Overview
- He walked the Dolby Theatre red carpet with his mother, Melissa, honoring a promise he made at age 15 to take her as his Oscars date.
- Elordi’s transformation for the role involved upwards of 10 hours of makeup daily, according to prosthetics head Mike Hill.
- He enters the ceremony with awards-season momentum, winning Critics Choice and AACTA Best Supporting Actor and earning nominations from the BAFTAs, Golden Globes, and others.
- He has publicly dedicated his Oscar nomination to the late Heath Ledger, citing the Australian star as a formative inspiration.
- Elordi landed the Creature role after Andrew Garfield exited the project, winning the part via a Zoom audition with Guillermo del Toro to star opposite Oscar Isaac.