There were so many great performances last year in film, but two stood out: Charles Melton’s performance in ‘May December’ and Colman Domingo’s performance in ‘Rustin.’ Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott spoke with Melton and Domingo about their performances and what it feels like to be in the mix with other Oscar hopefuls this year.

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