Delroy Lindo Landed His First Oscar Nomination, But Denzel Washington Was Giving Him Flowers Weeks Beforehand

The conversation happened during a special showing of Sinners followed by a discussion, led by Washington (according to Deadline). Washington, famous for Training Day, began the evening by asking everyone to give Lindo a standing ovation, saying it was a recognition long in the making. Denzel openly shared stories about their time practicing acting together in San Francisco and how much he learned just by observing Lindo’s work on Malcolm X. Here’s how he described it:






