Gina Wilhelm Actress - Mo'Nique Considered Good Actress by Critics
Ever since her win at Sundance last year, Mo'Nique has been considered a top contender for best supporting actress awards for her performance in "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire."
So far, she has won 17 awards and a number of nominations for her portrayal of the abusive mother of an obese illiterate girl in the movie.
In addition to winning at a number of film festivals, she's also received nominations for SAG, Critics Choice, Golden Globe, and Spirit awards.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Showing posts with label Golden Globes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Golden Globes. Show all posts
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Golden Globe Names Good Actress Candidates
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Golden Globe Names Good Actress Candidates
The Golden Globe nominations have come out, and once again, there are a lot of talented actresses vying to be named the year's best leading actress in a motion picture.
Among them are the perennials, such as Helen Mirren, Emily Blunt, and Sandra Bullock, as well as newcomers Gabourey Sidibe and Carey Mulligan in the movie drama category.
For musical or comedy motion picture, Sandra Bullock is nominated again, but is joined by Meryl Streep, Marion Cotillard, and Julia Roberts.
In fact, Meryl Streep is nominated twice in musical/comedy, both for "It's Complicated" and "Julie & Julia."
Gina Wilhelm Actress
The Golden Globe nominations have come out, and once again, there are a lot of talented actresses vying to be named the year's best leading actress in a motion picture.
Among them are the perennials, such as Helen Mirren, Emily Blunt, and Sandra Bullock, as well as newcomers Gabourey Sidibe and Carey Mulligan in the movie drama category.
For musical or comedy motion picture, Sandra Bullock is nominated again, but is joined by Meryl Streep, Marion Cotillard, and Julia Roberts.
In fact, Meryl Streep is nominated twice in musical/comedy, both for "It's Complicated" and "Julie & Julia."
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Learning About Ingrid Bergman
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Learning About Ingrid Bergman
Today would have been Ingrid Bergman's birthday. Bergman's family tried to discourage her from acting, but she pursued it on her own, memorizing poetry in her bedroom.
She was in some high school plays and was an extra in a movie. On graduation, she used her inheritance to go to the Royal Dramatic Theater School in Stockholm.
She left the school a year later when she got a small role in a Swedish movie. She starred in "Intermezzo" in 1936, which sealed her position as a star in Sweden and launched her Hollywood career.
In Hollywood, she starred in the remake of "Intermezzo" with Leslie Howard. She also appeared in movies with Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, and Bing Crosby, and was directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
She considered her role in "Casablanca" not to be of great importance, though I think she's alone in that assessment.
On the other hand, she actually didn't know the end of the movie until it was filmed (the studio had considered a very different ending).
She won a number of awards, including Best Actress Oscars for "Gaslight" in 1944 and "Anastasia" in 1956.
She won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for "Murder on the Orient Express" in 1974, making her the first actress to win that award after getting two leading actress statuettes.
Bergman acted until her death, appearing as Prime Minister Golda Meir in the miniseries "A Woman Called Golda" in 1982. That performance earned her an Emmy and a Golden Globe.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Today would have been Ingrid Bergman's birthday. Bergman's family tried to discourage her from acting, but she pursued it on her own, memorizing poetry in her bedroom.
She was in some high school plays and was an extra in a movie. On graduation, she used her inheritance to go to the Royal Dramatic Theater School in Stockholm.
She left the school a year later when she got a small role in a Swedish movie. She starred in "Intermezzo" in 1936, which sealed her position as a star in Sweden and launched her Hollywood career.
In Hollywood, she starred in the remake of "Intermezzo" with Leslie Howard. She also appeared in movies with Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, and Bing Crosby, and was directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
She considered her role in "Casablanca" not to be of great importance, though I think she's alone in that assessment.
On the other hand, she actually didn't know the end of the movie until it was filmed (the studio had considered a very different ending).
She won a number of awards, including Best Actress Oscars for "Gaslight" in 1944 and "Anastasia" in 1956.
She won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for "Murder on the Orient Express" in 1974, making her the first actress to win that award after getting two leading actress statuettes.
Bergman acted until her death, appearing as Prime Minister Golda Meir in the miniseries "A Woman Called Golda" in 1982. That performance earned her an Emmy and a Golden Globe.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Monday, July 6, 2009
Jane Merrow in Idaho
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Jane Merrow in Idaho
Jane Merrow has been acting for decades, having been on film and television. She finally returns to the stage.
Appearing as Emilia in Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors" at the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, she's one of the only actors to come to the festival from movies and TV.
Merrow, who comes from a theatrical family, trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.
In 1968, she received a Golden Globe nomination for her work in "The Lion in Winter," which starred Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn.
Several famous actors had their feature film premieres in that movie, including Nigel Terry, Timothy Dalton, and Anthony Hopkins.
She tells of her audition for the movie for Peter O'Toole, who hand picked the cast. During the audition, she read a scene from "Country Dance," in which she was appearing at the time, with O'Toole.
She said the show had been getting great reviews and she thought things were going well in the audition, but they were outdoors, and she had long hair that was blowing in her face.
Suddenly O'Toole said, "I don't believe a thing you're saying." Merrow says she froze.
"I thought, 'Oh, my God, I'm obviously never going to get this part.' They called me back the next day and I was suitably humbled by the great O'Toole."
At the end of "Comedy of Errors," Emilia, played by Merrow, has a touching reunion with her husband Egeon. Each has believed the other dead for decades.
Often this scene is lost amongst the screwball zaniness of the rest of the play, but in this production, it has the weight of a woman returning to her home on stage at long last.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Jane Merrow has been acting for decades, having been on film and television. She finally returns to the stage.
Appearing as Emilia in Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors" at the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, she's one of the only actors to come to the festival from movies and TV.
Merrow, who comes from a theatrical family, trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.
In 1968, she received a Golden Globe nomination for her work in "The Lion in Winter," which starred Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn.
Several famous actors had their feature film premieres in that movie, including Nigel Terry, Timothy Dalton, and Anthony Hopkins.
She tells of her audition for the movie for Peter O'Toole, who hand picked the cast. During the audition, she read a scene from "Country Dance," in which she was appearing at the time, with O'Toole.
She said the show had been getting great reviews and she thought things were going well in the audition, but they were outdoors, and she had long hair that was blowing in her face.
Suddenly O'Toole said, "I don't believe a thing you're saying." Merrow says she froze.
"I thought, 'Oh, my God, I'm obviously never going to get this part.' They called me back the next day and I was suitably humbled by the great O'Toole."
At the end of "Comedy of Errors," Emilia, played by Merrow, has a touching reunion with her husband Egeon. Each has believed the other dead for decades.
Often this scene is lost amongst the screwball zaniness of the rest of the play, but in this production, it has the weight of a woman returning to her home on stage at long last.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Monday, February 23, 2009
Kate Winslet Gets Her Oscar
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Kate Winslet Gets Her Oscar
After much speculation and handicapping (I think I've posted at least 10 times about various aspects of the awards season alone), the Oscars were handed out last night, and Kate Winslet finally won hers.
The 33-year-old actress had been nominated on five previous occasions, so was giddy to have finally won.
She won for her performance in "The Reader," in which she played a woman on trial for Holocaust crimes.
Some had said that she would get an Oscar because it was time or because she had to age several years in the film and because the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences loves to reward movies about the Holocaust.
On the other hand, she was up against Meryl Streep, fresh off her record-setting 15th nomination and always tough competition.
Additionally, as reported here, there was some concern that her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes ceremony might have gotten her in trouble with Oscar voters.
In that speech, she forgot fellow nominee Angelina Jolie's name. She also acted like it actually mattered to her, a British actress, that she had gotten an award.
Some have said that the British are supposed to act like they're above receiving honors and that American voters wouldn't want to reward her for her excitement..
