The phrase
"actress race" refers to the competition or contest among female actors to win awards or gain recognition for their performances in movies, TV shows, or plays. It's a way of describing the competitive nature of the acting industry, where actresses strive to be recognized as the best in their field.
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But 18 examples is a deep enough field to state the obvious: this is the strongest
lead actress race for years.
Particularly in the supporting
actress race as more fine roles meant a richer pool for voters to choose from.
What's interesting about the
Lead Actress race, in particular, is the high percentage chance of repeat winners taking all five slots.
After receiving a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nomination, Chau missed out in the best supporting
actress race for playing a Vietnamese refugee in Alexander Payne's drama.
EXCLUSIVE: Whether she wanted it or not, Cate Blanchett found herself in a quandary early in the awards season when Oscar watchers were predicting she would be going up against herself in the Best
Actress race with nominations for her elegant yet powerful work in The Weinstein Company's Carol and her searing portrayal of Mary Mapes in Sony Pictures Classics Truth.
But more than that, the great performances so far at this festival have predominantly come from women, suggesting that this year's Best
Actress race at the Oscars could be more competitive than Best Actor.
Much of the early news surrounding the best
actress race centered on where Oscar voters would place Rooney Mara («Carol») and Alicia Vikander («The Danish Girl») on their ballots.
More indicative though was on Oscar night itself, when Viola Davis lost out to Meryl Streep in the Best
Actress race despite winning the crucial Screen Actors Guild (SAG) award.
His stately rendering of White House glamour and beautifully worn photography made fans out of many critics, and Natalie Portman wouldn't have broken into the Best
Actress race without her director's careful counsel.
There are too many unknowns in the best
actress race asof know, I don't think the Academy could resist Mirren playing Tolstoi» wife.
This also whittles the lead
actress race down even further, while giving Powell the go - ahead for a potential nod for «The Young Victoria,» now that the film has a US distributor.
The Foreign Press loves international stars, so, although Queen of the South comes across as a little too mainstream to be an awards contender, Alice Braga could easily sneak into the
drama actress race.
But, at the same time, while strong contenders have already emerged in the Best Actor race (Gary Oldman, Daniel Day - Lewis), the Best
Actress race still seems kinda wide open.
A win for Ronan would seriously shake up the Best
Actress race moving into the final stretch toward the Academy Awards.
For starters, Streep is definitely a lead performance, landing both top billing and the majority of the trailer's attentions - so the Best
Actress race just got definitively more crowded.
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Whatever the case, I now look forward to seeing her on screen, and her work in «Broken Embraces» (***) is again revelatory, work that should land her in the Best
Actress race once again.
Other surprises include the snubbing of Hal Holbrook, despite the inclusion of his «That Evening Sun» co-stars, while the Best
Actress race unexpectedly includes Gwyneth Paltrow and Maria Bello at the expense of, say, Maggie Gyllenhaal.
The 2012 Best
Actress race pitted youth against experience, subtlety against flamboyance, and comedy against drama.
«The Devil Wears Prada» and «Into the Woods» co-star Meryl Streep joins her in the Lead
Actress race for «Florence Foster Jenkins».
«Arrival» is a brainy sci - fi mind - twister in the mold of Christopher Nolan's «Interstellar,» ably carried by five - time nominee Amy Adams, who lost her slot in the most competitive Best
Actress race in decades, presumably to Ruth Negga.
The two - time nominee of «The Help» and «Zero Dark Thirty» will look to muscle her way in what is sure to be another very competitive
Lead Actress race.
Frances McDormand joins the Best
Actress race with Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri, although I'm not sure about the film itself.
COMMENTARY: As the Lead Actress remains highly competitive, the Supporting
Actress race seems prime to be one of those years where the same five names pop up at every award show.
After a nail - biting week after its Toronto debut, Sony Pictures Classics picked up the film and the Best
Actress race turned on its head.
And finally these two pieces framing this year's Oscar Best
Actress race as «Under 30 Contest» and «Women of All Ages» just goes to show you how much framing by the media can count when it comes to narrative / awards shows.
It's no Volver, which I consider Almodóvar's best work, a film that even broke into the best
actress race at the Academy Awards that year.
Two years ago, during the annus mirabilis of Irish cinema, she was nominated in the
best actress race for Brooklyn.
Meanwhile, Three Billboards «Sam Rockwell and I, Tonya «s Allison Janney both seem to have tight grips on their respective Supporting Actor /
Actress races.
Not to be outdone is Janney, who has long been a favorite in several Best Supporting
Actress races.
The Globes might not throw a wrench into the Best
Actress race, but if Jessica Chastain wins in Drama or if Margot Robbie wins in Comedy, well, things are going to shift really quickly.
That year's Best
Actress race was so overstuffed and incredible which is why it comes up so often in Oscar circles as a point of discussion.
The film premiered to positive reviews out of Sundance and is slated for a 2016 theatrical release, further strengthening a the already strong forecast for the depth of the Best
Actress race.
Regardless, the best
actress race seems pretty much like a head - to - head battle between Brie Larson («Room») and Saoirse Ronan («Brooklyn»).
• LA Times New AMPAS president John Bailey «not as boring as you think» (FYI the media has become obsessed with Laura Dern running for this position but she actually declined the nomination) • EW First look at Jessica Chastain in Molly's Game • Awards Daily Sasha looks at the Best
Actress race, wonders if it's finally Annette Bening's year.
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