Good news for Danielle Deadwyler fans. The Atlanta native was snubbed for her celebrated performance in 2022’s “Till,” but that likely won’t happen this season. Assuming enough members watch “The Piano Lesson” – a major assumption – Deadwyler may be the safest nominee in a Supporting Actress Oscars class that is more wide open than it might initially seem. And there is a familiar reason why.

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As we noted in our Best Actress rundown, “Emilia Perez’s” Zoe Saldana‘s inclusion in this category is fluid.

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As a fan of “His Three Daughters” even before its 2023 Toronto International Film Festival debut, it’s been a long wait for the rest of the world to finally see it. Not only has Azazel Jacobs‘ sublime drama ended up as one of the most acclaimed films released in 2024, but it had a very strong debut on Netflix this past weekend, landing at no. 5 on the streamer’s movie top 10 list in less than a week of views.

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That’s a sweep for Da’Vine Joy Randolph. “The Holdovers” star won her first Oscar at the 96th Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress. A win that capped off a remarkable few months where she won almost every conceivable Supporting Actress honor for her role in Alexander Payne’s hit dramedy.

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Randolph won the SAG Award, the BAFTA Award, the Film Independent Spirit Award, the Golden Globe, the Critics Choice Award, and almost every critics group award.

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This year’s supporting actress race is historically competitive, but one contender who deserves more of a spotlight is Claire Foy. The two-time Emmy and SAG Award winner is heartbreaking as a mother reuniting with her now adult son in Andrew Haigh’s “All of Us Strangers” (still one of the best-reviewed movies of 2023). But despite a Gotham Award, British Independent Film Award, and London Film Film Critics Circle nomination, she’s been somewhat ignored by American critics for “flashier” performances.

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Emily Blunt understands the power of a blockbuster. She’s been in word-of-mouth wonders such as “Edge of Tomorrow,” surprise hits like “A Quiet Place,” and prestige hits like “Sicario.” But, nothing prepared her (or the world for that matter) for “Barbenheimer.” A meme that became a pop culture phenomenon driving massive box office returns not only for Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” but a movie Blunt had a major role in, Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer.”

READ MORE: Christopher Nolan on Heath Ledger, Robert Downey, Jr.

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Da’Vine Joy Randolph is having a moment. Over the past few weeks, she’s won Supporting Actress honors for her performance in Alexander Payne‘s “The Holdovers” from the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the National Board of Review, and five other regional critics’ groups (and that’s just so far). She has also been nominated in the same category by the Film Independent Spirit Awards, the Golden Globes, the Critics’ Choice Awards, and the Gotham Awards.

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Like many actors coming out of the recent SAG strike, Anne Hathaway and Tomasin McKenzie seemed more enthusiastic than usual to talk about their new movie. Even after hours of interviews, some in person, some on Zoom, they were still genuinely engaged, and, in general, that isn’t always the case. It doesn’t hurt that William Oldroyd’s “Eileen,” adapted by Ottessa Moshfegh from her own novel, gives both actors two of their most tantalizing roles in years.

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If the Best Supporting Actor race is mostly settled, the 2024 Best Supporting Actress campaign is decidedly not. There are two very likely nominees, Emily Blunt who is searching for her first nomination ever for “Oppenheimer” and Danielle Brooks, who is bringing her Tony Award-nominated turn in the musical version of “The Color Purple” to the big screen. The final three slots “seem” so wide open we could be in for an entertaining campaign if the SAG strike ends with enough time before voting begins (fingers crossed).

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In the first big surprise of the night, Jamie Lee Curtis won for her role in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” She was nominated alongside her co-star Stephanie Hsu, Kerry Condon for “The Banshees of Inisherin,” Angela Bassett for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” and Hong Chau for “The Whale.” It was one of the most competitive categories, and Bassett, in particular, had long been considered to be the favorite as she had given a showstopping monologue that emerged as one of the best moments of her entire film.

