However, for the leading performance to truly shine, the supporting performances must help hold them up.

If I didnt think she was good at it, I probably wouldnt have enjoyed it in general.

But she looked enough like me, and she had my gestures down.

Ariana Grande as Glinda wearing a pink dress while floating in a bubble on a character poster for Wicked.

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You could tell who it was.

She worked so hard.

Kudos to her for taking the role on."

Timothee Chalamet’s Bob Dylan backstage watching Monica Barbaro’s Joan Baez perform in A Complete Unknown.

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A terrifically detailed performance from Nortonsets the bar high for the rest of theA Complete Unknowncast.

Strong is one of the most astute castings of the yearas Roy Cohn.

HisSuccession-esque attitude and unlimited energy make him a dastardly, power-hungry villain worth staying glued to the screen for.

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Will she receive the Oscar on the night?

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