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Someday we’re going to look back on how wild it is that Jamie Lee Curtis essentially got an oscar nomination just by saying she wants one.
This is not to discredit her performance, I think she’s great in the movie, but in a small part with a much flashier supporting actress performance in the same movie plus how competitive the category was this year, I think it’s pretty clear she wouldn’t have gotten in if she didn’t actively campaign. All she had to do was say on one talk show that she wanted a nomination, and not only did people start predicting her but she somehow leapfrogged Hsu to become the more likely nominee (that is really the thing that is going to confuse people when they look back on this race in a decade). Again this is not a criticism, campaigning is half the game and she gave a good performance. I applaud her for it lol, and it shows how well liked she is in the industry.
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The Sunne in Splendour.
I prefer my roses whiteAll Condon did was wave at her neighbours and let her brother know that his friend doesn’t love him anymore. She did nothing award worthy in that creepy borefest. Legend Bassett breakdown over the abduction of Shuri is better than everything Condon did in her flop borefest that no one outside movie forums watched.
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All Condon did was wave at her neighbours and let her brother know that his friend doesn’t love him anymore. She did nothing award worthy in that creepy borefest. Legend Bassett breakdown over the abduction of Shuri is better than everything Condon did in her flop borefest that no one outside movie forums watched.
LMAO! My main issue is that I don’t find anything impressive in this performance. Being objective, hers is the best character of the film: she supports her brother and defends him against Colm and tries to make them both see reason, kindly rejects Dominic and even is a decent person overall to those she doesn’t like. Basically, the only adult that acts like one in the entire film and the only one with a very deserving happy ending. And yet… I can’t say I’m impressed with what she does in here. Maybe her journey is something impressive because of the script? Seriously, I can’t grasp my mind around all this recognition but oh, well: films do come before performances every season.
Someday we’re going to look back on how wild it is that Jamie Lee Curtis essentially got an oscar nomination just by saying she wants one. This is not to discredit her performance, I think she’s great in the movie, but in a small part with a much flashier supporting actress performance in the same movie plus how competitive the category was this year, I think it’s pretty clear she wouldn’t have gotten in if she didn’t actively campaign. All she had to do was say on one talk show that she wanted a nomination, and not only did people start predicting her but she somehow leapfrogged Hsu to become the more likely nominee (that is really the thing that is going to confuse people when they look back on this race in a decade). Again this is not a criticism, campaigning is half the game and she gave a good performance. I applaud her for it lol, and it shows how well liked she is in the industry.
I think Curtis was always more likely to get a nomination than Hsu because A: She’s white and B: She’s Hollywood royalty whereas Hsu is basically a newcomer. Also it is pretty crazy that Curtis didn’t have a nomination until now. (she was deserving for Freaky Friday but the Oscars were way too snobby back then to nominate that movie) I’m still very happy that both of them got nominations because they’re both deserving in my opinion. And even if Hsu was the only nominee for Everything Everywhere she’d still be losing to Bassett or Condon.
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Having seen Women Talking, I’m just going to say I’m glad Buckley didn’t happen. I usually like her but I found her performance massively overrated and overpraised. Did not vibe with some acting choices she made. Rooney Mara (not a lead), Claire Foy, Sheila McCarthy and Judith Ivey, were all much better and interesting imo.
I think Curtis was always more likely to get a nomination than Hsu because A: She’s white and B: She’s Hollywood royalty whereas Hsu is basically a newcomer. Also it is pretty crazy that Curtis didn’t have a nomination until now. (she was deserving for Freaky Friday but the Oscars were way too snobby back then to nominate that movie) I’m still very happy that both of them got nominations because they’re both deserving in my opinion. And even if Hsu was the only nominee for Everything Everywhere she’d still be losing to Bassett or Condon.
Curtis got her first nomination at 64 while Hsu got hers at 32. I wouldn’t say race benefitted Curtis that much in her career.
I think Curtis was always more likely to get a nomination than Hsu because A: She’s white and B: She’s Hollywood royalty whereas Hsu is basically a newcomer. Also it is pretty crazy that Curtis didn’t have a nomination until now. (she was deserving for Freaky Friday but the Oscars were way too snobby back then to nominate that movie) I’m still very happy that both of them got nominations because they’re both deserving in my opinion. And even if Hsu was the only nominee for Everything Everywhere she’d still be losing to Bassett or Condon.
