What next for our Oscar winners?
Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 10:00AM From Anne Hathaway in Bride Wars, Charlize Theron in Aeon Flux, Jamie Foxx in Stealth, to Eddie Redmayne in Jupiter Ascending, Oscar winners always ride the momentum of their award glory to the next prestige film.
So what's next for our Oscar winners?
Leo finally won so he can crawl back into the bear (supermodel) cave (mansion) and never work again right? Unlikely, although he has absolutely nothing on his slate at the moment except for staring at his Oscar muttering "the way of the future... the way of the future....". I would genuinely love to see Leo in a movie where he plays a unlucky in love animal services employee who keeps stealing Kathryn Heigl's dog so he can give it back to her and appear the hero, that gets 36% on Rotten Tomatoes. Lighten UP Leo! There are rumours of another Scorcese collaboration about a serial killer. Just the light material we're looking for.
Brie, Alicia, and Mark after the jump...
Belle of the ball Brie Larson has two films due this year and more in the pipeline. There's the Ben Wheatley Boston crime drama Free Fire that throws her in with Armie Hammer, Sharlto Copley, Sam Riley and under appreciated Cillian Murphy. As with most crime films, there only appears to be one significant female role and Larson is The Girl. She is also appearing in Basmati Blues - and this is not a sentence I ever would think to write about a recent Oscar winner - a Bollywood musical about a scientist who takes her genetically modified rice to the fields of India. She actually told Nathaniel about it when he interviewed her for Short Term 12! (Brie one worked at becoming a pop star -- do yourself a favour and don't google her songs -- so this could be interesting. She'll also be stretching her blockbuster chops as the beauty set to kill the beast in Kong: Skull Island.
Mark Rylance has had even more success on stage then on screen, and will likely balance the two going forward. That being said, he's involved in two potentially mega films, one reteaming with Spielberg to play the title character in BFG, the other an unknown role in Dunkirk, which is the latest film announced from Christopher Nolan.
Alicia Vikander who appeared in every single move in 2015 is taking a year off to be physically touching Michael Fassbender whenever possible. KIDDING. She's got three more films coming out this year and more on the way. She is co-starring with current beau Fassbender in Derek Cianfrance's The Light Between the Oceans, and judging by the trailer she seems to have re-hydrated herself after the immense crying in The Danish Girl. Oscar nomination #2? She'll get to rock another frock in period drama Tulip Fever across from Christoph Waltz. The transition to megastar will be complete when she stars opposite Matt Damon in Jason Bourne as 'the girl he prefers to Julia Stiles'
So who's going to be the first to another nomination? What do you want to see next from them? Sound off in the comments with your suggestions and or Vikander+Fassbender fan fic.
Reader Comments (42)
My favorite Oscar winner this year was Alicia. She did brilliant work in two roles that could not be further apart. I believe she will get another one fast--this time in lead.
Regarding Leo, I wouldn't mind if he took a break and really thought about what he wants to do next. We don't need another Gatsby or Shutter Island.
I like Alicia ( especially in Ex Machina ) but I can't say I'm convinced about her Oscar worthiness yet. It's insane, first nomination and first win when so many don't get one even after 5 nominations ...
Anyways, that's the way the world turns and I'm convinced that if she keeps working this much eventually I'll find a performance that I'll deem Oscar worthy.
As for Brie, I haven't warmed up to her much yet - she gave a fine performance in both Short Term 12 and Room , but she'll have to come out very strong to not be a write-off for me soon.
The only good think about Vikander win is the chance that she will fall into the "Supp. Actress Curse" & that we never hear of her again!
Leo has worked for Best Director winners Allen, Cameron, Mendes, Scorsese, Eastwood, Spielberg, Inarritu, and Boyle. Also these other nominees Tarantino, Holland, Luhrmann, Hallstrom, Scott, Nolan, Zwick,
Imagine what a Todd Haynes collaboration could bring.
Great post but Bride Wars was three years prior to Annie's Oscar win. Always here having Hathaway's back. Anne followed up with Interstellar.
stjeans, Alicia has been vaccinated against the Oscar curse--it's called being in five films in one year.
I think Larson's win was too much too soon. Wins like that make think about poor Hilary Swank, but at least Swank managed to get a second nomination and an Oscar, in spite of giving a decent performance every five years (but she was SO GREAT in The Homensman).
