Whoever wins tonight it will have been a tough battle and an inspired performance and this will be the one category where anyone could win and there would be little outrage. The sassiest, most outrageous performance came from the most mature of the group. June Squibb stole “Nebraska” and she was the wattage of that film. She is proof that you can work at any age and any annul of time. Sally Hawkins fed Cate Blanchet’s performance superbly in “Blue Jasmine” as her sister Ginger. The English actors playing siblings gave each other the thrill of a classic Wimbledon match. Julia Roberts was a brave movie star to take a supporting role against so many actors but as Barbara Weston I was kind of hoping for a similar ending to her character as the one she played in “Steel Magnolias.” The true race and interchangeable winners goes down to Lupita Nyong’o and Jennifer Lawrence. Ms. Nyong’o gave a tremendous performance and she was brutally mistreated even under slave standards. The power of her performance was she never lost hope and had the strength to endure 100 episodes of violence. Ms. Lawrence gave a classic performance as well. Her character deserves her own film and many would be rooting for her as they would for a biopic of Amelia Earhart.
My heart says June Squibb and my head says Lupita Nyong’o.
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