Best Actress Oscar: Between Blanchett and Yeoh

Different by origin, by career and by the roles for which they were nominated. Here are the five nominees for the Oscar for Best Actress: Ana de Armas, Andrea Riseborough, Michelle Yeoh, Michelle Williams and Cate Blanchett, who starts as the favorite after winning almost everything.

Reincarnation of myth Marilyn Monroe in his most intimate and darkest hours; And alcoholic which fights against itself; the eccentric mother of a family that formed a film genius; a housewife who ends up shooting kung fu between parallel universes and an orchestra conductor who moves like a shark in a man’s world.

Five very different roles played by five actresses with of diverse origin: one Latin American (De Armas), one Asian (Yeoh), one British (Risenborough), one Australian (Blanchett) and only one American (Williams).

Although Blanchett starts as the favorite, according to The award history season, the Hollywood Academy, with its desire to bet on diversity, may also elevate the first Malaysian nominee in history, Michelle Yeoh, for her performance in the clear favorite of the night, “Everything Everywhere All At Once” with 11 nominations.

But the most predictable thing is that Blanchett comes out victorious in her eighth nomination. Since “Tár” was released at the last Venice International Festival, awards and praises have not stopped raining down on the Australian – who already has two Oscars -, a mainstay of the psychological drama that did not have so much success in cinemas.

according to orders Todd Field, Blanchett becomes Lydia Tár, the first female conductor of the prestigious German orchestra, a role that won her the Volpi Cup in Venice and the Golden Globe for best dramatic actress, among others.

A passionate woman, something obsessive, cultured and cold, whose life is turned upside down after several lawsuits for abuse of power.

The action takes place mainly in Berlin and there is almost no scene in which he does not appear blanchett, who learned to speak German, conduct an orchestra and play the piano.

At 53, he is also a star “A song” He has, in addition to his two Oscars, three Baftas, three Golden Globes and three Screen Actors Guild awards, among others.

This last award of the Actors’ Union was, in turn, this year’s for Michelle Yeoh, star of Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s critically acclaimed “Everything Everywhere at Once.”

With 53 years of age and more than four decades of fruitful career behind him, That was chosen as an “icon” of the year 2022 by Time magazine.

Asian star game Evelyn Wangimmigrant to NOW overloaded with work and family tasks, she must save the world by jumping between parallel universes, to the rhythm of kung fu punches.

In interviews and speeches, the actress dedicated herself to advocating for racial diversity in the cinema and for the roles of middle-aged actresses, recounting the obstacles she had to face in order to break through in Hollywood.

Another one of those facing her first nomination is a Cuban woman Spanish Ana de Armasfor the spectacular transformation into icon Marilyn Monroe in the movie “Blonde”, which brought her several nominations for prestigious film awards and dedication in Hollywood.

Born in Cuba, De Armas moved to Spain, the country of his grandparents, when he was 18 years old, where he became popular with the series “El internado”. Years later, she decided to make the jump to the United States, where she participated in projects such as “Knives Out” – for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe – “Blade Runner 2049” or the latest James Bond.

“Blonde” goes through intimate moments in life Monroe such as her marriages to Joe DiMaggio and Arthur Miller, or her alleged three-way relationship with Charlie Chaplin Jr. and Edward G. Robinson Jr., or her affair with President Kennedy. For De Armas, it also meant a personal struggle, a struggle to reject the stereotype of the Latin American woman that existed in Hollywood.

This is the fifth nomination for Michelle Williams and the pools suggest that they will not win this time either, despite the masterful interpretation of Mitzi Fabelman, an eccentric family mother with a vocation as an artist in the United States in the 50s and 60s inspired by Leah Adler, Steven’s mother. Spielberg.

One of the most important roles in her life, according to what the actress told Efe in an interview ahead of the premiere.

While the appointment four actresses mentioned was planned, Andrea Riseborough surprised and was full of controversy due to the excessive promotion of the independent film “To Leslie” on social networks.

There were many stars Hollywood who spoke about this tape whose collection was very low and great performance of the protagonist.

A situation that part of the industry interpreted as a promotional tactic “aggressive” and this led the Academy to change the rules of tape publicity campaigns.

Outside of the controversy, Riseborough plays Leslie Rowland, an alcoholic mother who spends all her prize money and ends up destitute.