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Leading Role
FYC: Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture
Halle Berry
“Bruised” Given her three decades in Hollywood, it’s amazing how many surprises Berry still has up her sleeve. In her directorial debut, she BACKSTAGE 12.06.21
middle-aged Black woman, getting another chance is something worth fighting for.
Emily Blunt
“A Quiet Place Part II” Reprising her SAG Award– winning turn as Evelyn, the matriarch of a family on the run from vicious extraterrestrial sound-seekers, Blunt proves she’s as adept at minimalist horror as she is at pretty much every other genre. She lends vivid specificity
stars as a disgraced MMA fighter seeking redemption both in the ring and in motherhood. The Oscar winner brings compelling nuance to a character who’s equally tragic and fierce, making clear that, for a
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to a woman doing what she must to protect her family while barely speaking a word. Sometimes all a star of this caliber needs is a silent closeup.
Jessica Chastain
“The Eyes of Tammy Faye” Chastain puts in as much effort as we’ve ever seen to play famed televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker. Her portrayal, however, is in no way a caricature—a risk a lesser performer could have backstage.com
JONNY COURNOYER
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S HOLLYWOOD PREPARES FOR AN AWARDS season honoring a flood of films that have been delayed due to COVID-19, Screen Actors Guild Award film nominators have their work cut out for them. It’s a particularly competitive year for leading ladies. So without further ado, here are the lead film actress contenders of 2021!
“PARALLEL MOTHERS (MADRES PARALELAS)”: IGLESIAS MÁS/COURTESY SONY PICTURES CLASSICS; “ANNETTE”: KRIS DEWITTE/AMAZON STUDIOS
MILLICENT SIMMONDS AND EMILY BLUNT IN “A QUIET PLACE PART II”
