Of course, the film also wouldn't work without proper casting, and
though other actresses had been approached to play the titular women, it's difficult to imagine any others displaying a better mix of emotion, vulnerability, and drive to be themselves than Sarandon and Davis.
Not exact matches
Other confirmed names include Jack Kesy as the film's central villain (
though the identity of the villain has yet to be confirmed), Japanese
actress Shioli Kutsuna and Julian Dennison —
though it has not yet been revealed which characters they'll be playing.
Streep finally won last year,
though, which might mean she is ignored this year to let
other actresses have a shot.
You don't need to have seen the
other contestants to know that no
actress could be more truthful than Emmanuelle Riva (
though she should have been up for a joint award with Trintignant, just as remarkable).
Stewart, as we've seen in
other films like Into the Wild and Panic Room, is a fine young
actress, and Pattinson does fit the part of a handsome, troubled and tortured vampire suitor (even
though it seems they start to run out of pale pancake makeup toward the end of the movie).
Amy Adams — Strangely there won't be an Academy arrival this year for the Arrival
actress even
though the Denis Villeneuve - helmed movie picked up Best Picture and Best Director noms among six
others.
Like
other actresses - turned - screenwriters, Bell finds that the best way to get a great role is to write it herself even
though at times it seems like Carol is switching between the lead and a supporting player.
Other awards - worthy male performances include Peter Simonischek in «Toni Erdmann» (
though that film seems far likelier to be recognized for director Ade or
actress Huller), Adrian Titieni in «Graduation» and Shahab Hosseini for «The Salesman.»
Almost as
though to deliberately undercut the BFCA's self - appointed, self - important positioning as the most accurate bellweather for Oscar whims, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association responded to the BFCA's highly prescriptive, strategic best supporting
actress award for Winslet's arguably leading performance in The Reader by handing Winslet two Golden Globes (one for The Reader, the
other for Revolutionary Road, Winslet's official leading performance bid).
It now has some competition,
though, in La La Land, another critical and festival darling that scored 12 Critics» Choice nominations, more than any
other film, including key categories like best picture, best director, best actor, and best
actress.