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As Academy members begin logging into their AMPAS accounts to vote for the 95th Oscars, let us reflect on the shattered dreams of multiple contenders after “Everything Everywhere All At Once” dominated the guild honors last weekend. The Daniels‘ indie breakthrough, which already won the DGA Award earlier in the month, took the top award at the PGA Awards and won a staggering four trophies at the SAG Awards. Despite “All Quiet on the Western Front” winning the BAFTA Award the weekend prior, the Best Picture race is effectively over.

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When we caught up last Spring, Claire Foy was thoroughly engaged and enthusiastic about her work in “A Very British Scandal.” But when I asked her about her then-upcoming role in Sarah Polley’s “Women Talking” her eyes lit up like fireworks on the river Thames. And we certainly know why now. Polley’s critically acclaimed drama has already been honored by AFI, the National Board of Review and will land the Robert Altman ensemble honor from the Spirit Awards next year.

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There are a lot of interesting races this awards season, but the Supporting Actress (and Supporting Actor for that mattter) field is practically wide open. There are very few givens although many are assuming “Everything Everywhere All At Once’s Stephanie Hsu and at least one of the “Women Talking” ensemble make the cut. Beyond that? It’s going to likely be a fight to the finish.

READ MORE: “Women Talking” Review: Jessie Buckley leads a stellar cast in Sarah Polley’s tense drama [Telluride]

If “Everything Everywhere” truly resonates with The Academy, it’s more than possible that Jamie Lee Curtis lands also lands a nod.

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Jennifer Hudson, you are no longer alone. The former “American Idol” star won Best Supporting Actress for “Dreamgirls” in 2007 becoming the first reality competition contestant to win an Academy Award. In 2009, “West Side Story’s” Ariana DeBose made it to the top 20 of “So You Think You Can Dance,” 13 years later, she’s also a Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner.

READ MORE: Ariana DeBose On “West Side Story,” “Kraven the Hunter” And Those “Schmigadoon!” Connections [Interview]

DeBose is also the second woman to win an Oscar for playing Anita in a film adaptation of the famed musical.

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A year ago, Youn Yuh-jung was a presumed frontrunner or the Best Supporting Actress Oscar. The “Minari” star eventually took the honor after dominating the precursor awards. 2022 is shaping up to be a significantly different beast, with only four likely nominees so far, “Belfast’s” Caitriona Balfe, “The Power of the Dog’s” Kirsten Dunst, “West Side Story’s” Ariana DeBose, and “King Richard’s” Aunjanue Ellis, and no clear winner.

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Ann Dowd has been a working actor in film and television for over 35 years. She’s an Emmy winner for “The Handmaid’s Tale,” won Best Supporting Actress honor from the National Board of Review for 2012’s “Compliance” and earned Spirit Award, Screen Actors Guild, and Golden Globe Award nominations. The one thing that’s missing? An Oscar nomination. That might change depending on how the Academy takes to her new role in “Mass,” which debuts today in limited release.

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In perhaps one of the more improbable Oscar campaigns in history, Youn Yuh-jung won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her critically acclaimed performance in “Minari.” Yuh-jung became just the second Asian woman to win an Oscar in the 93-year history of the awards. A landmark and sobering moment for the film industry.

READ MORE: ‘Minari’s’ Youn Yuh-Jung Didn’t Realize This Oscar-Thing Was Happening [Interview]

One of the most respected actresses in Korean film, Yuh-jung portrayed Soon-ja, the Yi family grandmother in Lee Isaac Chung’s autobiographical drama.

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Despite being snubbed by both the Golden Globes and SAG Awards, humor us as we hold out hope that Ellen Burstyn earns the Oscar recognition she deserves for her work in “Pieces of a Woman.” 88 years young, Burstyn gives one the most searing performances of the year. And the Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Award winner is more than worthy of what would be her seventh Academy Award nomination.

READ MORE: Vanessa Kirby and how a “Euphoria” edit room visit led to “Pieces of a Woman” [Interview]

Inspired by events in the lives of director Kornél Mundruczó and screenwriter Kata Wéber, the drama finds Burstyn as a mother fixated on punishing a midwife (Molly Parker) who is potentially legally responsible after her daughter (Vanessa Kirby) has a miscarriage.

