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So now that the season has started, we have an idea of what performances are on the critics/industry radar and will get nominated and win most of the awards.
But, what are some performances of this year that seem to be getting no traction at all and yet are deserving of the recognition?
ReplyI’ll go by each category. Obviously this is vey subjective.
Actress
– Radha Blank, The 40 Year Old Version
– Morfydd Clark, Saint Maud
– Beanie Feldstein, How to Build a Girl
– Sally Hawkins, Eternal Beauty
– Rashida Jones, On the Rocks
– Rachel McAdams, Eurovision
– Elisabeth Moss, Shirley
– Eliza Scanlen, Babyteeth
– Anya Taylor-Joy, EmmaI would include Julia Garner but she has gotten traction with critics (i.e. she was the Boston runner up).
Actor
– Johnny Flynn, Emma
– Dev Patel, The Personal History of David Copperfield
– Toby Wallace, BabyteethS. Actress
– Morfydd Clark, The Personal History of David Copperfield
– Essie Davis, Babyteeth
– Jennifer Ehle, Saint Maud
– Miranda Hart, Emma
– Billie Piper, Eternal Beauty
– Talia Ryder, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
– Sarah Solemani, How to Build a Girl
– Tilda Swinton, The Personal History of David Copperfield
– Odessa Young, ShirleyS. Actor
– Peter Capaldi, The Personal History of David Copperfield
– Paddy Considine, How to Build a Girl
– Peter Kim, The 40 Year Old Version
– Matthew MacFadyen, The Assistant
– Jonathan Majors, Da 5 Bloods
– Ben Mendelsohn, Babyteeth
– Josh O’Connor, Emma
– Clarke Peters, Da 5 BloodsReplyCopy URLFYC OSCARS : PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN IN ALL CATEGORIES (ESP. ACTRESS – Carey Mulligan AND ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY — EMERALD FENNELL), VANESSA KIRBY FOR "PIECES OF A WOMAN", ESSIE DAVIS FOR "BABYTEETH"
I’ve been meaning to watch Babyteeth for a while but now that I’m making my year-end lists I’ll definitely be checking it out soon.
Eliza Scanlen is honestly just an incredibly underrated performer. She is the definition of versatile. Her performance in Babyteeth is a complete 180 from her performance in Sharp Objects (you hardly recognise that she’s the same person lol).
I wasn’t also a fan of Ben Mendelsohn’s work until now but he was truly heartbreaking in this. It’s tempting me to see what else he is in.
ReplyCopy URLFYC OSCARS : PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN IN ALL CATEGORIES (ESP. ACTRESS – Carey Mulligan AND ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY — EMERALD FENNELL), VANESSA KIRBY FOR "PIECES OF A WOMAN", ESSIE DAVIS FOR "BABYTEETH"
From what I’ve seen so far:
Lead performances
Radha Blank, The 40-Year-Old Version
Elisabeth Moss, Shirley
Cristin Milioti, Palm Springs
Alma Poysti, Tove
Jesse Plemons, I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Dev Patel, The Personal History of David Copperfield
Ibrahima Gueye, The Life Ahead
Pete Davidson, The King of Staten IslandSupporting perfomances
Arliss Howard, Mank
Odessa Young, Shirley
Glynn Turman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Jonathan Majors, Da 5 Bloods
Orion Lee, First Cow
Dianne Wiest, Let Them All Talk
Lucas Hedges, Let Them All Talk
Robin de Jesus, The Boys in the Band
Miranda Hart, Emma
Dan Stevens, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire SagaAll these performances were unique in the sense that the actor brought them to a level someone else would have not. Unfortunately I expect them to be largely – and for the most part completely – snubbed by awards bodies.
I’ve left out some great performances that I expect to gain at least a few random nods here and there, such as Candice Bergen in Let Them All Talk, Jessie Buckley in I’m Thinking of Ending Things and Nicole Beharie in Miss Juneteenth.
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Han Ye-ri, Minari
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Meryl Streep + Dianne Wiest + Candice Bergen + Gemma Chan, Let Them All Talk
Colman Domingo + Glynn Turman, Ma Rainey
Sally Hawkins, Eternal Beauty
Rahda Blank, The Forty-Year-Old Version
Abril Zamora + Sophia Loren, The Life Ahead (has she appeared yet really?)I watched Beanpole today. It should be in contention for awards across the board but the outstanding (debut!) performances of Viktoria Miroshnichenko and Vasilisa Perelygina deserve to get attention.
I’m also disappointed the film didn’t make the final cut for International Film this past ceremony because it would have boosted the visibility a lot and perhaps given it the tiniest chance of getting the major nominations it deserves this year.
ReplyCopy URLLead Actor
Jim Parsons in The Boys In The Band
Ben Affleck in The Way Back
Henry Golding in Monsoon
Ibrahima Gueye in The Life HeadLead Actress
Evan Rachel Wood in Kajillionaire
Zoey Deutch in Buffaloed
Betty Gilpin in The Hunt
Leah Lewis in The Half of ItSupporting Actor
Sebastian Stan in Endings, Beginnings
Richard Jenkins in Kajillionaire
Tuc Watkins in The Boys In The Band
Jeremy Strong in The Trial of the Chicago 7
Robert Pattinson in The Devil All The Time
Colman Domingo in Ma Rainey’s Black BottomSupporting Actress
Hillary Swank in The Hunt
Mary Holland in Happiest Season
Abril Zamora in The Life AheadReplyCopy URLFYC TV: Stateless | We Are Who We Are | Cate Blanchett in Stateless | Paapa Essiedu in I May Destroy You
FYC Movie: Boys In The Band | Toni Collette in I’m Thinking Of Ending Things | Jim Parsons in The Boys In The Band | Shailene Woodley in Endings, Beginnings | Zoey Deutch in Buffaloed | Sebastian Stan in Endings, Beginnings
– George MacKay in True History of the Kelly Gang
– Cosmo Jarvis in Ride With the Horses
– Paula Beer and Franz Rogowski, Undine
– Brian Dennehy in Driveways
– The cast of Babyteeth
– Devin France, Wendy
– Hugh Laurie, <i>The Personal History of David Copperfield </i>
ReplyCopy URLFYC from what I've seen:
Best Picture - Minari, Nomadland, Another Round, Promising Young Woman
Best Director - Chloe Zhao (Nomadland), Lee Isaac Chung (Minari), Thomas Vinterberg (Another Round)
Best Actor - Steven Yeun (Minari), Riz Ahmed (The Sound of Metal)
Best Actress - Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman), Frances McDormand (Nomadland), Han Ye-ri (Minari)
Best Supporting Actor - Brian Dennehy (Driveways), Ben Mendelsohn (Babyteeth)
Best Supporting Actres - Youn Yuh-jung (Minari)The entire cast of Nine Days, especially Duke, Beetz, Skarsgard and Wong.
And, honestly, Anthony Rannells in The Prom even though I really didn’t like this movie. He, along with Meryl, saved it from being boring and totally forgettable.
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Lead Actor: Mads Mikkelsen (Another Round)
Supporting Actress: Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)
Supporting Actor: Paul Raci (Sound of Metal)
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