Delroy Lindo, 73, Makes His Oscars Debut—and Brings His Whole Family

Emily BurackSun, March 15, 2026 at 10:50 PM UTC

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Delroy Lindo Brings His Whole Family to the OscarsArturo Holmes - Getty Images

Delroy Lindo is celebrating his first Oscar nomination this evening. Lindo, 73, is up for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Sinners, a recognition that has been a long time coming for the working actor.

“The hardest for maintaining a career for me was maintaining the belief in myself and in my ability to continue working, even when the evidence said otherwise, even when there was no job,” Lindo told PBS Newshour. “Even when there was no job, I had to believe.”

He continued, “Certainly, I have been despondent. Certainly, I have been—my belief has been rocked, but I have never been completely down and out. What I would say to any younger actor is, any person, a part of one's strength is in having the ability to get up off the canvas, if one is down on the canvas, to get up and find a way to keep moving forward. That’s what I have done.”

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He arrived at the Academy Awards this evening with his wife Nashormeh, and his son, Damiri. Damiri was actually the one who called his dad to tell him he earned an Oscar nomination. “It means the world because he’s seen it all,” Delroy said of his son telling him he was nominated for an Oscar. “He’s seen it away from the red carpet. He’s seen both sides of it. So, along with my wife, they have the internal and the external perspective on this journey. It felt completely right on to receive this news from my son.”

L-R: Damiri, an unidentified young woman, Nashormeh, and Delroy.Arturo Holmes - Getty Images

Lindo on the red carpet.Arturo Holmes - Getty Images

“It’s been very special to me that it has resonated for audiences in that way that it has,” Lindo says about his Oscar nomination for Sinners. “That’s become a special piece of experience for me.”

With Sinners, he adds, “This is a new experience, this is a new time, this is a different piece of work. And I’m thankful that it has been acknowledged.”

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