Ahoy there folks! As you ladies and gentlemen all know from the last year or so as well as my handful of articles again during this year, it’s one thing to read early Academy Award predictions at this point in the year in order to see what folks like myself think will happen six or so months from now, but it’s a whole other thing entirely to actually know something about what will be in contention. To help out in that regard, I’m once again running down some of the major contenders in each Oscar category in order to prep you all for the season to come. Basically, the format will have me saying a few words about what/who I feel are the top tier contenders right now in said categories, along with a longer list afterwards of many of the other hopefuls that the Academy might take a shine to. Consider this a sort of before the awards season cheat sheet to have in your back pocket. It’s probably old hat to you by now, I’m sure, but hey…
Today I’m continuing with another of the bigger ones that’s out there…the Best Actress category.
Here are the ten lovely ladies that I have in play for Best Actress, with the top five of course cracking the presumed lineup at this point:
1. Emma Stone (La La Land) – I think you’re all noticing a pattern by now. La La Land seems like a huge player, so Stone makes a ton of sense in this top spot. She’s got a nomination and is in the age range that voters can sometimes like their winners in Best Actress. Everything just fits for her to be not just a top tier contender, but a potential victor as well. For the moment, Stone is in my pole position, with no signs of dropping off, at least until the film screens at the Venice Film Festival.
2. Amy Adams (Nocturnal Animals or Arrival) – With someone as overdue as Adams, how can you not have her high up in one of the top two or three slots. Either for Arrival or perhaps more likely for Nocturnal Animals, she seems like a safe bet to be in heavy contention. We know that Adams will win one day, so it’s just a matter of if she’s got the right project this year/what the competition turns out to be. Don’t you [...]
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