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September 2

EastEnders - American characters

Are there American characters in EastEnders? 86.130.4.135 (talk) 21:21, 2 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Apparently not, although this fansite notes three characters that have lived in the USA at some stage. Alansplodge (talk) 21:00, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Minimum of actors' screen time for Oscar nominations

Is there a defined minimum of screen time, dialogue, or plot relevance for an actor to qualify for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor/Actress? The question is inspired by Val Kilmer's performance in his one scene in Top Gun: Maverick - could that be sufficient for the nomination? (Whether he deserves it or not, is not part of the question.) An additional question motivated by the same film: Are there similar requirements for a nomination for Academy Award for Best Actress that she must play more of a role in the film than any male supporting actor (in this case, Jennifer Connelly vs. Miles Teller). Again, whether it were deserved is not part of the question. --KnightMove (talk) 21:59, 2 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I remember when Beatrice Straight won for Network in 1976, and again when Judi Dench won for Shakespeare in Love in 1998, there was much commentary about the shortness of their screen times in those films. I never saw anything about them risking breaching some minimum qualifying time. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 22:10, 2 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@KnightMove: Here are the rules for 2022 films: [1]. The relevant section seems to be Rule Six, which says (in part) "A performance by an actor or actress in any role shall be eligible for nomination either for the leading role or supporting role categories." It is up to the nominators who to nominate, and as far as I can see there is no restrictions based on the amount of screen time the actor/actress has for either the leading or supporting categories. RudolfRed (talk) 03:53, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you both. --KnightMove (talk) 03:05, 4 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This lists the shortest screen times of Oscar winners, and confirms Straight and Dench as the shortest winning performances. --Jayron 32 12:24, 6 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Val Kilmer has virtually the same screen time, so that clarifies it. --KnightMove (talk) 01:38, 7 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]