Oscars 2021: Best Actress Contenders & Predictions

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On May 29, as the nation rioted and marched and demanded justice for George Floyd after his death at police hands, Donald Trump tweeted a callback to the segregationist and Alabama governor George Wallace: “When the looting starts, the shooting starts.” Two days later the president sought to clear peaceful protesters from the path between the White House and St. John’s Church for a photo opportunity.

Scientists will back me up with this assertion—aliens exist. Okay, maybe not the little green men and maybe not Xenomorphs or Predators, but there is alien life in the universe.

Over the weekend, the Closing Night Selection of the 58th New York Film Festival officially revealed itself in French Exit. One of the only true sight unseen X factors of this very unusual awards season, the movie was looked at as potentially an Oscar player for Michelle Pfeiffer at the very least.

Breathe easy film and gay twitter, Michelle Pfeiffer is officially your fan-favorite Best Actress contender. The three time Oscar nominee stars in Azazel Jacobs’ “French Exit,” an unconventional dramedy that closed the 2020 New York Film Festival on Saturday night and is currently dated to hit theaters on February 12.

Sundance title in the mix, too.)For the 2021 Oscars, however, the enthusiasm is muted — COVID, election — and that 7/9 proportion will likely skew lower. After Sundance, the last carefree, business-as-usual festival, big titles a la “Joker” and “1917” have been in relatively short supply because studios want traditional theatrical releases after premieres.

Perhaps the biggest surprise of the class of Adapted Screenplay contenders is how wonderfully diverse it is. In theory, this category could have four women nominees and four PoCs in a very competitive year.

Outside of Aaron Sorkin‘s “just give him the nomination now” script for “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” the Original Screenplay category feels more wide-open than it has in years. And that means there could be some underdog nominees who make the cut such as Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”), Andy Sara (“Palm Springs”), Judd Apatow, Pete Davidson and Dave Sirus (“The King of Staten Island”), and even Eliza Hittman (“Never Really Sometimes Always”).

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Peter White Television EditorWaleed Zuaiter, who has starred in Netflix’s The Spy and Hulu and Channel 4 drama Baghdad Central, has launched his own production company to tackle diversity in TV and film.Zuaiter, who produced Omar, the Palestinian feature that was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars, has established FlipNarrative, which will be based in LA, London and Beirut.

The first thing you should realize about the 2021 Best Picture race is thanks to a fluctuating domestic theatrical distribution due to the coronavirus pandemic this list of contenders will likely change over the next few months. Don’t be surprised, however, if there are actually some major additions to the mix.

There’s a lot of good news in the Best Director race for the Academy as the 2021 Oscars begins to take shape. First off, there is a ton of diversity with Lee Issac Chung (“Minari”), George C.

Is 2021 the year another legendary actor adds a second or third Academy Award to their trophy case? Or will a first-timer make their case? In either scenario, the Oscars won’t necessarily be rewarded with star power from the Best Actor category. Although, there are some outside contenders for ratings ravished ABC.

There’s always one. There’s always one major Oscars category that makes everyone in the awards game scratch their head and think, “Well, that’s wide open.” A category that might not be as deep as previous years or be rampant with over the moon worthy nominees.

In the year 2021, just how many actors from one film can land a nomination in an Oscars category? The last time it occurred in the Best Supporting Actor race was in 1975 when Robert De Niro, Michael V. Gazzo, and Lee Strasberg were all nominated for “The Godfather, Pt.

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Zendaya is officially an Emmy winner. The 24-year-old made history at the 72nd annual ceremony on Sunday night by becoming the youngest winner ever in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series category for her performance in HBO’s Euphoria.Killing Eve star Jodie Comer broke the record last year when she won the award at age 26, but now it’s Zendaya’s turn. Stunning in her second outfit of the night, the Disney Channel alum nearly collapsed when it was announced she’d beaten out heavyweights