@cal roth
You think Lawrence is special. It does not matter what you think of Larson she's not a trailer park horse face with limited range like Swank anD her win didn't prevent a popular performance / performer from Oscar glory she is better than fine.
I wonder if DiCaprio will want to make his way through every single living Best Director winner. If that's the case, I would love to see what he does with the Coen Brothers (in a Burn After Reading-type comedy, which did wonder with Brad Pitt). It would also be interesting to see what Michel Hazanavicius would do with him (he seems like the kind of actor who would be game to do a silent film).
It's unfortunate that the pitchforks are out now for Brie Larson and Alicia Vikander (as they always are for actresses who win their Oscars at such a young age), since they are both very talented performers (I think Vikander deserved a nomination for A Royal Affair, and I've found Brie terrific ever since United States of Tara).
Following J. Edgar, The Great Gatsby, The King's Speech, Les Miserables and The Danish Girl, I'm predicting Leo starring in a Billy Haines biopic directed by Hooper, featuring Anne Hathaway as Joan Crawford. That should satisfy the "lighten-up," prestige and period piece needs of everyone.
Richter Scale--
Agreed re the two Oscar-winning actresses--they are both very talented, and can't wait to follow their careers.. But the anonymous internet nonsense prevails, even on this site, daggers were thrown at Larson's boyfriend--puhlease, like anyone knows the guy personally.
@Patryck: I posted the same idea -- Leo & Todd Haynes -- on another thread. Make it happen, Harvey!
You KNOW there's some movie executive right now saying that Leo and Brie should be in a romantic comedy/drama together, despite their age difference. And hey, since this Hollywood, Rylance could play the dad of either one of them and would be Rylance's wife.
@Richter: The rampant misogyny that mandates every female Oscar winner be crucified following their win is so silly. Their wins are far more justifiable than those of Leto, McConaughey, Simmons, Waltz, and Redmayne in recent years, but none of them received any(?) backlash.
@Patryk: I can't IMAGINE Leo in a Haynes film, but I think that's why it could be so fascinating. It would be nice for him to show a teaspoon of range beyond SAD!, ANGRY!, and MANLY!
I'm with Richter,Pam, Sean and others - I am sick of the sexist backlash against actresses who win.
It's a tough, tough business for women and there's no need to make it harder.
I was a Saoirse fan all the way, but Larson is a worthy winner and a class act during the entire award season. I think her future projects sound a little underwhelming, but I'm hoping for better, and I hope she uses her comedic talents.
As for Vikander, I have been grumpy about the over-hyped PR push for the last year. BUT she is talented and I would like to see her live up to the acclaim. Also - No more Category Fraud. Her upcoming films look interesting.
With Leo - I wish he would follow Kate Winslet's lead and try some off beat indie projects. I saw
"The Dressmaker" recently and Kate was really fun and amazing in it. If he could do something like that...
Since Nolan desperately wants an Oscar with his world war II film, I think Rylance will be back at the Oscars, and not just to present.
Brie & Alicia look similar to me,it's hard to be distintive when you are all so similar.
I don't see how anyone could not wish Larson all the best, but I get Vikander has left a sour taste in the mouths of anyone who cares about this stuff. There may be a tradition of category fraud at the Oscars, but her's was easily the most brazen example of all time. SHE'S THE DANISH GIRL and never leaves the scene or the focal point of the movie for more than a couple minutes at a time. Plus, she was also the lead in Ex Machina, a three lead movie.
On top of that, Most of those who came before her had better reasons to try. Maybe they were children like Timothy Hutton or Tatum O'Neil. Maybe they actually disappeared for long stretches of their movie like Jennifer Connelly or Jim Broadbent . Even Rooney Mara's studio had a slightly more justifiable reason. They didn't want her and Cate competing against each other. Winslet tried and failed with the Reader because she wanted her Revolutionary Road performance, her husband and best friend's movie, to take center stage. While hardly justifiable, at least we can see a reason other than, "Yeah, I wasn't nearly as good as Larson, Ronan, Rampling, or Blanchette, so let me try this."
I really liked Vikander in Testament of Youth (and Ex Machina & The Danish Girl). I'm looking forward to Tulip Fever, with a screenplay by Tom Stoppard, always a delight.
I think Leonardo should work with some other powerhouse directors like Jane Campion, Gillian Armstrong, Jocelyn Moorehouse. His male directors are complicit in letting him stay in his comfortable groove of male movie star show boating.
