Sterling K. Brown is truly living out the statement that it’s truly an honor to be nominated. The beloved actor received a 2024 Oscar nomination for his work in American Fiction, and when the awards ceremony airs on the 2024 TV schedule, he’ll be shown next to Robert Downey Jr., Ryan Gosling, Robert De Niro and Mark Ruffalo in the Best Supporting Actor Category. While any of these men could win, I mean surprises happen all the time at The Academy Awards, Brown is convinced his name won’t be called and RDJ’s will, and he explained why he’s “totally fine” with that.
It’s not very often that you see an actor so happily claim that they won’t win an Academy Award. Only a week after Sterling K. Brown received his first Oscar nomination, he appeared on The Graham Norton Show (via EW) to talk about his projects and his recognition for the work he did in the book-to-screen adaptation of American Fiction. While sitting with fellow nominee Colman Domingo (who is in the Lead Actor category for Rustin), Brown said:
