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Oscar-nominated Rose Byrne says passport control in Ireland greets her with “welcome home” as she reflects on her Australian roots, her comedy career, and her new project If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, while promoting it at the Savannah Film Festival and discussing women in the industry.
Rose Byrne won her first Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for portraying a mother on the brink in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. She appeared genuinely surprised on stage, joked about not preparing a song, and thanked writer-director Mary Bronstein. Byrne noted the film was a tiny production—shot in 25 days for about $8.50—and explained she brought her brother as a date because her husband Bobby Cannavale couldn’t attend, having gone to a reptile expo (bearded dragon) in New Jersey.
Rose Byrne won her first Golden Globes for Best Actress in a musical or comedy for If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, explaining that her husband Bobby Cannavale couldn’t attend because he was at a reptile expo in New Jersey to buy a bearded dragon; she thanked writer-director Mary Bronstein, joked about the film's tight 25-day shoot and its modest budget, and noted her parents watched the ceremony from Sydney.
Mary Bronstein's film 'If I Had Legs I’d Kick You' explores themes of trauma, mental health, and anger, culminating in a hopeful yet ambiguous ending where the protagonist Linda confronts her struggles and begins to accept her reality.
The film 'If I Had Legs I’d Kick You' features a powerful performance by Rose Byrne as a distressed mother dealing with her daughter's ARFID and her own emotional struggles, portrayed through intense and confrontational filmmaking that explores maternal ambivalence and societal pressures.