Apparently, though, the voters liked her just fine. She continued to be giddy with last night's win.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
After much speculation and handicapping (I think I've posted at least 10 times about various aspects of the awards season alone), the Oscars were handed out last night, and Kate Winslet finally won hers.
The 33-year-old actress had been nominated on five previous occasions, so was giddy to have finally won.
She won for her performance in "The Reader," in which she played a woman on trial for Holocaust crimes.
Some had said that she would get an Oscar because it was time or because she had to age several years in the film and because the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences loves to reward movies about the Holocaust.
On the other hand, she was up against Meryl Streep, fresh off her record-setting 15th nomination and always tough competition.
Additionally, as reported here, there was some concern that her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes ceremony might have gotten her in trouble with Oscar voters.
In that speech, she forgot fellow nominee Angelina Jolie's name. She also acted like it actually mattered to her, a British actress, that she had gotten an award.
Some have said that the British are supposed to act like they're above receiving honors and that American voters wouldn't want to reward her for her excitement..
Apparently, though, the voters liked her just fine. She continued to be giddy with last night's win.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Has Kate Winslet "Blown Her Chances" at an Oscar?
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Has Kate Winslet "Blown Her Chances" at an Oscar?
Now that the Oscar nominations have come out, everyone is trying to figure out who's going to win.
Film critic Barry Norman thinks that Kate Winslet may have blown her chances at a win with her flustered Golden Globe acceptance speech.
In the speech, Winslet recognized the other women who were nominated in her category. Unfortunately, she forgot the name of Angelina Jolie.
In accepting the Golden Globe, Winslet said "I'm so sorry Anne, Meryl, Kristin - oh god, who's the other one... Angelina!"
Norman feels that between the unintended slight towards Jolie, Hollywood "royalty," and the fact that Winslet isn't American, she may very well have ruined her shot at winning the Oscar.
Though probably not connected, oddsmakers have shortened the odds that Meryl Streep will win the Oscar for her performance in "Doubt."
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Now that the Oscar nominations have come out, everyone is trying to figure out who's going to win.
Film critic Barry Norman thinks that Kate Winslet may have blown her chances at a win with her flustered Golden Globe acceptance speech.
In the speech, Winslet recognized the other women who were nominated in her category. Unfortunately, she forgot the name of Angelina Jolie.
In accepting the Golden Globe, Winslet said "I'm so sorry Anne, Meryl, Kristin - oh god, who's the other one... Angelina!"
Norman feels that between the unintended slight towards Jolie, Hollywood "royalty," and the fact that Winslet isn't American, she may very well have ruined her shot at winning the Oscar.
Though probably not connected, oddsmakers have shortened the odds that Meryl Streep will win the Oscar for her performance in "Doubt."
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Monday, January 26, 2009
SAG Award Winners Announced
Gina Wilhelm Actress - SAG Award Winners Announced
The Screen Actors Guild awards were announced January 25th, and some very familiar faces were again recognized for their outstanding work.
Meryl Streep received an Actor award for her leading performance in "Doubt." Followers of this blog will remember that Streep has already achieved an Oscar milestone, having received a record 15 nominations.
Her SAG win could portend well for an Oscar.
However, the same could hold true for Kate Winslet, who already won Golden Globes for both lead actress and supporting actress and won a SAG award this weekend for her supporting performance in "The Reader."
The twist here is that her Golden Globe for "The Reader" was for supporting actress. Her lead actress award was for "Revolutionary Road."
For the Academy Awards, she received only a lead actress nomination (not one in each category), and that was for her "supporting" role in "The Reader."
When the Oscars are handed out, the actresses will be competing in the same category.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
The Screen Actors Guild awards were announced January 25th, and some very familiar faces were again recognized for their outstanding work.
Meryl Streep received an Actor award for her leading performance in "Doubt." Followers of this blog will remember that Streep has already achieved an Oscar milestone, having received a record 15 nominations.
Her SAG win could portend well for an Oscar.
However, the same could hold true for Kate Winslet, who already won Golden Globes for both lead actress and supporting actress and won a SAG award this weekend for her supporting performance in "The Reader."
