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94th Oscars. The Nominees of 2021 CEREMONY: March 27th, 2022
AND THE OSCAR GOES TO JESSICA CHASTAIN
AND THE NOMINEES WERE...
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Jessica Chastain WINNER wins: San Sebastian and a handful of critics groups Role: Naive earnest makeup-loving televangelist Tammy Faye and her rise and fall.
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Olivia Colman wins: Gotham, and 1 critics group Role: A professor vacationing remembers her fraught past when she meets a young struggling mother on the beach
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Penelope Cruz wins: LAFCA, Volpi Cup
Role: A photographer gets pregnant and wrestles with family history / a new friendship.
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Nicole Kidman wins: Globes, Role: Lucille Ball in crisis as the success of "I Love Lucy" is threatened by multiple scandals.
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Kristen Stewart wins: Gotham Tribute
Role: Princess Diana has a meltdown over Christmas
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| READER'S CHOICE POLL | ||||
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| HOW'D I DO ON MY PREDICTIONS? | ||||
| 4/5 Correctly predicted Penelope Cruz but assumed Lady Gaga would still be here, so I missed Kristen Stewart | ||||
| WHO WAS LEFT OUT? | ||||
| Lady Gaga (House of Gucci), who was the only actress to score at EVERY televised precursor was the big snub. Other lauded performers that didn't make the list included SAG nominee Jennifer Hudson (Respect), BAFTA nominees Alana Haim (Licorice Pizza) and Tessa Thompson (Passing), and Golden Globe winner Rachel Zegler (West Side Story) | ||||
| WHO WILL WIN? | ||||
| When the nominations were announced we leaned Olivia Colman or Kristen Stewart but as the season progressed we shifted to Jessica Chastain. And she did indeed prevail. | ||||
| WHO SHOULD WIN? | ||||
| My heart is with Chastain or Colman this time around though a Cruz or Kidman win would also be delightful as they were amazing, too. Here's my personal ballot. | ||||
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HOW'D THEY GET NOMINATED? |
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| 32% Performance. She nails the performativity and naivete. It could have gone wrong but she completely committed. "Jesus keeps taking her higher and higher!" 33% Role. Biopic 12% Campaign. She worked hard for this nomination tirelessly promoting the film 11% Lockstep precursor support 7% Makeup team. Oscar loves seeing a complete transformation. 5% Overdue factor. They owed her. |
50% Performance. Despite her ubiquity she's freshly fascinating. 20% Maggie Gyllenhaal / Narrative / Film. The year's critical darling all-female triumph: source, adaptation, direction, performance. 10% She's Olivia Colman. 8% Role / Source. Respect book. Complex character. 6% Precursor love 4% Jessie Buckley, Dakota Johnson, Dagmara Dominczyk 2% The Father afterglow plus Mitchells vs the Machines & Landscapers. |
40% Performance. 26% Film / Narrative. The legend of her partnership with Almodóvar keeps growing and they couldn't honor this in International 12% Role. Moving / 10% Timing / Last minute celebrity campaigning on her behalf 6% Three very prestigious prizes: Venice Volpi Cup + LAFCA and NSFC wins 5% Scattered competition. Gaga and Hudson weren't as respected as actors. Haim and Zegler were unfamiliar to voters 1% Javier Bardem. |
37% Role. Oscar loves nothing as much as they love celebrities playing other celebrities. 20% Performance / Film. Bad early press about the film / her casting led to under-estimation / surprise contender factor 15% She's Nicole Kidman / Overdue. 4 noms only for this career? 10% I Love Lucy nostalgia 8% Precursor support 6% Showbiz movie. They eat those up. 3% The longtail of Big Little Lies' renaissance 1% Javier Bardem |
22% Role: People have very intense feelings about Princess Diana. Biopic 22% Media Prematurely Handing Her the Oscar. She was anointed the winner before barely anything had screened Which led to... 21% Wild Precursor Season... and a backlash to the backlash + renewed passion to vote for her 20% Performance. Those who love it REALLY love it. 7% Superstar Factor. 4% Royalty porn 3% Exquisite costuming 1% Pablo Larraín |
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• Star Sign: Aries • Birthplace: Sacramento California • Married to an Italian fashion executive. They have two children • Her best friend is the actress Jess Weixler (who supplies the voice of a makeup artist in this film) • Costarred with her fellow nominee Penelope Cruz in the current action film 355 |
• Star Sign: Aquarius • Birthplace: Norwich, UK • Married with three children. • Has played the daughter of two legendary actors onscreen: Anthony Hopkins (in The Father) and Meryl Streep (in The Iron Lady) |
• Star Sign: Taurus • Birthplace: Alcobendas, Spain • Married to Javier Bardem (also nominated this year) for 12 years now who was her costar in her film Jamon Jamon (1992) though they weren't a couple until much later. They have two kids Luna and Leo • This is her 7th film with director Pedro Almodóvar |
• Star Sign: GemiNI • Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii • Married to country star Keith Urban who is also Australian-American (they were born just four months apart). She has four kids, two with Tom Cruise and two with Urban. • She and two-time nominee Naomi Watts have been close friends for 31 years • She is the tallest of these nominees at 5'11" |
•Star Sign: Aries • Birthplace: Los Angeles California • Identifies as bisexual. Engaged to her girlfriend Dylan Meyer (a screenwriter/actress) • Has played the daughter of four Oscar nominated or winning actresses: Patty Clarkson (Safety of Objects), Sharon Stone (Cold Creek Manor) Jodie Foster (Panic Room) Julianne Moore (Still Alice) |
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