Artist, band leader Actress Carey Mulligan has broken one of the oldest taboos in Hollywood when it comes to awards season: Never say it matters.
Mulligan, who was nominated for her third Oscar this year for her role as Leonard Bernstein’s wife, Felicia Montealegre, in the Netflix biopic. Artist, band leaderTell Times of London On her happiness with her nomination:
“(It’s) just the coolest thing. Because he’s your peer. He’s phenomenal.”
And of all the actors who say that awards don’t matter and that the work is more important? “They are 100 percent lying.”
Mulligan added her voice to those protesting Greta Gerwig’s exclusion from the Best Director category for her box office behemoth. Barbie:
“I feel bad for Greta because I don’t know what you can do as a director to get a nomination. You make a film that was critically acclaimed and also an amazing international hit, and yet you don’t get nominated?
Both Mulligan and Cooper were nominated for their roles in their film, which tells the story of Bernstein’s marriage and the challenges it faces. Cooper was also snubbed in the Best Director category, even though the film itself won Best Picture.
Mulligan has won a host of awards throughout her career, but her most memorable awards night to date came at last year’s BAFTA Awards when she was mistakenly announced as the winner of Best Actress for her role in the #MeToo drama. She said. With shades of 2017 La la land/moon light An Oscar debacle, Kerry Condon was the real winner that night for her role in it Inchirin PanchayatBut deaf announcer Troy Kotsur signed the word “Kerry,” so the translator took that to mean “Kari” and… they walked away.
The mistake was quickly corrected and was not broadcast on television, but Mulligan remembers it clearly. She says she now remained frozen, halfway between standing and sitting, while one of her friend, actor Jamie Dornan, burst into hysterical laughter nearby. Whether he wins or loses at this year’s Academy Awards on March 10, Mulligan is hoping for a smoother evening.