could claim his first acceptance speech back, which would be quite the must-watch moment,\u201d says John Boone\u200d and Philiana Ng\u200d of ETOnline.com.<\/p>\n<p>Other 2020 Golden Globe Black nominees include Cynthia Erivo, Best Actress in\u00a0a Drama for her portrayal in &#8220;Harriet,\u201d and, of course, \u201cThe Lion King\u201d is nominated for Best Animation motion picture and Billy Porter is nominated for Best Actor in a Television series &#8211; Musical or Comedy category. Porter has been on a roll for his portrayal of Pray Tell in FXs Pose, bringing home an Emmy award, making history as the first openly gay winner in its televised history. Our prediction will be that Porter will again make history, if not as an award winner than as a fashion statement.<\/p>\n<p>Last year\u2019s award season will be hard to top with the triumphant wins of \u201cBlack Panther,\u201d and \u201cIf Beale Street Could Talk\u201d; 2020 promises to be a richly diverse award season instead celebrating true stories of our black heroes and saviors. 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