‘All of Us Strangers’ Makes Andrew Scott an Oscar-Worthy Leading Man
variety.comClayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Andrew Scott sees dead people, but he could also see an Oscar nomination come his way with his heartbreaking and tenderly emotional turn as a gay screenwriter in Andrew Haigh’s drama “All of Us Strangers.” Loosely based on Taichi Yamada’s 1987 novel “Strangers,” the film follows screenwriter Adam (Scott), who, after an encounter with his neighbor Harry (Paul Mescal), is mysteriously pulled back into his childhood home, where it appears his long-dead parents (played by Claire Foy and Jamie Bell) are actually alive — and haven’t aged in 30 years.
Emmy nominee Scott (guest drama actor in 2020 for “Black Mirror”) has been seamlessly maneuvering back and forth between film and television, notably garnering massive attention for his “hot priest” role on “Fleabag.” He absorbs the underlying pain of losing parents, while also grappling with the lingering question of whether they would approve of you or not.
It may sound like a broken record if you happened to read my tribute to Ron Cephas Jones, but being less than two years after my father’s passing, the movie connected with me deeply, especially considering what Scott brings to his role.
The Actors Branch will have plenty to mull this season, and he will surely be in the conversation. Mescal was a breakout in the Hulu limited series “Normal People” in 2020, and since, his star has continued to rise substantially with roles in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Lost Daughter” (2021) and Charlotte Wells’ “Aftersun” (2022) which garnered him his first Oscar nom for best actor.
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