Jesse Plemons is an actor whose impressive acting chops often go unnoticed in Hollywood. After debuting as a child actor, Plemons gained recognition as a notable TV actor with his roles in Friday Night Lights and Breaking Bad. Interestingly, Plemons has been part of seven Best Picture Oscar-nominated films since 2015. Unfortunately, the Black Mass actor has received only one nomination at the Academy Awards.
Fans have frequently discussed Plemons’ physical resemblance to actors Matt Damon and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Interestingly, Plemons played the younger version of Damon in All the Pretty Horses and the son of Hoffman’s character in The Master.
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Jesse Plemons Has Acted In Seven Best Picture Oscar Nominees
Jesse Plemons recently impressed the audience with his role as Thomas Bruce White Sr., a BOI agent, in the film Killers of the Flower Moon. The film was nominated for Best Picture at the upcoming 96th Academy Awards, marking the actor’s seventh film to be nominated at the prestigious awards. The X account, @FilmUpdates, listed out all these seven Oscar-nominated films of the actor.
Jesse Plemons has starred in seven Best Picture nominated films at the #Oscars
• Bridge of Spies dir. Steven Spielberg
• The Post dir. Steven Spielberg
• Vice dir. Adam McKay
• The Irishman dir. Martin Scorsese
• Judas and the Black Messiah dir. Shaka King
• The… pic.twitter.com/K3BnfVnESi
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) January 24, 2024
The impressive list included two Steven Spielberg films, Bridge of Spies and The Post, and two Martin Scorsese films, The Irishman and Killers of the Flower Moon. Fans, commenting under the X post, showered Plemons with praise for his choice of the right scripts. One fan believed that Plemons’ time for major awards, particularly for a leading role, is approaching.
Plemons was lauded as an underrated actor in Hollywood, with fans noting his seamless ability to play comedic and dramatic roles. One comment even dubbed him the Philip Seymour Hoffman of his generation. Fans also highlighted the importance of his role as Todd Alquist in Breaking Bad, which helped him get quality roles. Fans also remembered that both Plemons and his wife, actress Kirsten Dunst, received nominations for The Power of the Dog at the 94th Academy Awards. Fan reactions read:
His year is coming soon…
— Shoot the Sh*t (@NLNShootTheShit) January 24, 2024
The man sure knows how to pick his projects. Underrated actor.
— CinemaBros 🎥 🎬📺 (@TheCinema_Bros) January 24, 2024
He can play comedic and dramatic roles flawlessly
— kingroblo.eth 🎞 (@king_rob_lo) January 25, 2024
He could be the Philip Seymor Hoffman of his generation
— Sam G (@samgoldie33_) January 25, 2024
Remember that year when both him and his wife got supporting actor nominations? Couple goals right there
— Backpacker Raden (@backpackerraden) January 25, 2024
Good actor. Breaking Bad really has done wonders for his career, glad to see it.
— dikins cider (@mrcrab48) January 24, 2024
Plemons is set to join the Poor Things director Yorgos Lanthimos‘ next anthology project, Kinds of Kindness, alongside Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, and Margaret Qualley. He is also set to reunite with Robert De Niro and his Love and Death director Lesli Linka Glatter for a Netflix project, titled Zero Day.
Jesse Plemons Has A Plethora Of Other Critically Acclaimed Work
While fans know him as Landry from Friday Night Lights and Todd from Breaking Bad, Jesse Plemons received Primetime Emmy nominations for three other series. He was nominated for his first Primetime Emmy for his supporting role in Fargo, where he played the husband of his real-life wife, Kirsten Dunst. His second Emmy nomination came for Black Mirror, where played the villainous Captain Robert Daly in the season four episode, USS Callister.
His most recent Primetime Emmy nomination was for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series for Love and Death at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards. Other than his Oscar-nominated films, the Other People actor received widespread acclaim for his supporting role in the comedy film Game Night and for his lead role in the Netflix film, I’m Thinking of Ending Things.
Jesse Plemons’ recent work, Killers of the Flower Moon, is now available for streaming on AppleTV+.
