Meryl Streep Defeats Viola Davis | Best Actress Oscar 2012

In 2012, Viola Davis got very close to winning her first Academy Award for The Help, but then she lost to Meryl Streep, who took her third gold trophy 29 years after Sophie's Choice. In this video, I break down that year's fascinating Best Actress race and discuss the many reasons why Streep defeated Davis for the Oscar. #academyawards #oscars #bestactress #merylstreep #violadavis #theawardscontender
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[@singstreetcar5881]

Viola herself said she isn't proud of doing the help

[@lonellfletcher]

And I wish she hadn’t. She did beautiful work in that film and I don’t think The Help is as detrimental a film as everyone has made it out to be recently.

[@percyweasley9301]

The Help is very good film..

[@SquirtlePower809]

Wait....why? The Help is a fantastic movie with soooo many great characters and performances!!

[@MadameCorgi]

​@@lonellfletcher it certainly does have excellent performances but if African Americans find the film insensitive I'm not going to tell them they're wrong

[@romanxxxxyoutube]

@@lonellfletcherso why do you wish she hadn’t?

[@gauravw6947]

Meryl captured Margerat Thatcher meticulously in her performance, without being caricaturish or superficial… Her senile scenes are heartbreakingly honest… I remember having an intuition of her winning Oscar for this performance, after I watched the trailer…

[@allisontucker9874]

If you look at a photo of Margaret thatcher in Meryl Streep side by side, they look exactly alike, but one thing that puzzles me is that I believe Emma Stone was snubbed for a supporting actress role for the help

[@kevinwilson3609]

She won the Oscar the moment they released the first photo

[@SquirtlePower809]

She was MESMERIZING in Iron Lady. My gawsh she really morphed into Thatcher and played a the whole range of possible complex emotions in the human arsenal. Her recall moments towards the end were heartwrenching and so sad. I can't watch it again honestly, it's too emotional for me.

[@alpe1987]

This very much what happened between Austin and Brendan this year. I can imagine the voting was so close that I think Meryl won by a small percentage. I do want viola to win best actress but she needs to win in a role that is set in the modern/contemporary era. Most of her nominations come from period films and if she wants that Oscar she needs a role that’s so captivating and modern.

[@carly7522]

I just want her to win for roles she loves. She regrets the help so im glad she didn't win for that.

[@tiffanywitherspoon8722]

It would have been great if Kristen Dunst was nominated during the 2011-2012 Season for Melancholia.

[@whatzittooya8976]

I commented this on the community post for this vid but I'll say it again: I'm happy for Viola to win for "Fences" instead of "The Help". She has gone on the record to express regret for ever being a part of "The Help", whereas "Fences" was a project that meant a lot to her, going as far back as 2010 where she won a Tony for the stage revival of it

[@percyweasley9301]

The Help is very good film.

[@anateali7186]

I think I see what you mean. I believe the help would have stereotyped viola Davis. But fences was really good

[@damianoakes2592]

There's another reason: you mention how Octavia Spencer was the breakout star of The Help, but also Viola Davis is a co-lead in that film with Emma Stone. Had Davis's character been the central figure of The Help and Stone's character in more of a supporting role ,it probably would have helped her chances come Oscar night.

[@frankieffbaby]

Well she was just the help

[@RLucas3000]

Can you imagine being in the crew and filming that walk of the two of them in Doubt? Everyone must have just had chills at the end of that scene. I still think Doubt is very underrated as a movie. In ‘the old days’, it would eventually had its first TV showing on one of the three networks, and gotten the highest ratings of the year.

[@wotan10950]

I’m not sure Doubt is underrated. It’s a very fine movie. The public might’ve been turned off because of the subject matter. Btw, as someone who lived in the Bronx for 17 years, Meryl got the accent wrong! It’s a great accent, nothing less from Meryl, but it ain’t the Bronx!

[@walterude6323]

That sitdown of Meryl and Viola that you talked about... I'd LOOOOOVE to see that too. Can someone please tell Variety's Actors on Actors to try and make that happen please?!!!

[@lavedadavis818]

Yup!! And we need this gathering between the two women for 2 hours. Just the two of them reminiscing and asking each other the profound questions we would ask them.

[@walterude6323]

@@lavedadavis818 lol. EXACTLY!

[@johnniesactingchannel9117]

2 of the best actresses of all time u can't go wrong with either one and they both have awards wins that Noone can count

[@backto-il9ne]

Davis is great but she is no best of all time. She can't do comedy or musicals. She is a great dramatic actress but she is not very versatile.

[@johnniesactingchannel9117]

Well she has been on Broadway and is extremely great at doing drama but u r right regina king and Queen Latifah can do comedy and Queen was a rapper and did musical Chicago and did living single and have several awards and if she had won a Oscar and more nominations she would be part of the conversation

[@GeorgeBreadman]

I would like her to win the Oscar for Julie & Julia. Firstly because in my opinion she was better than Sandra Bullock (whom i love) but also because it would be great for her to have an Oscar for a comedy role too. Plus for the academy to award more actors in other genre than drama roles. And Meryl would be a good start.

[@navidhudson7065]

Regardless of The Iron Lady's reception, Meryl was brutally good in that movie especially the ending which really got me when I watched it the first time. We've seen actors win for polarizing films like Jessica Chastain for The Eyes of Tammy Faye and Brendan for The Whale. As long as they have the transformation aspect and their films win makeup, the voters easily give them the win because in these cases, the makeup believably helps them become the characters they portray. I'm glad Viola won for Fences although she was really the lead in that movie instead of supporting. Since she has regrets about The Help, it was wise that she didn't win for playing a maid. She would've been a better winner for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. And yeah, can Glenn Close finally win an Oscar already??

[@SquirtlePower809]

She was extraordinary in the Iron Lady. And Viola slayed in Ma Raineys.

[@shadaviongrant7605]

I’m glad you covered this. People keep saying that Viola should’ve won for The Help. She should’ve had three Oscars to her name.

[@bodnica]

Viola Davis us fantastic talent!!!

[@chrishowson3243]

I think Mara’s chances were also slightly dashed because the original Swedish trilogy was not that old and was a pretty massive success globally on its own and Noomi Rapace was so amazing in the original. I’m glad she got Hollywood roles after that like Prometheus, but I think she deserved recognition for originating the role of Lisbeth more so than Mara.

[@stevenstevenson5303]

In my heart my nominees for this year were Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs Viola Davis - The Help Kirsten Dunst - Melancholia(that performance literally saved my life) Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady Tilda Swinton - We Need To Talk About Kevin Also Charlize Theron was fantastic in Young Adult as well ❤ Love the video. Here's hoping Glenn Glose and Viola Davis get their Best Actress oscar in the future

[@seankoontz4235]

Really no Rooney Mara? That’s a cool nomination, even if it may have been at the expense of Tilda Swinton

[@stevenstevenson5303]

@@seankoontz4235 dammit I forgot about her! It was a great year that year for performances. Because I loved her version as Lisbeth Salander too. I loved Noomi Rapaces take more but I remember being happy that Rooney was nominated that year too.

[@SS4Luxray]

2011 was a really good year for lead female performers

[@freshname]

Yes!! Glenn had the most difficult job to do ever. And she nailed it! And Melancholia was the best movie of the year by a mile. It was definitely a career defining performance.

[@SquirtlePower809]

Kirsten was amazing in Melancholia!!!!

[@poett8875]

I feel like if Streep would’ve won her third Oscar for “Doubt”, then Davis would’ve beaten her. If Winslet was put into supporting for the reader, then she easily would’ve beaten Penelope Cruz, Davis would’ve beaten Streep this year, and Michelle would’ve won for supporting for Manchester by the sea, I feel like Viola Davis would’ve went all out in lead for “Fences” had she won for “the Help.”

[@antoniodjordjevic9493]

Also 2 things you forgot that went in Meryls favor were: The fact that her role was pure bait, transformation while Davis was very subtle in comparison. The whole Iron Lady film is basically a collection of Meryl Oscar clips except for few flashback scenes. Which brings us to the second point and that is that Meryl was her film, she was the front and center a pure leading performance, while back then many believed that Davis was in the wrong category. She has much less screen time than Meryl and is arguably a supporting character in an ensemble film and even then I know many who preffered either Chastain or Spencer in the same Film. To sum it up, Meryl had a true leading performance with much more Oscar hungry clips.

[@atticusfinch3845]

Thank you Brian for your always excellent presentations. I always look forward to seeing your new videos. Much appreciated.

[@ikexbankai]

How did you forget one of the Main Reasons being Davis being a Black Woman. That most definitely played a part. In all of Academy history only 1 woman of color had won the Best Leading Actress Award up until that point. The odds were literally ALWAYS against Davis and history shows that,

[@oscarlover100]

One big reason was that Streep was in nearly every scene of The Iron Lady while Davis had less screen time than Emma Stone and maybe even Spencer. I remember hearing something about Weinstein making sure voters actually knew Streep hadn't won an Oscar since 1982 despite all her nominations.

[@frankieffbaby]

But Anthony Hopkins won an he was in silence of the lambs for 16 minutes

[@oscarlover100]

@@frankieffbaby That's because of the iconic nature of his character and that there aren't other big roles besides Foster.

[@bev9708]

Meryl so deserved that Oscar for her astonishing performance in that role, and it was indeed a massive relief after all those other Oscars she missed out on!! Plus she was perfectly dressed for it in gold!!

[@pophector]

So was Glenn Close for The Wife 😞

[@bev9708]

@@pophector Yeah that was heartbreaking !

[@seankoontz4235]

And Carey Mulligan for Promising Young Woman. It’s actually more of a curse

[@arontamas5639]

One of the strongest best actress category in decades, I would have literally imagined anyone from that year winning the Oscar: -Should have been a real well deserved first Oscar for Close (even more deserved than for Wife and specially for Hillbilly elegey...) -the way Rooney proved everyone wrong that she might have been miscast as Salander. Glad her star was rising so high so soon she was only cast as Nancy in NOES remake the year prior. I knew right away she will be a huge hit, she had that IT factor simply. -Michelle's take on Marilyn was such layered even though I did not particularly liked the movie she did justice to Marilyn. -Meryl is Meryl......even though I'd have preferred her 3rd Oscar to be for August Osage County or Devil wears Prada, I'm okay with her being the winner that year. -The Help is easily in my top 10 ever since I saw it, thanks to the directing, the script and the powerhouse cast! Viola should have been the greatest winner in my opinion and to this day it is so weird she actually did not win for that performance......

[@Chuuzus]

Meryl Streep has shown her range and versatility in different movies which makes her the greatest actress of all time while Viola is a great actress she hasn’t shown her versatility because she hasn’t gotten the opportunities Meryl has gotten as a white woman.

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

This is so true racial discrimination within Hollywood is a major factor to why talented black actresses like Angela Bassett, viola Davis, Alfred Woodard etc aren’t given that much opportunities you’ll see them given more and better opportunities in television and theatre but in the film it’s a difficulty, Meryl is definitely the best actress of her generation no doubt but alongside her undeniable, exceptional talent, there’s also politics to why she can hold that GOAT title

[@mohammedmilord]

Viola showed great versatility in the film The Woman King. Unfortunately, she was snubbed for the amazing performance.

[@perryjones7771]

@@Kevin-rg3ycthe fact that Angela isn’t on her third Oscar angers me like how hasn’t she won yet

[@kimayapanash8998]

Not oscar related but Viola did get a chance to play Michelle Obama and she butchered the role So she might not be as good as we thought

[@haintedhouse2990]

@@Kevin-rg3yc true. if given more chances like Streep, Viola Davis could show off her range which i'm sure goes beyond playing the 'suffering black woman'

[@edreid7872]

Why do I think it never bothered her to not win early on?.she has been championed as one of the best, worked consistently on high-profile projects, her pick of any movie she gleamed, and the paychecks to back it all up.. You start to think, if I win, things will turn for me..

[@lonellfletcher]

I, too, LOVE Streep’s speeches. When she speaks, I listen.

[@isaaclopez-eb6yg]

I am glad Viola Davis didn't win for The Help. I'm sorry but she deserved to win for Fences. I have loved the character of Rose ever since I read the play and she brought that character to life so well. Wish she had been nominated for Best Actress but I still love the win.

[@keshavchunylall3867]

I also think the academy felt like viola was at the start of a career of nominations and probable future wins

[@jeffreykare]

Here's another reason I'd like to add as to why Meryl beat Viola in 2011: The former was the central lead of her movie while the latter arguably had a borderline supporting role in a big ensemble piece. I heard that when it was announced that Viola was going supporting for FENCES, Baby Clyde asked something like “Why? Was it because your last attempt at category fraud failed you?.”

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

As a mega stan to both viola Davis and Meryl Streep I would say this was a crazy race 2 of my favorite actresses of all time going toe to toe in their best works, I would say I personally would’ve given it to viola Davis for the help although I do understand viola regrets making the film and I honestly get why, Meryl should’ve won more Oscars for the devil wears Prada (yup I definitely think she should’ve won over Helen mirren for the queen), doubt, adaption, and the French lieutenant’s woman, she should’ve broken Katharine Hepburn’ record for most Oscar wins and I think this didn’t happen the GOAT level of praises Meryl have only been more recently if you notice it tbh, back in the day mainly in the 1980s and 90s she was disliked and polarized bc Meryl wasn’t a movie star based actress where she played herself or played a specific persona of herself she was indeed a character actress but was achieving Hollywood movie star level success and recognition (I mean Pauline Kael reviews of her movies summed up the idea of Meryl back in that time) it wasn’t until recently with social media cinephile that are more Gen z and millennials that truly appreciate her talent, especially since the shift she did in the 80s and 90s where she played a big factor in changing the way a Hollywood movie stars are being less about personality/like-able persona and more chameleon-esque. I also think it’s bc Meryl have more nite picky with her work recently her the irony lady why it would be hard to break that Kate Hepburn record as she should, hopefully this will happen and hopefully viola will win the Oscar for best leading actress

[@richardherdman2121]

I agree with most of your thoughts. I'll add some of my own. Click, click, click.....oh whatever Kate. Note that Hepburn died the same year that Meryl broke her record for most acting nominations. She was a screen legend and great actress, yes, but with less versatility - and likability - than Meryl Streep. And with a competitive narcissism that many, including myself, found unseemly. Based on the competition, I was disappointed that Meryl didn't win for Bridges and Adaptation. Equally deserving performances to my mind were Silkwood, A Cry in the Dark and August Osage. But I understand the reasons she lost those years because I felt the performances that won were equally deserving (though I would have given it to Winger over MacLaine for what I consider to be one of the top-10 best female screen performances I've seen). Re. Pauline Kael: "I'm Ms. Contrarian and don't think Meryl's good because you can "see" her act." No, you pretend she's lousy because you can't believe there's such a chameleon-like screen presence who's able to tackle so many diverse roles compared to her peers, both past and present. And you're annoyed that she's revered by her acting colleagues (unlike you by fellow film critics) - not to mention her admiration from all branches of the Academy. AND, despite her enormous talent, she's well-liked within an industry of often petty, jealous people because she's not known for throwing her weight around and IS known for treating everyone on set with respect and kindness.

[@tiphanieth]

@@richardherdman2121 You've written exactly what I have always thought, thank you!

[@richardherdman2121]

@@tiphanieth Someone online actually agrees with me?!! Lol. Your post of agreement goes nicely with my lunchtime break. :) Thanks!

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

@@richardherdman2121agree 100% Pauline kael is not my favorite critic not a big fan especially after he lied on Orson Welles name

[@seankoontz4235]

Interesting how in tight races, the person with Critics Choice/SAG usually wins (Brendan Fraser, Sean Penn, Lupita Nyong’o) but that wasn’t the case here

[@gauravw6947]

Not in the recent case of Sir Anthony Hopkins, Frances McDormand, Olivia Coleman who won the Oscar after scoring at BAFTA and losing at Critics Choice/SAG…

[@seankoontz4235]

@gauravw6947 I’m talking about races where two people evenly split the precursors

[@atticusfinch3845]

Meryl Streep deserved the Oscar for The Iron Lady. I’m tired of people saying that she didn’t. She is the greatest actress of her generation. This Oscar was not one of those Shame she’s been nominated so many times let’s give it to her kinda award. She should have also won for Doubt, The Bridges of Madison County, Adaptation, Florence Foster Jenkins. An actor must be able to do accents and not only that must make you believe in the character and inhabit the character. Meryl does that immersion in every role that she plays.

[@shadykatie100]

You are absolutley correct!

[@rodrickheffley8794]

Thank you so much for another great video! Just incredible! Love the content you’ve been blessing us with. It doesn’t go unnoticed. Thank you 😊

[@zulunerd01]

This is a very well done video Brian...Good Job!!!

[@mikepratt8585]

Great year for film, but I will never understand how Deathly Hallows didn’t command more of the conversation. Glad you touched upon it!

[@Jared_Wignall]

I always thought Rooney Mara was the best that year as Lisbeth Salander in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. She truly went all out for the role and disappeared into the character. Of course, her not being as well known at the time was defiantly against her, but I’m still fixated with her amazing performance to this day. The other nominees did a great job in their films as well, but Mara has always been my preferred pick from that year. Thank you for the video Brian, I hope you’re doing well. Keep up the great work, take care!

[@tylermaez1841]

i wish you had brought up Kirsten Dunst in Melancholia

[@paulojrneto]

Unpopular opinion: Bryce Dallas Howard should have got the second Best Supporting Actress nom for The Help instead of Jessica Chastain. (But totally agree that Octavia Spencer was unbeatable.)

[@chrishowson3243]

Literally at the time I thought the academy just confused Chastain and Howard and nominated the wrong actor

[@mr29]

She was wonderful in The Help.

[@rebekahp4083]

Ugh yes, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is incredibly underrated and Rooney is fantastic. Truly one of the best mystery movies ever made in my opinion. I hate the genre bias against mystery/thriller films present in the Academy.

[@mikegonzalez503]

I wish she would have won her third Oscar for another role. Also Viola deserves a leading actor award.

[@jessehohm5835]

My honest opinion is that I think Michelle Williams should’ve actually won best actress that year! Her turn as the late and great Marilyn Monroe was a master class in acting.

[@backto-il9ne]

Meryl's second Oscar should have been The French Lieutenant's Wife and her third Sophie's Choice. The Iron Lady should have been her fourth. I do hope she gets a good script soon. I just saw her in Only Murders in The Building and she is so refreshingly good. I hope she gets a great vehicle on the big screen very soon.

[@khongmaithikhog5624]

Nope Kate won over Meryl deservingly 😮

[@IsaiahTB0]

I’ve been binging your vids lately, excited for this one 👏

[@luisfanluis]

This year was crazy competitive, one for the books!

[@freshname]

I still believe that the best acting performance AMONG THE NOMINEES that year was given by Glenn Close. That was a truly monumental feat of acting. Maybe it wasn't too flashy etc, maybe it was too subdued and "in the corner of her eye" type of acting but it was just the most difficult part you can imagine. It can't be harder than that. And she was impeccable.

[@stevenlearmonth2747]

The Iron Lady is a bad movie, but it did actually make $100 million at the box office

[@mrchrisliddell]

I'm still affected by Meryl's portrayal of Thatcher. I definitely think it's well deserved and has aged well. Great video, meanwhile!!

[@majagara]

A bit off the mark, but need to say this: as good as Rooney Mara was as Salander that role cannot be done any better than what Noomi Rapache did with it. She WAS Salander. Not to mention that the US version of the "Girl with the dragon tattoo" is dead flat compared to the Swedish version. It lost it's soul, did not translate well.

[@raulgama2579]

That was a hell of a strong year, with Theron and Swinton out.. Streep is a deserving winner, people need to learn to separate a good film from a good performance, to me the actor even gets more points if they stand out in a bad film

[@kellie-nd1yp]

I would have preferred her third win for something else like Doubt or Julie and Julia or The Devil Wears Prada but it’s not that Iron Lady is undeserving I am less partial to it. Davis not being happy about doing The Help makes it ok that she didn’t take it for that. I would have loved it if Meryl and Viola had both won for Doubt . That would have been perfect. I wouldn’t have objected to a Rooney win . The Artist was popular people don’t remember that . Personally I love it.

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

I would also add that The Help is more of an ensemble film versus The Iron Lady where the focus is entirely on the main protagonist. I like The Help but I'm glad Viola Davis didn't win for a role that again encapsulates the black artist in the typical historical help role. In addition, we know that The Help has many problems which is a topic for another video. So, all in all, although I dislike The Iron Lady, I do like the win for the legend that is Meryl Streep.

[@arde29]

Highly appreciate and couldn't agree more with the Alan Rickman shoutout

[@criss8836]

If only Viola Davis had the same opportunities than Meryl Streep...

[@timgriffin3368]

Yeah, if only

[@thegodsofgalaxy2109]

And now she has, but her bad acting as michelle obama😂😂

[@khoohockleong7585]

Meryl Streep portrays very starkly and with great emotional depth an old lady having dementia. I 2as so take a back by her emotional faze that she showed in her character with great technical acting prowess How did she do it?,

[@nickbovi]

Hello Brian, just found your channel and really enjoy it(already subscribed). As far as this particular race, it was Viola running away with it for me, honestly I thought Michelle Williams was better than Meryl. Meryl was very good in this, but this was more of a lifetime achievement gift so she could get her third academy award. Keep up the good work, I will keep tuning in.

[@j.d.andrew-nv2oh]

Does anyone ever talk about Keaton's Annie Hall win? A mostly light, quirky, not very dramatic or even very comedic role in a comedy. That year also had a pretty heavy roster in that field.

[@KylesFilms01]

I enjoy your videos! I remember you said at some point you were quitting teaching to pursue this full-time. I wish you luck!

[@thetriplethreat3]

I just find it sooo funny the one year a black actress was the front runner and it’s like “yeah I think it’s time to finally give it to Meryl again” was so predictable

[@EvaSofie]

you can’t predict when things end up coming out though so they just happened to be competing in that year, it is what it is.

[@bo2720]

Viola Davis should have won for "Doubt" in my opinion. She was on screen for not even 10 minutes but I would never forget her performance.

[@singstreetcar5881]

SAG loves viola davis. She has won more than 5 sag awards

[@ZoraTheberge]

Maybe I need to rewatch it, but to me, Emma Stone is the lead in The Help and Viola is one of the main maids. Like, Viola is a featured soloist, but Emma is the conductor of the larger orchestra. Whereas Meryl is at her most Meryl-y in the Iron Lady.

[@jemmacurran1715]

Amy Adams isn't in The Help. Emma Stone plays the lead

[@gauravw6947]

I think you mean to say ‘Emma Stone’, but I agree that she seems to be the lead in The Help…

[@TheNathanj2009]

Great as she is, I believe she only deserves about 12 of her nominations (which would still give her jointly the record for most noms). I would say she deserved the nominations for : The Deer Hunter, Kramer vs Kramer, French Lieutenant’s Woman, Sophie’s Choice, Silkwood, A Cry in the Dark, The Bridges of Madison County, Adaptation, The Devil Wears Prada, Doubt, Julie and Julia and The Iron Lady.

[@iamsoverybored878]

She got some of those nominations because the competition wasn't so great in some years.

[@ritabrennan4464]

Ps Anna de Armas was fn fantastic and gutsy in blonde and 100% deserved a nomination even if the movie wasn’t good

[@jeanetteking434]

Reason 8 the gold dress a modern take on her look from when she won for Sophie’s choice…. Manifesting victory.

[@Aneli713]

What we need is a movie in which they starred together opposite each other. That would be the EVENT of the year in cinema.

[@l.tc.5032]

Viola has gone on record saying she regrets her role in The Help. If she had won do you would have changed how she felt or only strengthen her resolve?

[@elliottv.6844]

u just give me the content i didn’t even know i needed

[@champreviewer5572]

When you mentioned Billy Crystal’s opening monologue being rushed, maybe it was shortened like that because of his age, being in his 60s at the time. He probably did not had the energy he had when he hosted ceremonies during the 90s.

[@davidbrennan5973]

I mean I just hate that Margaret Thatcher was celebrated at all. That women is quite literally up there with some of the most callous rules throughout history

[@aaronjanlistanco]

and the other thing who's gonna win the Oscars Best Actress it's the gown! look at the ceremony night wearing by Oscars Best Actress nominees who's the prettiest and memorable gown at that awards night--it's an indication that they have a bigger chance to get the Oscars Best Actress trophy, a hint

[@JM-qd2ky]

The Iron Lady is one of my favourite films.

[@saint18ruben]

Omg!!!!! Finally I wanted Viola honestly

[@allisontucker9874]

I would like to see a video on how Matthew McConaughey beat Chitwell Elijfor for 12 Years A Slave, and Leonardo DiCaprio for the Wolf of Wall Street

[@-Olea-]

I can't believe the number of mistakes you can make in a single person's name

[@allisontucker9874]

@@-Olea- wdym?

