Da'Vine Joy Randolph Makes Public Plea for 5 Extra Oscars Tickets: 'If Anyone Would Like to Contribute … '

The 'Holdovers' actress is up for Best Supporting Actress at next month's Academy Awards

Da'Vine Joy Randolph attends the 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 18, 2024 in London, England
Da'Vine Joy Randolph in London on Feb. 18, 2024. Photo:

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Da'Vine Joy Randolph has a request!

The Holdovers star, who is up for Best Supporting Actress at next month's Oscars 2024 ceremony, is on the hunt for more tickets to the upcoming event, as she revealed on Monday's episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.

"Did you end up getting more tickets to Oscars for your family? What is happening with that?" host Andy Cohen asked Randolph, 37.

"If anyone would like to contribute to giving me an additional ticket that you may not need," the actress told the camera.

She added with a laugh, "I need five tickets."

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Randolph made her initial comments about wanting to get a few more plus-ones in an interview with Vanity Fair published earlier this month.

“They’re telling me I may only have one extra ticket, so that’s my mission,” the actress said. “Can you imagine the people in your life that are, like, ‘I want to come!’ And you’re, like, ‘And you should come because you’ve helped me significantly in my life.’ "

“If I can get five — I don’t care if my people are back there [on the balcony], I don’t need five people in my row,” Randolph added. “Get Oscar tickets, or buy Oscar tickets, whatever we’ve got to do — I have some family members that would be very upset, so I’ve got to figure that out.”

Randolph is nominated this year for her role as a grieving mother in The Holdovers. The Best Supporting Actress category also includes Emily Blunt for OppenheimerDanielle Brooks for The Color PurpleAmerica Ferrera for Barbie and Jodie Foster for Nyad.

 Da’vine Joy Randolph; Emily Blunt
Da'vine Joy Randolph in London on Feb. 17, 2024; Emily Blunt in London on Feb. 18, 2024.

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Asked by a caller on WWHL Monday about which fellow Oscar nominee she has bonded with the most over the current awards season, Randolph named Blunt, 40.

"She's really sweet, really kind, and has always been just checking in on me and looking out for me," the Ghost: The Musical actress said. "She's really, really kind."

Randolph has already cemented her red-carpet status this year with glam appearances at the Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards, leaving with a trophy in hand after each — and March will mark her first time at the Academy Awards.

Meanwhile, The Holdovers has a total of five nominations, including Best Picture.

The 96th Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will be held Sunday, March 10, inside the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles, and will air live on ABC at 7 p.m. ET.

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