The twist here is that her Golden Globe for "The Reader" was for supporting actress. Her lead actress award was for "Revolutionary Road."
For the Academy Awards, she received only a lead actress nomination (not one in each category), and that was for her "supporting" role in "The Reader."
When the Oscars are handed out, the actresses will be competing in the same category.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Can Kate Winslet Win Two Oscars This Year?
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Can Kate Winslet Win Two Oscars This Year?
Kate Winslet won two Golden Globes this year.
She was named best actress for her performance in "Revolutionary Road" and best supporting actress for "The Reader."
Now the question is whether she can repeat the feat at the Oscars.
Although there have been 11 times in the last 80 years that the same performer has received a leading and supporting nomination, no one has ever been able to take home both awards.
In fact, only one other person has managed to win two Golden Globes. In 1988, Sigourney Weaver won best actress for "Gorillas in the Mist" and best supporting actress for "Working Girl."
She didn't win either Oscar.
Now the LA Times is handicapping Winslet's chances of not only winning, but of being nominated for two Oscars.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Kate Winslet won two Golden Globes this year.
She was named best actress for her performance in "Revolutionary Road" and best supporting actress for "The Reader."
Now the question is whether she can repeat the feat at the Oscars.
Although there have been 11 times in the last 80 years that the same performer has received a leading and supporting nomination, no one has ever been able to take home both awards.
In fact, only one other person has managed to win two Golden Globes. In 1988, Sigourney Weaver won best actress for "Gorillas in the Mist" and best supporting actress for "Working Girl."
She didn't win either Oscar.
Now the LA Times is handicapping Winslet's chances of not only winning, but of being nominated for two Oscars.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Chances are Good for Awards for "The United States of Tara"
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Chances are Good for Awards for "The United States of Tara"
"The United States of Tara" will air on Showtime starting Saturday, January 18, at 10 pm.
Gina Wilhelm Actress has noticed something of late on her Facebook account. There are ads for "The United States of Tara" everywhere.
Apparently, regardless of what comedy show I watch, it means I'll like "The United States of Tara."
"Scrubs?" Yup. "30 Rock?" Check. "The Simpsons?" You betcha. "The Daily Show?" Unbelievably, yes.
Now, it could just be that Gina Wilhelm Actress has astonishingly good taste in Funny, and the advertising is meant to imply that "The United States of Tara" is also Funny.
Otherwise, it's hard to say how a straight sit-com about a woman with multiple personality disorder is reminiscent of two workplace comedies, America's favorite animated dysfunctionals, and a comedy news parody.
"The United States of Tara" will air on Showtime starring actress Toni Collette as the aforementioned woman. In addition to her main personality, she's also a brooding teen, a '50s housewife, and a good ole boy.
Showtime has done well in terms of garnering awards lately. Last year David Duchovny won a Golden Globe for his work in "Californication," which was also nominated for best comedy series.
Duchovny and the show both received nominations this year. Mary-Louise Parker has been nominated the last two years in a row for her work on "Weeds." The program itself has also been nominated.
"Dexter" and its star, Michael C. Hall, have both been nominated for the last two years.
On top of that, cable shows not aired on HBO are getting more and more recognition at the Emmys.
Additionally, movies about people with multiple personalities are frequently well represented at award time. Joanne Woodward won an Oscar for her performance in "The Three Faces of Eve."
Sally Field won an Emmy for her turn in "Sybil," upsetting Jane Alexander, who was supposed to be a shoe-in.
Finally, Collette herself has won a number of critics' and other types of awards. She has also received numerous nominations for Emmys, Oscars, and Golden Globes.
Perhaps she and Showtime are hoping that this combination will get her the "major" awards that have just eluded her so far.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
"The United States of Tara" will air on Showtime starting Saturday, January 18, at 10 pm.
Gina Wilhelm Actress has noticed something of late on her Facebook account. There are ads for "The United States of Tara" everywhere.
Apparently, regardless of what comedy show I watch, it means I'll like "The United States of Tara."