Respectfully, I have to disagree. I can’t imagine a world in which a supporting performance that’s in 12% of their movie gets in over a critically acclaimed breakout performer that’s in over 30% of their movie without campaigning being a factor. It’s not even like a Keoghan/Gleeson thing where she’s got less screentime, but one great oscar clip. It’s a pretty atypical oscar performance.
You’re totally right that on paper JLC has some benefits, but if you go back to before she started actively campaigning you’ll see that Hsu was safely in the predicted top 5 on Goldderby while JLC was nowhere near it. Ofc anything can happen in the months between then and now, but if Curtis hadn’t actively campaigned I frankly don’t think it would have even occurred to anyone to start predicting and/or nominating her. As the above poster said it’s not like she’s some awards darling herself, she doesn’t just get showered with awards without having to try.
Curtis got her first nomination at 64 while Hsu got hers at 32. I wouldn’t say race benefitted Curtis that much in her career.
I mean, a nom is still a nom. If I were 64 when I got my first nom I’d still be happy about it.
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Having seen Women Talking, I’m just going to say I’m glad Buckley didn’t happen. I usually like her but I found her performance massively overrated and overpraised. Did not vibe with some acting choices she made. Rooney Mara (not a lead), Claire Foy, Sheila McCarthy and Judith Ivey, were all much better and interesting imo.
I’ve refrained from talking about Buckley all this time so as not to sound irritating but I agree. I think she’s at a great point in her career and she’s a great actress, but her performance in Women Talking was the least effective for me.
Personally I would consider Rooney Mara as a lead, even without the usual focus a main character gets, her character permeates the film in a very meaningful way. Her performance is incredible and I would rather the actors had rallied behind her than Riseborough. Claire Foy has a character that could have felt one-note, but she works the nuances really well to give the audience a peek behind all that armor she’s wearing, her last scene with Ben Whishaw and her scenes with the children brought a beautiful tenderness that made the performance seem more whole than Buckley’s. Judith Ivey tho, what a gem. Either way, I wish anyone from Women Talking had been nominated. It is a tragedy that work at this level is not enough, but that Jamie Lee Curtis’ performance in EEAAO is. I love EEAAO and I have nothing against JLC, I think she’s super charismatic but there’s nothing there.There were many strong choices for potencial nominees year un that category like Buckley, Foy , De Leon, Monae. Is a shame that only 5 made in.
Having seen Women Talking, I’m just going to say I’m glad Buckley didn’t happen. I usually like her but I found her performance massively overrated and overpraised. Did not vibe with some acting choices she made. Rooney Mara (not a lead), Claire Foy, Sheila McCarthy and Judith Ivey, were all much better and interesting imo.
I have to agree. I’m not too surprised she came ahead with critics’ notes and praises just because she had the most obvious arc of the women, but I felt she played it too straight and wasn’t as emotionally regulated as the rest of the cast. She also didn’t seem quite as comfortable with the script. My preferences of performances are actually in the order you have here.
My preference is for the director, Polley. Although I felt privileged watching the ensemble.
I can’t be unbiased about Sarah. She rocks, and always has.
The Sunne in Splendour.
I prefer my roses whiteI mean, a nom is still a nom. If I were 64 when I got my first nom I’d still be happy about it.
Nope. Getting her first nom at 64 proves that race and status never helped her. She got this nominated because she 100% deserves it. If she was Asian, I don’t think any of you would have been against the nom. Hsu is the beneficiary here for getting her first nom for her breakthrough role. I hate when people try to dismiss this JLC nom because she waited too long for it to happen
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Jessie Buckley has the showiest role in Women Talking. That’s why she was always being singled out. But I prefer Rooney Mara. Mara is so lovely to watch. You just can’t hate on her. She’s so sweet. The altercation scene was so emotional. I felt for her when Jessie’s character called her a whore
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Jamie Lee Curtis played the campaigning game and won an Oscar nomination for it. I can’t and won’t knock her hustle, and personally, I find the faux humility, “who meeee?” approach grating. They’re all in this to win it whether publicly stating that or not. Some are just more outward-facing about it than others. A select few can take it too far, but I don’t think Curtis is one of those people. I also believe the tide is shifting to Kerry Condon post-BAFTA/AACTA, but I’ll keep Angela Bassett until SAG weighs in. Stephanie Hsu upsetting would be fantastic, but the honor is the nomination for her, which is fine.
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