There are few sure bets in awards races, but Julianne Moore’s Oscar nomination for “Still Alice” is the closest thing to a certainty this year.
Some are already declaring her the winner, but it’s too early for that. Still, it seems like the perfect Oscar recipe: A terrific actress, with four noms and no wins, playing a woman with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Plus, she has the awards savvy of distributor Sony Pictures Classics, which bought the film when it debuted in Toronto.
Today's NBR news further cemented Birdman's Keaton and Still Alice's Julianne Moore as the frontrunners in the lead acting Oscar races (both also took home prizes at last night's Gotham Awards), although the male category strikes me as much more fluid than the female one...
12/11 - DOUBLE GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINEE
Best Actress Comedy/Musical - Maps to the Stars
Best Actress Drama - Still Alice
Best Actress – Drama
Jennifer Aniston – Cake
Felicity Jones – The Theory of Everything Julianne Moore – Still Alice - Winner!!!
Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon – Wild
Best Actress Musical/Comedy
Emily Blunt, Into the Woods
Amy Adams, Big Eyes Julianne Moore, Maps to the Stars
Helen Mirren, The Hundred-Foot Journey
Quvenzhané Wallis, Annie
1/15 - Critic's Choice Best Actress Winner and Oscar Nomination
It's so sad to think about how much nominations/wins depend on the campaigns/money. Prisoners was totally snubbed last year, both Jake and Hugh gave stellar performances.
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Originally posted by Rusty
She's an incredible actress. She should have gotten much more attention when she played Palin a couple of years ago in Game Change, she was amazing.
Oh God she was so great in that. No wonder she got all the major awards.
I read this yesterday and became elated. Her performance in "Far From Heaven" was a revelation and far better than Nicole Kidman in "The Hours" & Renee in "Chicago." Unfortunately, her star power was not as big as those two then - but I think she has a great chance this year. Her nearest competitor seems to be Amy Adams.
I read this yesterday and became elated. Her performance in "Far From Heaven" was a revelation and far better than Nicole Kidman in "The Hours" & Renee in "Chicago." Unfortunately, her star power was not as big as those two then - but I think she has a great chance this year. Her nearest competitor seems to be Amy Adams.
True although all performances were superb. Julianne deserved multiple Oscars years ago though.
This is Julianne's year! 2 acclaimed performances and a monster box-office hit. Slay them Queen! 