"Scrubs?" Yup. "30 Rock?" Check. "The Simpsons?" You betcha. "The Daily Show?" Unbelievably, yes.
Now, it could just be that Gina Wilhelm Actress has astonishingly good taste in Funny, and the advertising is meant to imply that "The United States of Tara" is also Funny.
Otherwise, it's hard to say how a straight sit-com about a woman with multiple personality disorder is reminiscent of two workplace comedies, America's favorite animated dysfunctionals, and a comedy news parody.
"The United States of Tara" will air on Showtime starring actress Toni Collette as the aforementioned woman. In addition to her main personality, she's also a brooding teen, a '50s housewife, and a good ole boy.
Showtime has done well in terms of garnering awards lately. Last year David Duchovny won a Golden Globe for his work in "Californication," which was also nominated for best comedy series.
Duchovny and the show both received nominations this year. Mary-Louise Parker has been nominated the last two years in a row for her work on "Weeds." The program itself has also been nominated.
"Dexter" and its star, Michael C. Hall, have both been nominated for the last two years.
On top of that, cable shows not aired on HBO are getting more and more recognition at the Emmys.
Additionally, movies about people with multiple personalities are frequently well represented at award time. Joanne Woodward won an Oscar for her performance in "The Three Faces of Eve."
Sally Field won an Emmy for her turn in "Sybil," upsetting Jane Alexander, who was supposed to be a shoe-in.
Finally, Collette herself has won a number of critics' and other types of awards. She has also received numerous nominations for Emmys, Oscars, and Golden Globes.
Perhaps she and Showtime are hoping that this combination will get her the "major" awards that have just eluded her so far.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Sally Hawkins Snubbed for a BAFTA Award
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Sally Hawkins Snubbed for a BAFTA Award
Despite her win at the Golden Globes for best actress in a comedy or musical, Sally Hawkins was left off the list of nominees for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts award for the best actress.
Instead, Kate Winslet received two nominations, one for "The Reader" and one for "Revolutionary Road."
Winslet won Golden Globes for both movies, but she was nominated as a lead actress for "Road" and as a supporting actress for "The Reader."
Sally Hawkins' performance had been widely hailed and is considered to be a top contender for a lead actress Oscar for her performance in "Happy-Go-Lucky." Roger Ebert had called her "a joy to behold."
Her director for the movie, Mike Leigh, was also left out of the nominations.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Despite her win at the Golden Globes for best actress in a comedy or musical, Sally Hawkins was left off the list of nominees for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts award for the best actress.
Instead, Kate Winslet received two nominations, one for "The Reader" and one for "Revolutionary Road."
Winslet won Golden Globes for both movies, but she was nominated as a lead actress for "Road" and as a supporting actress for "The Reader."
Sally Hawkins' performance had been widely hailed and is considered to be a top contender for a lead actress Oscar for her performance in "Happy-Go-Lucky." Roger Ebert had called her "a joy to behold."
Her director for the movie, Mike Leigh, was also left out of the nominations.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Monday, January 12, 2009
Kate Winslet and Tina Fey Win Golden Globes
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Kate Winslet and Tina Fey Win Golden Globes
The Golden Globe ceremony was held last night, January 11, 2009.
Despite an earlier web mistake, it was Kate Winslet, not Anne Hathaway, who took home the best actress in a drama award for her role in "Revolutionary Road."
Winslet also received a supporting actress award for her work in "The Reader."
On the television side of things, Tina Fey won best actress in a comedy series for her work on "30 Rock." The program, which she also writes and produces, won for best television musical or comedy.
The Golden Globes have a reputation for being fairly informal. Mickey Rourke (who won best actor in a drama for "The Wrestler") gave an acceptance speech littered with obscenity.
Fey told her internet critics to "suck it."
In her speech, Kate Winslet said she was unaccustomed to victory. She had been nominated for five previous Golden Globes, but never won.
Now it's on to the Oscars, where Winslet also has five nominations but no wins.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
The Golden Globe ceremony was held last night, January 11, 2009.
