Best Supporting Actress:
Tilda Swinton – Snowpiercer
Agata Kulesza – Ida
Rose Byrne – Neighbors
Carmen Ejogo – Selma
Patricia Arquette – Boyhood
Right on the Outskirts: Rene Russo (Nightcrawler)
It’s another category being swamped by boring and predictable nominations. Patricia Arquette I understand and support because of her portrayal of a complicated woman and complicated mother who had one of the best damn ending scenes of the year. I get it. Few of the other predictions resonate, so here are my choices. Tilda Swinton for embracing her crazy side and not being afraid to go all-out in a performance. Agata Kulesza for being heartbreaking and sorrowful while her character pretended otherwise. Rose Byrne for being hilarious and eye-catching and, like Swinton, being unafraid to put herself out there. Carmen Ejogo for painting a quiet and loving portrait of a woman fearful of yet dedicated to a cause that she’s found herself in. All fantastic female characters, all deserving of some love.
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