{"id":43098,"date":"2018-03-01T07:24:45","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T12:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=43098"},"modified":"2018-12-08T23:08:23","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T04:08:23","slug":"oscars-2018-know-your-nominees-best-actress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2018\/03\/01\/oscars-2018-know-your-nominees-best-actress\/","title":{"rendered":"OSCARS 2018: Know Your Nominees: Best Actress"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"In the days leading up to the 90th Academy Awards, FilmBuffOnline will be offering profiles on all the nominees in the major categories. Some may be well known, others might be new to you, but if you need a refresher on these talented nominees, here is what you need to know your nominees for Best Actress.<\/em><\/p>\n

Sally Hawkins<\/h1>\n

\"\"Nominated for<\/strong>:\u00a0Playing mute janitor who falls in love with a sea creature in The Shape of Water<\/strong>.<\/strong>
\nOther honors for this role:<\/strong>
\nHawkins has 47 nominations this year for this role, winning\u00a016 awards for it.
\nWhere you might know her from:<\/strong>
\nHawkins has appeared in a diverse array of films ranging from period dramas such as Jane Eyre<\/strong> and Great Expectations<\/strong> to films like Layer Cake<\/strong> and Happy-Go-Lucky<\/strong>.
\nHistory with Oscar:<\/strong>
\nThis is Sally Hawkins\u2019 second Oscar nomination.
\n2014:Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role,\u00a0Blue Jasmine\u00a0<\/strong>(Lost to Lupita Nyong’o,\u00a012 Years a Slave<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Frances McDormand<\/h1>\n

\"\"Nominated for:\u00a0<\/strong>Playing an angry mother seeking justice for her murdered daughter in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri.
\n<\/strong>Other honors for this role:
\n<\/strong>McDormand has received 51 nominations from other organizations, tallying up 21 awards including the Golden Globe, the BAFTA and the Screen Actors Guild Award..
\nWhere you might know her from:
\n<\/strong>McDormand is known for her work with her husband and brother-in-law, the Coen Brothers. She has also appeared in\u00a0Darkman<\/strong>,\u00a0Laurel Canyon\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Moonrise Kingdom<\/strong>.\u00a0
\n<\/strong>History with Oscar:
\n<\/strong>This is Frances McDormand\u2019s fifth Oscar Nomination, winning once.
\n2006:\u00a0Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role,\u00a0North Country\u00a0<\/strong>(Lost to Rachel Weisz,\u00a0The Constant Gardener<\/strong>)
\n2001:\u00a0Best Actress in a Supporting Role,\u00a0Almost Famous\u00a0<\/strong>(Lost to Marcia Gay Harden,\u00a0Pollock<\/strong>)
\n1997:\u00a0Best Actress in a Leading Role,\u00a0Fargo\u00a0<\/strong>(Won<\/strong>)
\n1989:\u00a0Best Actress in a Supporting Role,\u00a0Mississippi Burning\u00a0<\/strong>(Lost to Geena Davis,\u00a0The Accidental Tourist<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Margot Robbie<\/h1>\n

\"\"Nominated\u00a0for<\/strong>: Playing the tortured ice skater Tonya Harding in I, Tonya<\/strong>.
\nOther honors for this role:
\n<\/strong>Robbie has received 36 nominations for this role, with 5 wins.
\nWhere you might know her from:
\n<\/strong>Robbie is perhaps best know as playing Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>She has also appeared in The Wolf of Wall Street <\/strong>and The Legend of Tarzan<\/strong>.
\nHistory with Oscar:
\n<\/strong>This is Margot Robbie’s first Oscar nomination.<\/p>\n

