"It's Her Year"
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 12:19PM I think you have to hand it to both Meryl Streep and Viola Davis during this pre-season. The former co-stars (Doubt) and friends are constantly being pitted against each other by eager awards gurus and Oscar fans alike but they're both staying classy in regards to what may or may not be an epic upcoming battle for the Best Actress crown. Perhaps one of them will take the lead this week and never let it go starting at the Critics Choice (Thursday) and Globes (Sunday) but last night at the New York Film Critics Circle dinner they were their usual classy selves. Viola presented Meryl her Best Actress prize.
It’s a testament to her that she’d do this in this year, which is her year."
Meryl reportedly said when accepting the honor.
"It's his/her year"
We hear that each and every year though the faces change. It's fascinating that it looks like it's coming down to Meryl or Viola when they're such gracious vocal fans of each other. Meryl even asked Hollywood to give Viola a big role when she won prizes for Doubt. Here we are a few years later...
Whose year is it anyway?
Best Actress, Meryl Streep, NYC, Oscars (11), Viola Davis, critics awards
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Ryan T.....not really a remark against Michelle Williams but more against the Academy honoring young women who are hot in the moment and then fade away.....or when Jennifer Aniston or Jennifer Lopez finally get nomination number 1 and win because "well....it is their time"...
Jamie -- DO NOT. but it's so true. I am 100% certain that Jennifer Aniston wins if she ever manages a nomination. As frightening as it is. Pity the actually stellar actresses who are expected to deliver greatness each time like Julianne, Laura, Glenn. etcetera. they never win ! ;)
Exactly Nathaniel!!!
HIstory has already proven that if you break up with Brad PItt....then you have to get the Best Actress Oscar......
Some of the Streep awards this year look like retirement awards, that they want to award her now, not wait until her career becomes like Tom Hanks (who I think is her closest match in the acumen of managing an acting career). But the particular hubris that can overcome actors in the latter part of their career is showing with Streep. Her attitude towards the destructive right wing politics of Thatcher seems to be "But don't you understand, it's a good part for me" is off track for an artist. It's a kind of King Lear self-blindness. There's no artistic growth that way. When I look at what Christopher Plummer has done in the latter part if his career, I think, yes, that's how to continue to be a great actor.