Despite an earlier web mistake, it was Kate Winslet, not Anne Hathaway, who took home the best actress in a drama award for her role in "Revolutionary Road."
Winslet also received a supporting actress award for her work in "The Reader."
On the television side of things, Tina Fey won best actress in a comedy series for her work on "30 Rock." The program, which she also writes and produces, won for best television musical or comedy.
The Golden Globes have a reputation for being fairly informal. Mickey Rourke (who won best actor in a drama for "The Wrestler") gave an acceptance speech littered with obscenity.
Fey told her internet critics to "suck it."
In her speech, Kate Winslet said she was unaccustomed to victory. She had been nominated for five previous Golden Globes, but never won.
Now it's on to the Oscars, where Winslet also has five nominations but no wins.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Anne Hathaway Has Not Won the Golden Globe. Yet. Maybe.
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Anne Hathaway Has Not Won the Golden Globe. Yet. Maybe.
Anne Hathaway won a Critics' Choice award this week for her performance in "Rachel Getting Married."
On Friday, the website for the Golden Globes showed that she had won that award as well.
The website places a star next to the name of the winner of a category. On Friday, a star briefly appeared next to Ms. Hathaway's name.
The star was later removed.
A message appeared on the website saying that her name had "randomly" been marked as a winner and that only four executive at Ernst & Young LLP know who the winners are.
The Golden Globes will actually be announced Sunday night, Jan. 11, 2009, at 8 pm on NBC. Best of luck to Hathaway, Meryl Streep (her co-winner for the Critics' Choice award), and all the other nominees.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Anne Hathaway won a Critics' Choice award this week for her performance in "Rachel Getting Married."
On Friday, the website for the Golden Globes showed that she had won that award as well.
The website places a star next to the name of the winner of a category. On Friday, a star briefly appeared next to Ms. Hathaway's name.
The star was later removed.
A message appeared on the website saying that her name had "randomly" been marked as a winner and that only four executive at Ernst & Young LLP know who the winners are.
The Golden Globes will actually be announced Sunday night, Jan. 11, 2009, at 8 pm on NBC. Best of luck to Hathaway, Meryl Streep (her co-winner for the Critics' Choice award), and all the other nominees.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Actresses Have to Study, Too
Gina Wilhelm Actress - Actresses Have to Study, Too
A number of movies this year take place in other times and places. How do today's actresses give convincing performances? Study.
Viola Davis has been nominated for a Golden Globe and is getting a lot of Oscar buzz for her performance in "Doubt," but originally she had a very different take on her scene.
At first, she approached the scene as a confrontation, the way a woman in 2008 might.
However, writer-director John Patrick Shanley reminded her that the interaction was taking place in 1964, and there had to be a "certain politeness" to it.
She studied Catholicism (her character converts to get her son into a Catholic school), read several books on the time, and watched a lot of film from the civil rights movement.
She took a lot of inspiration from the mother of Emmett Till, who gave a restrained and polite speech after her son's killers were acquitted.
For "The Secret Life of Bees," which also takes place in 1964, Queen Latifah's performance was aided by care packages the director sent the cast.
The care packages had books, movies, and songs of the era.
Elizabeth Banks, who plays Laura Bush in "W," read several books, but also watched the Charlie Rose's interviews with the First Lady.
She said there was such rapport between the two, it was a window into the First Lady's personality.
In addition to actual study, a lot of actresses in period pieces have been aided by their costuming.
Ms. Davis said the way her costume hid her-and the way the overcoat hid the rest of the costume-gave her real insight into her character's motivation.
Studying: It's not just for kids!
Gina Wilhelm Actress
A number of movies this year take place in other times and places. How do today's actresses give convincing performances? Study.
Viola Davis has been nominated for a Golden Globe and is getting a lot of Oscar buzz for her performance in "Doubt," but originally she had a very different take on her scene.
At first, she approached the scene as a confrontation, the way a woman in 2008 might.
