...and Meryl Streep gets nominated for the 18th time for August: Osage County. She adds to the record of most Oscar acting nominations that she already holds; next on the list are both Katharine Hepburn and Jack Nicholson with 12 each.
With a lot of strong female performances this year and with Meryl just winning her third Oscar two years ago for the Iron Lady, there was a lot of talk that she may not be nominated this year. I haven't seen the film yet but with what her co-stars and her director were saying, it seems that she put in yet another master class in acting. Here are some interesting quotes from this interview of the Men of August: Osage County.
Chris Cooper: "You can't imagine her talent unless you're on-set when the camera is rolling, take after take after take, and see the variety that she brings to each take. It's astounding."
Director John Wells: "The biggest problem that I didn't anticipate is that what she's doing can be so interesting that occasionally, other actors would forget to continue to act and drop lines and just be watching. And I could come in and say 'I know you're off camera but you actually have to continue to act.'"
Meryl is definitely not going to win - Cate Blanchett almost has that in the bag - but I'm glad to see that despite Streep fatigue, the Academy still rewarded her unimaginable talent with yet another nomination. Makes me wonder how many nominations Meryl will end up having. I am still hoping that she wins at least one more acting Oscar before she ends her career.
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