Let's also have two or three tough female co-stars in each movie with DiCaprio, rather than a male ensemble. I'd love to see someone like Gina Torres knock him into shape.
Had Tom Hardy won I think we would have had the most attractive line-up of acting winners in forever.
As it is, 1953 with Hepburn-Holden-Reed-Sinatra remains unmatched.
I wish the best for Brie Larson, may she parlay this into a profitable career that manages to balance indie hits and mainstream success.
Not getting the Vikander hate, she seems like a nice lady. Plus her Oscar dress was cute and colorful and girly, so really I can't bring myself to begrudge her.
Leo would be fine regardless and Rylance can enjoy his Paul Scofield this doesn't really matter one bit since I'm a British thespian from the stage Oscar.
Out of these four I think Vikander returns to the Oscars first, with a possible exception for Rylance since we have no idea what to expect from his performance in The BFG yet. I can't wait to see what Leo does next, I'm hoping for something completely out of left-field.
Swank has become a bi word for unworthy Actress winners when she gave us THAT 99 performance,you don't win 2 Oscars without some talent and also those 2 roles are poles apart,agreed The Homesman was badly handled and she should have got that 3rd Oscar nomination to prove people wrong,she's also rather good in Conviction & You're Not You.
She's taking time off and turned down a lot of roles recently,I hope she comes back Arquette style.
Both characters are poor masculine and die at the end of the movie. They were not worlds apart. Hilary Swank wins Oscars and sympathy because her most famous film roles are that of victims.
Jeff, Alicia is definitely not the most brazen example of category fraud. That honor obviously goes to Timothy Hutton. Not only was he the lead, he was the main character. I also don't get why this vitriol regarding category fraud is directed toward her. I am sure the studio is mostly to blame for this category placement.
You wish Leo would make a movie on par with Meet the Fockers and Paul Blart: Mall Cop?
That's what all the criticism of his career choices boils down to?
That actually makes sense.
Ordinary People had way more characters than the Danish Girl. I'm not arguing at he wasn't the lead. He definitely was. But he certainly shared the story of a family torn apart by the death with everyone else in the cast. Plus, I give kids a bit of a pass since they end up in supporting because no one thinks they'll be taken seriously or given a fair shot in lead. I agree it's probably not totally or even mostly Vikander's fault, but do they really have zero say in the matter?
On top of that, she's a beautiful, immensely talented person, not a one off who needs to play every advantage she can get because she's not going to get another chance. She's going to have loads of chances, and I think her career would have fared better if she'd insisted she be placed where she belonged, lost to Larson, and built up steam for a legitimate win.
As it is, I think she'll do fine, and I bet of these four, she's the most likely to win again. I just love Kate Winslet, and can't help but hold a grudge when someone I deem totally undeserving, (Swank in Million Dollar Baby) wins over her. I would have been okay with Imelda Staunton in Vera Drake or Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married. K Stewart this year would have been fine. I'm sure I'll get over it, and she does seem like a lovely lady, whom under different circumstances would probably be a box office draw for me.
Oops Keegan - Right you are! I remember all the post-oscar Bride Wards giggles, but that was post Rachel Getting Married, not Les Miserables. The existence of Bride Wars is just to funny for me to pass up.
The Light Beween Oceans is expected at Cannes, though that doesn't mean much these days with Fremaux at the helm (Sea of Trees, Macbeth died there). If the film is halfway decent though, then Vikander will probably be in contention for best actress, because that role is gonzo emotional with an extreme arc. And she won't have to share the attention with her costar, because Fassbender's role is super passive and non-baity, unlike Redmayne this year.
You have such a discomfort with Bollywood (which is the major part of the Hindi film industry, which is distinct from the other Indian film industries) that I find hilarious. I think it confounds a lot of Western cinephiles because it and the Indian film industry as a whole just do their own thing for the most part.
Just GIVE INNNNN.
That being said - I'm always wary of non-Indians going to India and attempting "Bollywood" only to be heralded for doing a better job of it (i.e. Slumdog Millionaire). But we shall see if everyone shows their ass again. One writing credit for a David Arquette movie ("See Spot Run") does not bode well for a writer/director.
@Carmen Sandiego: I don't know but I do find Mark Rylance quite attractive, you know like someone who gives a good sex without you expecting it kind of way. I would do him over Leo.
