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Post by Brother Fease on Apr 6, 2023 20:54:30 GMT
A Thousand And One premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and it ended up winning the Grand Prize for Best U.S. Dramatic Competition. This is the same award CODA, Minari, Whiplash, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Winter's Bone, and Precious won. Rotten Tomatoes currently has the film at about 97% approval. Critics Choice rated the film with a 92/100 score. Last weekend, the film opened at #7 at the box-office and grossed almost 2 million dollars in less than a 1,000 screens. Based on my reading of the critical reviews, there seems to be a lot of praise for Teyana Taylor's performance.
What do you guys think? Keep in mind that Focus Feature is the distributor
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Post by stephen on Apr 6, 2023 21:03:58 GMT
She has great acclaim out of Sundance and it seems to be extraordinarily baity, and Focus doesn't have too many Best Actress candidates as of now. There's her, there's Qualley/Viswanathan in the Ethan Coen road trip movie, and as far as I know, that's all they have at this time.
However, she is a complete unknown and it's hard for newcomers, particularly women of color, to break in unless the film itself comes along with her. And Best Actress is looking particularly imposing at this stage.
I'm gonna say unlikely at this stage. She needs to be a critics' favourite to overcome her newcomer status and for the film itself to get momentum.
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Post by pacinoyes on Apr 6, 2023 21:10:40 GMT
She isn't even the best PoC actress to come out of Sundance this year - that's going to be Greta Lee in Past Lives (supposed to see this early) - I'm all about PoC getting in and breaking the systemic racism of the Academy ........nah, just kidding, I don't care.......but she has a tough path and some big female roles this year in BP type films.
Unlikely.........not impossible......
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Post by Brother Fease on Apr 6, 2023 22:12:35 GMT
She isn't even the best PoC actress to come out of Sundance this year - that's going to be Greta Lee in Past Lives (supposed to see this early) - I'm all about PoC getting in and breaking the systemic racism of the Academy ........nah, just kidding, I don't care.......but she has a tough path and some big female roles this year in BP type films. Unlikely.........not impossible...... Based on what I have seen, Taylor's performance looks amazing. Sundance Drama winner do have a decent record as illustrated in the OP. I think if ATAO continues to get sparkling reviews and continues to perform well at the box-office, I think we might see more than just a Best Actress nomination. Right now, I am going to stick with Indie Spirit nod. It will also depend on the priorities for Focus Features. |
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Post by mhynson27 on Apr 6, 2023 22:31:22 GMT
This far out, there seems to be too much competition for her to stand out in an early release that isn't going to get any other noms.
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Post by Barbie on Apr 7, 2023 1:34:52 GMT
Zoe Rose Bryant seems like she praises nearly everything. She was singing Sadie Sink’s praises after watching her bad performance in The Whale. I don’t really trust her. But I agree there’s buzz
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Post by Barbie on Apr 7, 2023 1:36:35 GMT
She has great acclaim out of Sundance and it seems to be extraordinarily baity, and Focus doesn't have too many Best Actress candidates as of now. There's her, there's Qualley/Viswanathan in the Ethan Coen road trip movie, and as far as I know, that's all they have at this time. However, she is a complete unknown and it's hard for newcomers, particularly women of color, to break in unless the film itself comes along with her. And Best Actress is looking particularly imposing at this stage. I'm gonna say unlikely at this stage. She needs to be a critics' favourite to overcome her newcomer status and for the film itself to get momentum. I don’t think Teyana Taylor is a complete unknown. She’s a C-list singer/dancer and has some celebrity. That sounds mean, but that’s the best way I can describe it 💀. I’ve known about her for a few years now. She’s Tinashe and Victoria Monet type fame |
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Post by Brother Fease on Apr 7, 2023 2:40:14 GMT
Zoe Rose Bryant seems like she praises nearly everything. She was singing Sadie Sink’s praises after watching her bad performance in The Whale. I don’t really trust her. But I agree there’s buzz Taylor is getting rave reviews for the performance. It is not just Ms. Bryant. If the film continues to soar and not fade away, she is in the Best Actress mix. |
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Post by urbanpatrician on Apr 7, 2023 3:06:35 GMT
She has great acclaim out of Sundance and it seems to be extraordinarily baity, and Focus doesn't have too many Best Actress candidates as of now. There's her, there's Qualley/Viswanathan in the Ethan Coen road trip movie, and as far as I know, that's all they have at this time. However, she is a complete unknown and it's hard for newcomers, particularly women of color, to break in unless the film itself comes along with her. And Best Actress is looking particularly imposing at this stage. I'm gonna say unlikely at this stage. She needs to be a critics' favourite to overcome her newcomer status and for the film itself to get momentum. I don’t think Teyana Taylor is a complete unknown. She’s a C-list singer/dancer and has some celebrity. That sounds mean, but that’s the best way I can describe it 💀. I’ve known about her for a few years now. She’s Tinashe and Victoria Monet type fame I've never heard of her before  |
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Apr 7, 2023 3:22:19 GMT
Extremely unlikely
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Post by mikediastavrone96 on Apr 8, 2023 2:24:07 GMT
Just saw the film and she's terrific, but I don't see anything beyond an Indie Spirit nod. If she can get on one of the roundtables or Variety's Actors on Actors, that itself would be a major win for her and the film.
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Post by iheartamyadams on Apr 10, 2023 3:24:55 GMT
I hope so. She’s fucking incredible in the movie and I was an emotional wreck by the end
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Post by Barbie on Apr 10, 2023 5:20:15 GMT
I don’t think Teyana Taylor is a complete unknown. She’s a C-list singer/dancer and has some celebrity. That sounds mean, but that’s the best way I can describe it 💀. I’ve known about her for a few years now. She’s Tinashe and Victoria Monet type fame I've never heard of her before I know of her because I like Normani, and Teyana Taylor performed with Normani at the VMAs a couple years ago paying homage to Janet Jackson |
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Post by PromNightCarrie on May 20, 2023 15:28:31 GMT
See it's weird for me to hear Teyana Taylor referred to as a complete unknown. But I have to realize I suppose she is to people who don't necessarily follow urban media.  Actually, her most mainstream moment is that Kanye video "Fade" where she... made people want to hit the gym hard after it dropped. But yeah, she's one of those people who does it all - primarily an R&B singer (though not as big as SZA). But back to the award contender conversation, never mind her race, this just looks like one of those Independent Spirit Award level films at best. |
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Actually, her most mainstream moment is that Kanye video "Fade" where she... made people want to hit the gym hard after it dropped. But yeah, she's one of those people who does it all - primarily an R&B singer (though not as big as SZA). But back to the award contender conversation, never mind her race, this just looks like one of those Independent Spirit Award level films at best.