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Golden Globes narrowed the Oscar race into five key head-to-head battles—Buckley vs Byrne for Best Actress, Chalamet vs Moura for Best Actor, unpredictable shifts in Supporting Actor/Actress, and One Battle After Another vs Hamnet for Best Picture—illustrating how Globes momentum and quirky category splits shape Oscars.
Selena Gomez won the Best Actress prize at the Cannes Film Festival for her role in the musical crime comedy 'Emilia Pérez,' sharing the award with co-stars Karla Sofia Gascón, Adriana Paz, and Zoe Saldaña. The film, directed by Jacques Audiard, also won the Jury Prize and has been acquired by Netflix. This win marks Gomez's significant shift towards focusing on her acting career.
Selena Gomez won Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival for her role in Jacques Audiard’s film Emilia Pérez, which received a nine-minute standing ovation and is being acquired by Netflix.
The Cannes Film Festival is set to announce its Competition winners, with a strong lineup of films featuring prominent female roles. Notable contenders include "Emilia Perez," "The Substance," "Anora," "All We Imagine As Light," and "The Seed Of The Sacred Fig." Predicting winners is challenging, but these films have garnered significant critical acclaim.
Emma Stone's acceptance speech for winning Best Actress at the Oscars put her in a difficult position due to the historic significance of a potential win for Lily Gladstone, the first Native American to win an acting Oscar. Stone's win raised questions about race and representation, given her past roles and the ongoing conversation about diversity in awards shows. Despite her apparent surprise at winning, Stone managed to navigate the situation with grace and humility, acknowledging the importance of the film and its team while avoiding any missteps in her speech.
Lily Gladstone broke her silence after losing the Best Actress Oscar to Emma Stone, expressing gratitude for the love and support she received, especially from the Native American community. Despite not winning, she highlighted the significance of the Osage Singers' performance at the Oscars and made history as the first Native American woman nominated for Best Actress. Emma Stone praised her fellow nominees and expressed hope for future collaborations.
Lily Gladstone graciously responded to losing the Best Actress Oscar to Emma Stone, with fans praising her for consistently centering the Osage people throughout the awards campaign. Despite the loss, she expressed joy for Emma's win and continued to focus attention on the Osage Nation, the Native American tribe that the film "Killers of the Flower Moon" is about, in her social media posts. Gladstone's response has been widely praised for its grace and for highlighting the importance of indigenous representation in the film industry.
Lily Gladstone, who was a frontrunner for the Best Actress Oscar for her role in "Killers of the Flower Moon," reacted positively to her loss to Emma Stone, expressing love and gratitude to her supporters and acknowledging the significance of the Osage Nation's presence at the ceremony. Despite not winning, Gladstone remains in good spirits and highlighted the importance of the moment for the Osage community. She also shared a friendly connection with Stone, who acknowledged her fellow nominees in her acceptance speech. There is debate over whether Gladstone was campaigned in the wrong category, with some suggesting she could have won if she had campaigned for supporting actress instead.
During the Best Actress presentation at the Oscars, Michelle Yeoh and Emma Stone had an awkward moment when Yeoh attempted to hand off the trophy to Stone but ended up in a brief tug-of-war with Jennifer Lawrence. Yeoh later posted on Instagram, explaining that she wanted to share the moment with Stone and her best friend Lawrence, likening their bond to her own with Jamie Lee Curtis.
The 2024 Oscars highlighted the need for more inclusion, particularly in the Best Actress category, where only two women of color have won in the 96-year history of the awards. The lack of diversity in this category raises concerns about representation and sends a message that only certain types of people can win. While there was diversity among this year's winners in terms of nationality and age, the Oscars still have work to do in achieving true inclusion across all fronts.
Emma Stone won the best actress Oscar for her role in "Poor Things" but revealed on stage that her dress had broken, joking that it happened during a performance. Despite the wardrobe malfunction, she expressed gratitude to her fellow nominees, the cast and crew of the film, and her family. Stone also mentioned her panic about winning and thanked director Yorgos Lanthimos for the role. She was quickly "sewn back in" to the dress and left the stage with a lighthearted comment.
Emma Stone won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in "Poor Things," but her shocked reaction to winning went viral, leading to speculation that she was expecting her friend Lily Gladstone to win instead. Emma later revealed that she was indeed shocked by her win and expressed her admiration for the other nominees. The incident sparked online discourse, with some defending Emma's win and others feeling that Lily was "robbed" of the accolade.
Emma Stone, who won Best Actress at the 2024 Oscars for "Poor Things," appeared unimpressed by host Jimmy Kimmel's sex joke during his opening monologue, whispering to her husband, Dave McCary. Some viewers speculated that she called Kimmel a 'pr--k.' Stone later tearfully accepted her award and suffered a wardrobe malfunction, but expressed gratitude to her team and family. "Poor Things" also won Oscars for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design.
Emma Stone referenced a Taylor Swift lyric in her emotional Oscars acceptance speech for Best Actress, thanking her team and family, including her daughter. The reference to Swift's song "Bigger Than the Whole Sky" is seen as a nod to their close friendship, with fans speculating about the song's meaning. Stone's win was for her role in "Poor Things," and the Oscars also saw "Oppenheimer" dominate with multiple awards, and a standout performance of "I'm Just Ken" from the film adaptation of Barbie.
Emma Stone's unexpected win over Lily Gladstone for Best Actress at the 2024 Oscars was attributed to several factors, including the decision for Gladstone to run in the Lead Actress category, the international voters' impact, and the perceived strength of Stone's performance in "Poor Things." Despite Gladstone's strong performance and potential historic win as the first Native American acting Oscar recipient, Stone's acclaimed portrayal ultimately secured her second Oscar win.