However, writer-director John Patrick Shanley reminded her that the interaction was taking place in 1964, and there had to be a "certain politeness" to it.
She studied Catholicism (her character converts to get her son into a Catholic school), read several books on the time, and watched a lot of film from the civil rights movement.
She took a lot of inspiration from the mother of Emmett Till, who gave a restrained and polite speech after her son's killers were acquitted.
For "The Secret Life of Bees," which also takes place in 1964, Queen Latifah's performance was aided by care packages the director sent the cast.
The care packages had books, movies, and songs of the era.
Elizabeth Banks, who plays Laura Bush in "W," read several books, but also watched the Charlie Rose's interviews with the First Lady.
She said there was such rapport between the two, it was a window into the First Lady's personality.
In addition to actual study, a lot of actresses in period pieces have been aided by their costuming.
Ms. Davis said the way her costume hid her-and the way the overcoat hid the rest of the costume-gave her real insight into her character's motivation.
Studying: It's not just for kids!
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Meryl Streep Achieves Golden Globe Milestone
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Meryl Streep has achieved yet another milestone this year.
As previously mentioned here, she nominated for a Golden Globe as lead actress in both the drama and the musical/comedy categories for her performances in "Doubt" and "Mamma Mia!" respectively.
That alone is impressive enough, but it turns out that with those two nominations, she now has 23 career nominations, the most of anyone in film history.
In doing so, she surpassed Jack Lemmon, who has a mere 22 nominations.
If anyone's keeping track, she's won six Golden Globes. So far.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Meryl Streep has achieved yet another milestone this year.
As previously mentioned here, she nominated for a Golden Globe as lead actress in both the drama and the musical/comedy categories for her performances in "Doubt" and "Mamma Mia!" respectively.
That alone is impressive enough, but it turns out that with those two nominations, she now has 23 career nominations, the most of anyone in film history.
In doing so, she surpassed Jack Lemmon, who has a mere 22 nominations.
If anyone's keeping track, she's won six Golden Globes. So far.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
Friday, December 12, 2008
Golden Globe Nominations Out
Gina Wilhelm Actress
The Golden Globe nominations were announced yesterday morning. Several actresses were nominated in multiple categories.
Meryl Streep was nominated for best lead actress both for "Doubt" and "Mamma Mia" in the drama and musical or comedy categories, respectively.
Kate Winslet, meanwhile, was nominated for best lead actress in "Revolutionary Road" and best supporting actress for "The Reader."
In addition to Meryl Streep's nomination, Amy Adams and Viola Davis both also received supporting actress nominations for "Doubt."
Over on the TV side, Tina Fey was nominated for best actress for "30 Rock." This is notable, as the show itself was also nominated for best television series musical or comedy, and Tina Fey, of course, created and writes the program.
Also of note, Mariska Hargitay, mentioned in a previous post on this blog, also received a nomination for best actress in a dramatic television series for her work on "Law & Order: SVU."
Congratulations to all the nominees, and good luck!
The Golden Globes ceremony will air on NBC on January 11.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
The Golden Globe nominations were announced yesterday morning. Several actresses were nominated in multiple categories.
Meryl Streep was nominated for best lead actress both for "Doubt" and "Mamma Mia" in the drama and musical or comedy categories, respectively.
Kate Winslet, meanwhile, was nominated for best lead actress in "Revolutionary Road" and best supporting actress for "The Reader."
In addition to Meryl Streep's nomination, Amy Adams and Viola Davis both also received supporting actress nominations for "Doubt."
Over on the TV side, Tina Fey was nominated for best actress for "30 Rock." This is notable, as the show itself was also nominated for best television series musical or comedy, and Tina Fey, of course, created and writes the program.
Also of note, Mariska Hargitay, mentioned in a previous post on this blog, also received a nomination for best actress in a dramatic television series for her work on "Law & Order: SVU."
Congratulations to all the nominees, and good luck!
The Golden Globes ceremony will air on NBC on January 11.
Gina Wilhelm Actress
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