Don't really like Larson and Vikander's wins, but good for them.
Vikander will be fine in the future I guess, at least she has a chance to be Mrs. Fassbender.
Those movies look bad, Brie.
Leo should take some time off.
As I have said before, I'm in love with Rylance and it's just shocking to see that his future films seem as the most promising.
"I don't know but I do find Mark Rylance quite attractive, you know like someone who gives a good sex without you expecting it kind of way."
LMAO, brilliant!
Rahul - oh I don't have discomfort with Bollywood. I love it in fact! Just never a next move from an Oscar winner I've ever seen before!
@craver, checked out Intimacy (2001) where Rylance fulfilled your above mentioned fantasy & MORE!! lol
I'm ok w Leo, Larson & Rylance's wins, they all deserved it!! However, Vikander is in a LEAD performance, I cant be happy knowing that she beaten Kate, a true supporting player who deserves the supporting win more. Sure she's talented and super hard working. But I can't help but feel tt she had won unfairly and by virtue of TWO lead performances (The Danish Girl & Ex Machina)
@ Craver - Of the four, Brie Larson would be my first choice, but your comment gave me so much life I am actually reconsidering Rylance! xD
Claran -- second Mark Rylance in Intimacy. Great performance and highly naked if you're into that sort of thing :)
Pam -- when did we throw daggers at Brie's boyfriend? The only time i've mentioned him is pointing out where we've seen him before, singing in those GAP commercials.
Jeff -- i share your discomfort with this. I love Vikander in (almost) everything i've seen her in thus far but it's difficult to get rid of the aftertaste when someone frauds themselves to an easy win. I would've felt the same if Rooney Mara had prevailed even though i think she's miraculous in Carol. It's also whey i was angry with Cate Blanchett for some years for frauding her way into the thick of things in Notes on a Scandal (no reason to fraud yourself when you have received plentiful attention before and will again) just because she wasn't good enough to compete in the lead category that year.
"when someone frauds themselves"
I have to say, as much as I love this site, there's a real blind spot to how things work for actors sometimes. Vikander is a young, inexperienced newbie to Hollywood. When the studio releasing your film says they want to push you for an Oscar, you're probably just incredibly grateful and excited, knowing how many great performances and actors get overlooked each year (and how many get recognized, and now you might be in that company as well). What a young, inexperienced newbie is probably NOT going to do, nor should it be reasonably expected, is to say to those executives "but in Supporting? Absolutely NOT! That is not fair. Lead or nothing!"
If you're someone of, say, DiCaprio's stature, then sure, you have more say in these things. But Vikander? Probably not.
Category fraud is terrible, should not be allowed, and I hate it. But this is the bottom line: Of all the women in the supporting category, Alicia blew them all away. No one else was even close. She gave the best performance of these five. This is what the Ordinary People will remember.
DJ - That is a great point, and very reasonable, so you must excuse yourself and leave the internet, we have no use for you or logic.
brookesboy - To be fair, ordinary people have not and will not see The Danish Girl to find out if Vikander is any good in it or not. The movie made USD 50 million worldwide. In fact, most people will never see any of the nominated performances this year, as they come from small movies (Carol, TDG, even Spotlight) or box office flops (Steve Jobs). The only movie that cracked 100 million worldwide is The Hateful 8 (and even that movie underperformed to Tarantino standards), so most likely Jennifer Jason Leigh will be the most seen, with Rachel McAdams coming second, due to Spotlight's Best Picture win.
Darnit, I meant and Vikander could play Rylance's wife. #fail
Carmen, with all the platforms available, anyone with Internet access should be able to watch these films.
Brookes, agreed that they very well could seek out the movies if they wanted to, but they just won't (except maybe Spotlight because of the Best Picture win). The average ordinary person has no interest in stuffy period dramas about trans people that nobody is talking about, regardless of how well some unknown chick may be in it.
We oscars lovers can argue among ourselves about the merits of Vikander's performance and win, but the ordinary folks out there are never going to have an opinion of the 2015 Best Supporting oscar race, not with this culturally irrelevant roster of nominees.
Carmen, I respectfully disagree. The films in this category have gobs of cultural relevancy: represented are transgenderism, surely the hottest topic now; prevention of sex abuse, always relevant; violence in films; and marketing of technology. You really can't get more current than that.