BEST ACTRESS
Winslet Unearths an Intimate Performance in Francis Lee’s ‘Ammonite’
In a pivotal scene in Francis Lee’s audacious new film Ammonite, a rather stoic and headstrong paleontologist, Mary Anning (Kate Winslet),...
Tender Mercies – Hillbilly Elegy Strikes a Chord
“If you believe that hard work pays off, then you work hard; if you think it’s hard to get ahead...
Predictions Friday – Best Actor and How it Anchors Best Picture
Best Actor is often the strongest link to Best Picture in the Oscar race. The reason...
First Look at Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman’s Transformative Work in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
This morning, Netflix debuted key scenes and a trailer for George C. Wolfe's highly anticipated Ma Rainey's Black Bottom starring...
Predictions Friday – Best Actress on Tap
Best Actress is always the category that draws much attention, at least around these parts. I myself have always been...
Best Actress: Meet Lady Day, the Mother of the Blues, and the Queen of Soul
Back 2001, Halle Berry became the first and only black woman to win Best Actress in all of Oscar history....
Internal Worlds of Solitary Women – Winslet and McDormand Early Standouts for Lead Actress
"The world has used me so unkindly, I fear it has made me suspicious of everyone" - Mary Anning It...
Teaser for Nomadland Hints at mood
Searchlight has dropped a teaser for Chloe Zhao's Nomadland that matches the only stills available for the film, along with...
Clip from Ava with Jessica Chastain
The five reviews for Ava so far show that critics really didn't like it. Like it has 0% on Rotten...
The State of the Race – Oscar Frontrunners If This Was an Ordinary Year
If this was an ordinary year, we'd be half-way to Venice and Telluride right now. We'd be gathering our ideas...
Stephen Tapert’s ‘Best Actress: The History of Oscar-Winning Women’ Honors The Story of Every Winner
My gateway into the Oscars was through Best Actress. The first ceremony I ever watched was in 1997 when The...
2020 Oscar Nominations!
Best motion picture of the year “Ford v Ferrari” Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping and James Mangold, Producers “The Irishman” Martin...
Best Actress – The Frontrunner and Her Challengers
For whatever reason, resentment often sets in when it comes to the Best Actress race, and that usually happens if...
What Do Women Really Want? Does Empowerment Mean Erasing Sexuality?
Of all of the reactions to the rise and fall of Harvey Weinstein -- from the reasonable to the extreme...
Elisabeth Moss On Her Ferocious Turn as Becky Something in ‘Her Smell’
The actress talks to Joey Moser about the film's structure and working with director Alex Ross Perry. If you haven't...
Predictions Friday: Can Joker Also Get in for Best Picture or Best Director?
There is no doubt that Todd Phillips' Joker has struck a chord. Where people say it's dark and nihilistic at...
Predictions Friday – It’s Not What WE Think, It’s What THEY Think
I've been saying it for a long time now, so long that I assume everyone already knows this -- but...
Best Actress and the Art of Transformation
The Best Actress race is suddenly more wide open than it seemed even months ago, not in terms of who...
Renee Zellweger Honored with Riviera Award at SBIFF
Renee Zellweger will be honored with the American Riviera Award at the 35th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival in...
Best Actress – It’s Hard To Be a Frontrunner
The first thing to know is that this is one of the "thinnest" years for Best Actress in a while....