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Youn Yuh-jung is a pro. She’s been acting in film and television for over 50 years. Over that span, she’s won numerous accolades in Asia, but it’s her role in Lee Isaac Chung’s autobiographical drama “Minari” that has turned her into an awards season darling. Over the past few months, Youn has won 21 different year-end Supporting Actress awards including honors from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the National Board of Review.

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No other category has seen contenders come and go this season than Supporting Actress. Granted, fans of Glenn Close (“Hillbilly Elegy”) are no doubt champing at the bit that their icon may finally breakthrough with an expected eighth nomination. And Ellen Burstyn (“Pieces of a Woman”) could earn her seventh at the age of 87. But “Ammonite’s” Saoirse Ronan? Gone.

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The third time was the charm for Laura Dern. The daughter of Hollywood royalty Diane Ladd and Bruce Dern, the younger Dern won the 2020 Oscar in the Best Supporting Actress category for her role as the decidedly West Side LA lawyer Nora Fanshaw in Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story.” She became the first actor from a Netflix film to win an Academy Award.

READ MORE: Laura Dern describes David Lynch’s reaction to winning an honorary Academy Award and it’s very David Lynch

Dern earned her first nomination in the Best Actress category in 1992 for Martha Coolidge’s period drama “Rambling Rose.” That Oscar went to “Silence of the Lamb’s” Jodie Foster.

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An Oscars season which is already grappling with a much shorter season saw one contender today either throw a wrench or a winning lob into her own campaign. The NFL and Pepsi announced today that Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will co-headline the Super Bowl 2020 Halftime show in Miami, Fl on Feb. 2. They are the first women to co-headline the Super Bowl and the first female performers since Lady Gaga in 2017.

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Like most of this season so far, the Supporting Actress race is full of longshots and “Well, if this happens…” contenders.  Maybe Laura Dern and Jennifer Lopez have the most momentum going for them for their roles in “Marriage Story” and “Hustlers,” but at this point it feels like a coin flip all around. [Updated September 17]

IN THE CONVERSATION
Annette Bening, “The Report”
Judi Dench, “Cats”
Laura Dern, “Marriage Story”
Jennifer Hudson, “Cats”
Jennifer Lopez, “Hustlers”
Nicole Kidman, “Bombshell”
Florence Pugh, “Little Women”
Margot Robbie, “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”
Margot Robbie, “Bombshell”
Taylor Russell, “Waves”

LONGSHOTS
Scarlett Johansson, “Jojo Rabbit”
Julie Hagerty, “Marriage Story”
Tilda Swinton, “The Souvenir”
Zhao Shuzhen, “The Farewell”
Emma Thompson, “Late Night”
Laura Dern, “Little Women”
Penelope Cruz, “Pain and Glory”
Octavia Spencer, “Luce”
Renée Elise Goldsberry, “Waves”

More Oscar predictions 

Best Picture
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Director

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Yesterday the world finally learned of a decision that Fox Searchlight has wanted to land on for months:  Olivia Colman is going lead for her critically acclaimed performance in Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite.”  It was a decision many pundits such as myself had questioned and may competing consultants had fretted over.  Colman is spectacular in the period drama and would be considered a frontrunner if she was in either the Best Supporting Actress or Best Actress category for the Academy Awards.  

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Claire Foy has won two SAG Awards, a Golden Globe and, most recently, an Emmy Award for her work on Netflix’s “The Crown.” Despite that acclaim, when we spoke last week she honestly sounded shocked that she got to star in Damien Chazelle‘s latest epic, “First Man.”

“At no point did I ever consider that I would be kind of given the chance to do it.

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This is perhaps the toughest category to predict. We’re going with BAFTA winner Rachel Weisz. The instinct is to predict Regina King, who earned an Oscar nod after getting snubbed by BAFTA and SAG, but there is huge concern enough members haven’t seen “Beale Street.” King could still win based on her reputation in the industry and the fact she won numerous critics groups awards. Amy Adams now has six nominations without a win.

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