The Academy Awards are the most important event in Hollywood history.
However, not every worthy performance is recognized.
Indeed, Cotillard would’ve been more than deserving.
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The best example is his portrayal ofElton JohninDexter Fletcher’s musical biopicRocketman.
Unlike other biopics,Rocketmandoesn’t seek to lionize its central figure.
Egerton won the Golden Globe for his work and received numerous other nominations, including at SAG and BAFTA.
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How he ultimately missed the Oscar five remains a puzzling and frustrating mystery.
Elba conveys the horrors of human nature with his unforgettable performance.
What Awkwafina and Zhao Shu-zhen do inThe Farewellisa masterclass in subdued and introspective acting.
Through their tender and moving dynamic,The Farewellexplores themes of identity, acceptance, grief, and self-discovery.
It’s an excellent performance and a showcase for one of Britain’s most accomplished performers.
Swinton is quietly devastating in the roleof a mother who lacks the stereotypical maternal instinct expected of her.
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The film allows Lopez to bealluring, confident, funny, vulnerable, and even unexpectedly intimidating.
Nowhere are her considerable abilities more obvious than inChinonye Chukwu’s 2019 dramaClemency.
What Woodard does throughoutClemencycan only be described as transcendental.
Oscar nomineeJeremy Rennerand Oscar winnerForest Whitakeralso star.
It’s not an overstatement to say Adams delivers an emotional tour-de-force inArrival.
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