Saoirse Ronan<\/h1>\n

\"\"Nominated for:\u00a0<\/strong>Playing a rebellious teen coming of age in 2002 Sacramento in Lady Bird<\/strong>.
\nOther honors for this role:
\n<\/strong>Ronan has been nominated 45 times for this role in other outlets, winning 11 awards in the process, including the Golden Globe.
\nWhere you might know her from:
\n<\/strong>Saoirse Ronan\u2019s breakthrough role was in Atonement. <\/strong>She followed that up with roles in The Lovely Bones, Hanna, The Host, <\/strong>and The Grand Budapest Hotel.<\/strong>.
\nHistory with Oscar:
\nT<\/strong>his is Saoirse Ronan\u2019s third Oscar Nomination.
\n2016:\u00a0Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role,\u00a0Brooklyn\u00a0<\/strong>(Lost to Brie Larson,\u00a0Room<\/strong>)
\n2008: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Atonement<\/strong> (Lost to Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton<\/strong>)
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meryl Streep<\/h1>\n

\"\"Nominated for:\u00a0<\/strong>Playing legendary Washington Post publisher Kay Graham in The Post.
\n<\/strong>Other honors for this role:
\n<\/strong>Streep\u00a0has been nominated\u00a014 times for this role, and has won one award.
\nWhere you might know her from:
\n<\/strong>Streep is one of the most decorated actresses in movie history. If you\u2019ve seen an Oscar nominated film in the last thirty years, odds are you\u2019ve seen her in it.
\nHistory with Oscar:
\n<\/strong>Meryl Streep has 20 previous Oscar nominations and three wins. If you need to have a pee break or get a snack, you should probably do so now. Getting through this list is going to take a while.
\n2017:\u00a0Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Florence Foster Jenkins<\/strong> (Lost to Emma Stone, La La Land<\/strong>)
\n2015: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role,\u00a0Into The Woods<\/strong> (Lost to Patricia Arquette, Boyhood<\/strong>)
\n2014: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, August: Osage County <\/strong> (Lost to Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine<\/strong>
\n2012: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, The Iron Lady<\/strong> (Won<\/strong>)
\n2010: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Julie & Julia<\/strong> (lost to Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side<\/strong>)
\n2009: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Doubt<\/strong> (lost to Kate Winslet, The Reader<\/strong>)
\n2007: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, The Devil Wears Prada<\/strong> (lost to Helen Mirren, The Queen<\/strong>)
\n2003: Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Adaptation<\/strong> (lost to Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chicago<\/strong>)
\n2000: Best Actress in a Leading Role,\u00a0Music of the Heart\u00a0<\/strong>(Lost to Hilary Swank, Boys Don\u2019t Cry<\/strong>)
\n1999: Best Actress in a Leading Role, One True Thing<\/strong> (lost to Gwyneth Paltrow, Shakespeare in Love<\/strong>)
\n1996: Best Actress in a Leading Role, The Bridges of Madison County<\/strong> (lost to Susan Sarandon, Dead Man Walking<\/strong>)
\n1991: Best Actress in a Leading Role, Postcards from the Edge<\/strong> (lost to Kathy Bates, Misery<\/strong>)
\n1989: Best Actress in a Leading Role, A Cry in the Dark<\/strong> (lost to Jodie Foster, The Accused<\/strong>)
\n1988: Best Actress in a Leading Role, Ironweed<\/strong> (lost to Cher, Moonstruck<\/strong>)
\n1986: Best Actress in a Leading Role, Out of Africa<\/strong> (lost to Geraldine Page, A Trip to Bountiful<\/strong>)
\n1984: Best Actress in a Leading Role, Silkwood<\/strong> (lost to Shirley McLaine, Terms of Endearment<\/strong>)
\n1983: Best Actress in a Leading Role, Sophie\u2019s Choice<\/strong> (Won<\/strong>)
\n1982: Best Actress in a Leading Role, The French Lieutenant\u2019s Woman<\/strong> (lost to Katharine Hepburn, On Golden Pond<\/strong>)
\n1980: Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Kramer vs. Kramer<\/strong> (Won<\/strong>)
\n1979: Best Actress in a Supporting Role, The Deer Hunter<\/strong> (lost to Maggie Smith, California Suite<\/strong>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KNOW YOUR NOMINEE: One obvious front runner makes the category an upset special. <\/div>\n

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