2021 Supporting Actress contenders.

JUSTICE FOR ANN DOWD. I will never forget her heartbreaking campaign for Compliance. The sheer determination was Oscar worthy in itself and I hope she has the opportunity to play herself in it at one point.

I feel like I'd be a lot more confident in Mass if it weren't Bleecker Street. I mean, they're not exactly Magnolia, but they're not exactly SPC or Searchlight. I feel like the performances are (from the reviews) strong enough to stand out, but Bleecker Street is also faced with possible vote-splitting in what is a tough field for both categories. They have to go all out for it. I think they could, but I also wonder if they'll sacrifice one of their horses here (probably Plimpton) for the other (Dowd, who is on a hot streak the last decade).

The more that I think about it, the more I get the vibe that Ruth Negga is the one to beat. The role is insanely baity, large enough that it could be conceived as a possible co-lead, she's got the material, Netflix has broken the glass ceiling in this category before, and she's a prior nominee. The only thing that remains to be seen is if Netflix will prioritize it. But right now, I'd put her in the pole position.

............and based on the book it's even baitier.........and sexier /evil-er ........the 47 movie softens her .......it's a tremendous role

Again, just based on the 47 film, Power was clearly the sole lead so I imagine that's the case for Cooper, baring a major rewrite of course.

Oh, I'm sure, but with so many big names in that category and with it being an assumed heavy contender, I figured they'd want to try to maximize their nomination count and she'd be the only one who really could conceivably go lead from those actresses. But sure, I'll add her here just to cover all bases.

I'm still not feeling Mass as a contender in any category tbh. Also, I've heard that Buckley is the supporting standout of The Lost Daughter, not Johnson.

Let's replace Plimpton with Caitriona Balfe in Belfast in my original predictions.   

My current winner is right now Thompson for Cruella. Trully I never seen any of these movies, and what's worse never heard of half of these movies.-
Any way McDormand is Leading not supporting.-

I have no idea of this year, I predict Samantha Morton and/or Sadie Sink for the Whale.-

Because doing theater.....matters...........well sometimes anyway.........:

The acting is uniformly superb, with all the performers plumbing subtle depths and displaying a convincing familial chemistry. Jenkins brings a heartbreaking pathos and a tense restlessness to his role as the patriarch who’s worked all his life only to find that his efforts have largely gone for naught. Feldstein and Yeun convincingly convey the eager excitement of a couple starting their life together in a new home, even while they’re aware that the setting is less than ideal. Schumer displays a tart, comic edginess as the sister coping with life crises, and Squibb allows us haunting glimpses of the woman Momo once was. But it’s Houdyshell, the sole holdover from the original stage cast, who gives the film its beating, vulnerable heart. One of our most invaluable theater actresses, she’s too rarely been given the opportunity to truly shine in film, and she seizes this opportunity and runs away with it.

www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-humans-toronto-2021-1235010730/

I love the way she pronounces CANN