bluesman

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Nominated for his first Oscar at 73 for playing bluesman Delta Slim, Lindo is living proof of his own mantra: ‘It’s not where you start, it’s where you finish.’

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The 2026 original song contenders come from deep inside the characters singing them: a simple man wistfully looking back on his ordinary life; a budding bluesman with talent to burn down the house; a 17-time Oscar nominee; a demon-hunting K-pop star channeling the real-life singer-songwriter behind her; and a joyous expression of life from inside a documentary’s main “character,” a retirement home for musicians.

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Emerging bluesman Sammie plays a song he wrote as a confession to his pastor father, a paean to the music he loves.

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Carter incorporates Guy’s real-life signature polka dots to highlight “this is a real story of the blues, and this is a real bluesman.”

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But Lindo had received so much love for his turn as bluesman Delta Slim since “Sinners” premiered in April, he figured, “Why not sit in?”

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