[@-Olea-]

@@allisontucker9874 his name is Chiwetel Ejiofor

[@-Olea-]

@@allisontucker9874 his name is Chiwetel Ejiofor

[@-Olea-]

@@allisontucker9874 Chiwetel Ejiofor is his name

[@KimberlyParrish-o1b]

Proud or not, Davis should have won. Streep should’ve won for The Devil wore Prada. She was fantastic.

[@zahir88888]

Viola Davis should have won best actress Oscar for The Help period.

[@cmleidi]

I don't think Viola Davis should have been in the lead category. It was not a lead performance. Interesting she loses for a supporting performance in lead actress, but then wins the Oscar for a lead performance in supporting.

[@alifhussaini]

Meryl deserves it. Fullstop.

[@RichYouTube]

LOL, *that* Clooney clip about Fassbender ~9:00

[@samgreen1241]

PLEASE PLEASE DO CAMERON DIAZ AND THE ELUSIVE OSCAR. I WILL PAY YOU

[@luisfanluis]

Viola Davis is still overdue for that lead actress Oscar

[@benhaynes4409]

Another Reason: it was unlikely that the 2 female acting Oscar’s would both go to Black women playing maids the same night. I think same reason Blanchett loss best actress in 1998, Judi dench won supporting actress playing Queen Elizabeth I same night

[@BFA100]

I predicted Meryl Streep to win that year.

[@mr29]

I predicted Davis based on SAG.

[@jorgepacheco9845]

I thought Glenn Close should have won for Albert Nobs

[@timgriffin3368]

She was great and it was looooong overdue full stop. Or not, your last line of narration is supremely accurate.

[@atticusfinch3845]

As for Glenn Close she should have won for her incredible and by far best the performance of her career in Dangerous Liaisons. Jodie Foster only won because of the rape scene in The Accused.

[@Dennisanyone-]

I don’t think there was ever a doubt this was Meryl’s year. Globe, BAFTA, extremely overdue for another win narrative equals a third Oscar. I just didn’t see Violas role in the Help as being one that would win her an Oscar. I’ve only see the Iron Lady once. Ok film but Meryl’s done better. But she’s been accruing more votes over the years until she found a role where she could sink into, pull out all her usual Meryl stops in the role, and finally snag that third win. Viola has an EGOT, so this is something she’ll always beat Meryl at, considering Meryl left Broadway behind decades ago.

[@EvaSofie]

Meryl did the seagull in 2002 and mother courage in 2006 so not decades ago

[@Dennisanyone-]

@@EvaSofie hmm I don’t remember those Broadway stints, but I’ll take your word for it without looking it up.

[@tggfriends92]

I haven’t even watched yet and I am so excited I am saving it for my end of day treat!

[@tggfriends92]

Loved it. You are fantastic at these vids. I’d love to know what CD you worked for in LA, if you’re willing to share?

[@leightonbate7516]

I preferred Allison Janney in The Help to Jessica Chastain.

[@joshuah9109]

I prefer Bryce Dallas Howard. It's a bit cartoonish, but I think that's the screenplay's fault. I enjoyed the movie but some of it was rather over-the-top in its narrative. But, this movie has some great female performances, Sissy Spacek steals every scene she's in with a role that's not particularly showy, but I think Spacek is brilliant in just about anything, so I'm a little prejudiced there😁

[@nandezjl0211]

I feel like this was Hollywood showing everyone who they want as their champion..it should have been Viola.

[@nocchi.9589]

15:42 Oh I didn't know the library was open!!!

[@MLe0x]

What do you think of Madonna’s Evita performance? After/thanks to Évita Madonna was cast for Music of the Heart before leaving due to “creative differences” with Wes.

[@raaid22]

It's interesting, I love Meryl she is fantastic, but the narrative of her always a bridesmaid never a bride largely comes from the "Meryl is in a movie gotta gotta nominate her. Many times she was a bridesmaid she shouldnt have even been nominated." I think people started to notice and feel a way about it when she got her Florence nom.

[@ozoz3444]

I know Viola has said she regrets doing The Help but her performance in that movie is one of my favorites EVER. Just that last scene of her walking away and crying makes me choke up! She should have won and deserved to win! Meryl should have won for The Devil Wears Prada.

