Hello, Gorgeous: Best Actress of 2021

A new series by Juan Carlos Ojano

From one nail-biter year to another, this year presents an interesting set of nominees with an interesting lead-up to Oscar night. Kristen Stewart racked up the majority of critics’ awards. Nicole Kidman won the not-televised Golden Globe. Olivia Colman was riding the waves of The Lost Daughter’s late-breaking hype. Speaking of late breakers, Penélope Cruz was another big critics’ push and enjoyed a last-minute surge for a win leading to Oscar night. Ultimately, Jessica Chastain - after winning SAG - squeaked out and won the award.

Another thing to note is the dominance of biopics in this category - three of the five nominees played real-life figures. However, that is where their similarities end. Their films could not be any further in terms of style and tone. Same goes with the other two remaining nominees - one originated from an acclaimed novel and one an original character from a formidable master of world cinema. But for now, we are going to explore how the five characters of the Best Actress nominees were introduced in their respective films. 

Are you ready? The year: 2021...

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"Kidmania, Summer 2023 Edition" courtesy of AFI

by Nathaniel R

This just in. The goddess Nicole Kidman will receive what the AFI calls "The Highest Honor in American Cinema" next summer. That honor is the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award. She'll be the first Australian so honored. Take that Cate Blanchett! She's also only the 11th actress they've ever honored in this way...

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this shot from #decisiontoleave just broke my brain. seo-rae in the foreground is out of focus while her reflection in the two-way mirror is in focus. but hae-jun in the foreground is in focus while his reflection in the mirror is out of focus.
i'm guessing there's no mirror here pic.twitter.com/98cPQEGERs

— Pramit (@pramitheus) October 30, 2022

Okay, so definitely need to see that movie again. Wow. Other showbiz (mostly movies) related tweets so you dont have to spend time on twitter after the jump including Halloween costumes spotted and enjoyed this week... 

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New Nicole Kidman photoshoot just dropped!

by Nathaniel R

The occasion is the third issue of something called Perfect magazine founded by British creative director Katie Grand and the photographer is the brilliant self-taught Taiwan-based photographer Zhong Lin (seriously check out her work, arresting and gorgeous!). A few more images after the jump...

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'Don't tell me not to link, I've simply got to... 🎵 '

This Week's Must Read: Everyone has been talking about the cast changes at Funny Girl on Broadway and it's been very messy. Daily Beast has the gorey details in an inside scoop on how things have played out as Beanie Feldstein announced an early departure and Lea Michele prepares for the iconic titular role.

More after the jump including new projects for Jonathan Bailey, Chris Hemsworth, a second season for The Bear, an Amy Winehouse biopic, and appreciations of Nicole Kidman, the Three Colors trilogy, and the year's best action films...

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