11 Days til Oscar: Julianne Moore's Mood Right Now?
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 4:26PM Julianne Moore has been nominated for an Oscar five times and was thisclose to two additional nominations (Magnolia & A Single Man). She arguably ought to have two naked gold men already, if you look back over the years. Having been close so many times do you imagine this is her mood right now... hanging over an abyss... is disaster or glorious rescue coming?
But, as stated many times on this actress-loving site, the Oscars are notoriously stand-offish about fifty-something actresses. Will Julianne Moore finally break the curse? Literally no fifty-something has won Best Actress since Shirley Booth in Come Back Little Sheba (1952) more than sixty years ago. Like Julianne Moore now, she was 54 years old.
It's as if once you're no longer young the voters need you to be a grande dame before you're awardable again. And then usually only if you're a living legend (Streep, Hepburn, Page).
Do you think Julianne Moore is aware of any of this or just basking in the career honors glow of precursor season? Are you nervous for her or counting down to a moment of fan joy? And if she does win do you think a standing ovation will be waiting for her?
Reader Comments (52)
Has anyone mentioned that when Marion Cotillard won her first Oscar she was up against front-runner Julie Christie playing a woman suffering from Alzheimer's disease?
@Joe (uk): It's definitely been mentioned here and elsewhere. Of course, Cotillard didn't pretend to sing or win a BAFTA this time, so...