[@kenbarlage]

The 8th reason Meryl won imo-I believe the Academy felt that they “ticked the race representation box” in awarding Octavia Spencer the BSA Oscar that same year so looked to reward Meryl over Viola. Just one more layer to this Oscar award category onion.

[@BennyD1992]

The way Michelle pfeiffer is looking at meryl when she calls Harvey Weinstein god… I don’t know it just reads “girl we both know…”

[@EvaSofie]

It was a sarcastic joke. Victims have defended her, let’s keep focus on the actual abusers.

[@BennyD1992]

@@EvaSofie I think that’s a very flippant way of looking at it. I love meryl but you cannot tell me she did not have some sort of knowledge about his behaviour. Everyone did. The age ol saying “The only thing necessary for evil to triumph in the world is that good men do nothing.”

[@EvaSofie]

@@BennyD1992 there’s no evidence everyone knew he abused women and again victims have defended her and others on that

[@BennyD1992]

@@EvaSofie If the general public knew about the rumours as far back as the early 2000s. Majority of Hollywood would obviously also know. Courtney love was warning people about him publicly back in 2005. I don’t know of any victims defending meryl. I do know rose McGowan was furious with what meryl said. You’re welcome to be naïve about the entire situation. Ignorance is bliss after all.

[@EvaSofie]

@@BennyD1992 general public thought he was weird they didn’t know how far his abuse went that’s not how it works

[@cadillacdeville5828]

Viola is literally PHENOMENAL

[@TheJeffro94]

I’ve been waiting on this one !

[@aaronjanlistanco]

now Oscars 2024 we should talk about who's the top 10 actresses with the movies releases this 2023 should nominate for the Oscars Best Actress mine Annette Bening - Nyad Sandra Hüller - Anatomy Of A Fall Fantasia - The Color Purple Greta Lee - Past Lives Emma Stone - Poor Things Teyona Taylor - A Thousand And One Margot Robbie - Barbie Natalie Portman - May December Kate Winslet - Lee Jessica Lange - Long Day's Journey Into Night

[@samsong24]

I vividly remember a lot of people in the earlier part of that season thinking Michelle Williams was gonna win, and even though I'm a huge Williams fan, I was really annoyed at the thought of her winning for that performance. I'm glad it didn't pan-out.

[@DitalianCole]

2 of the best and 2 of my favorites!!! They're consistently impressive!

[@pophector]

Ahhhh thank you so much for this video, Brian! I'd been waiting so hard for this one! I really wish Meryl's 3rd Oscar would have been for Silkwood, A Cry In The Dark, Bridges Of Madison County, Adaptation, The Devil Wears Prada, or Doubt. All better performances in better films. Her work in The Iron Lady is magnificent but the film itself is not, it plods and meanders and is not very memorable (side note: I also thought Gillian Anderson was great as Thatcher in The Crown while not nearly looking like her as much). I was rooting so hard for Viola to win, problematic as The Help may be. Now that she regrets being in The Help, I wish Viola would have won in lead for either Fences or Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. She has proven since Doubt why she's one of the greatest actresses of the last 15 years. I rewatched Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and thought Rooney was exceptional and the performance still holds up. I was also very excited for Glenn being nominated for the first time in 23 years for Albert Nobbs. No chance in winning but the nomination was the win itself for her. Glenn in Albert Nobbs is a transformative performance and the picture is a marginally better film than The Iron Lady. I thought Michele Williams was pretty much on par with Ana De Armas in Blonde, but thankfully My Week With Marilyn is a much more watchable film than Blonde is. What a memorable & special race this was. Meryl deserves to be a 3 time winner (but not so much for this), and I hope her 4th win is not too far away. She is definitely an Emmy contender for Supporting Comedy Actress for her dynamite performance in Only Murders In The Building. And Viola will definitely get another Oscar and I want Fantasia to win the Best Actress for The Color Purple, it's about time for history to be made again after Halle Berry & Michelle Yeoh's historic wins. Thank you for another informative and fun and comprehensive video ❤

[@duanein3d]

Excellent video as always!!! I do have to say I disagree with the Ana De Armas shade 😆. I get why people have issues with the movie but I thought her performance was phenomenal.