Michelle Williams and the Elusive Oscar | Why She's Never Won

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

I still am in awe that she and the studios moved her to the lead for the fablemen bc her best supporting actress Oscar win was right there,

[@craigmmcgill]

52 minutes. Going supporting would be absolute fraud.

[@GGSLM]

According to Michelle herself she was always going to compete in lead and it was the media that assumed she'd be supporting

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

@@craigmmcgill in a 2 hour and 31 minute movie that's more about the son? Not necessarily.

[@Awardshq]

@@craigmmcgill which means she is in the film for 1/3 of the run time.... absolutely supporting.

[@duanein3d]

It’s baffling

[@ChowDownDetroit]

I love the way she talks positively about Dawson's Creek. Not too many actors in her position would do that about their teen drama TV days

[@Psyfoob]

I get people wishing she’d have gone the easy route in Supporting Actress, but I respect that she went for lead. These last few years I feel like she’s been more comfortable with expressing her worth, and knowing her worth, and I think she saw fit to place herself in lead. And even if she doesn’t win, I think she’ll be back here again with a role that will finally earn her that Oscar. She’s one of our best and most deserving, and her time will come.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Totally agree! Thanks for watching!

[@poett8875]

I think it was a very foolish thing to do. Because her performance WASN’T lead. Sammy was the lead and Mitzi was a supporting character. She had the Oscar literary in her hands and let her pride get the best of her. She doesn’t have a chance at winning now.

[@muchopendejo]

@@poett8875 naw it was obv gonna be given to angela bassett.

[@oolongtea4013]

i get wanting to be seen as a leading lady, BUT she is NOT a lead in the movie. gabriel labelle was. her screentime is like 30%.

[@arontamas5639]

For Manchester by the sea she would have won if Viola would have been put in the lead category, I never really understood what Davis was doing among the supporting actors, that performance was definitely belonging to the leading category. My personal favourite performance from her was in Blue valentine. Subtle, powerful, felt so real I forgot about the acting. Her and Amy should have won the best supporting actress Oscar back in 2006.....

[@MrHenry84]

It always comes down to where the company behind the movie believe they have a better chance at winning. Putting Viola in the lead category meant she would be going up against Emma Stone and then there would only be a 50% chance of winning. By placing her in the supporting she had a greater chance of winning. It's not the first time a leading character has been placed in a supporting category just so they could win - look at Alicia Vikander for winning for the danish girl even though that performance was a lead.

[@andya8960]

@@MrHenry84 it’s so crazy too because a few years later I can vividly remember Viola Davis’ incredible work in Fences while Emma Stone in La La Land is very very much forgettable

[@TheAwardsContender]

Agreed! Thanks for watching!

[@poett8875]

@@MrHenry84 it’s a shame because Viola most likely wouldn’t have won if she was out in lead since black actresses 99 times out of 100 don’t win in that category. Her monologue where she’s goes off on Denzel Washington is when she finds out about his infidelity was better than Stones entire performance alone.

[@4512red]

Cause Davis SUCKS!!!!!!!

[@bev9708]

I’ve been a huge Fosse fan since I was a child, over 50 years now and Michelle’s performance in Fosse Vernon absolutely blew me away… I think I watched that series 5 times! I must say that I wasn’t very surprised after her turn as Marilyn when I realized that she could probably do just about anything !!! I agree with you, one of the greatest actors of her generation and certainly she has many more incredible performances in store that will one day land her that gold statuette !!! Like you I don’t believe this will be her year though !

[@TheAwardsContender]

Thanks for watching!

[@NeverLetMeGo777]

Michelle Williams is hands down one of the greatest and most gifted actresses ever!

[@TheAwardsContender]

Agreed!!

[@HeelPower200]

I feel like she doesn't get enough work. She's enormously talented deserved true lead roles where she gets to flex her acting muscles(ala Cate Blanchett in TAR)

[@TheAwardsContender]

Thanks for watching!

[@jackbennersmoviereviews]

Michelle Williams is a fantastic and super talented actress who’s long overdue for an Oscar win. With her great range and versatility, I’m really hoping she has a chance of winning someday. Earlier this year I thought she was going to be the front runner to win Best Supporting Actress for The Fabelmans and maybe a chance of sweeping the categories. But when it was announced she’s campaigning in Lead Actress, I was quite surprised. She’s fantastic in The Fabelmans and it does look like a certain lock for Best Actress but not sure if she’ll win.

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

She has talent but I would not call her super talented or overdue. Not everyone can win the Oscar and I think she is in the group where nominations are the big thing!

[@TheAwardsContender]

Agreed! Thanks for watching!

[@user-ir8mf7km6w]

No one is owed s^%}. Look at actors of minority like Michelle Yeoh. She’s 60 and stated she almost never gets starring opportunities. Michelle Williams has been afforded many. So I don’t feel bad at all. Feel bad for actors of color who do not get equal opportunity

[@carlosjuan9586]

Her nomination for Blue Valentine is her best

[@arontamas5639]

My favourite performance from her!!!

[@TheAwardsContender]

Love it!!

[@AvecPoesie]

This is a video I needed. Michelle will eventually win her Oscar...I am certain of it. Her work is simply mesmerizing and otherworldly. 🥀

[@TheAwardsContender]

I feel the same way. Thanks for watching!

[@adagiobreeze8493]

She reminds me of Jessica Lange in All That Jazz, she's got this sweetness to her that also mirrors some mystery and depth

[@TheAwardsContender]

Great comparison, I love that!

[@TheLauren800]

i love that she still talks about Dawson's Creek so fondly! season 2 rebel Jen was the best :) I would have loved to see her win for Manchester by the Sea or Brokeback Mountain. I'm sorry to say I hated blue valentine :( I really would have loved to see her win this year in supporting!!

[@TheAwardsContender]

Same!!

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

I'm still crossing my fingers and hoping she'll get the Lakeith Stanfield treatment come Oscar nominations 🤞

[@TheAwardsContender]

Could happen!!

[@calvinkhumalo9780]

I'm curious whether she'll be competitive if she gets moved to supporting. Will voters have already decided on a consensus winner by then and she won't have enough momentum. I've only been seriously following the Oscars since 2020 but how common is it for them to move someone campaigning in lead to supporting (or vice-versa) and has such a move ever resulted in a win?

[@jeffreytaddeo6245]

Amazing deep dive into Michelle Williams' career! You keep topping yourself with these videos, Brian! Terrific job!!

[@TheAwardsContender]

Thank you, Jeffrey, that means a lot!

[@gxvgxv94]

At least 4 or 5 times in this video you named a great movie she was in and I was like “oh yeah, she was fantastic in that I forgot!” I don’t know if it speaks to my bad memory or the breadth of her work, but I really do feel she’s under appreciated for the amount of great work she’s consistently delivered for years and years. Great video!

[@TheAwardsContender]

Love it!! Thanks so much for watching!

[@nitsugazemag]

Of her lead acting Oscar nominations, Blue Valentine is her best, to date. For supporting acting category, Manchester by the Sea by far with a performance that shattered me. I do hope she wins her gold statue soon 🤞. However, I don’t feel that soon. Wanting Michelle Yeoh to get her historic win that feels much more significant to either her or Cate, with a career mostly neglected from these sort of accolades. With Golden Globes in the rear mirror, there’s still Critics Choice, SAG-AFTRA, BAFTA, and the Academy Awards

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yes, this doesn’t seem to be her year, but I hope she wins an Oscar soon!

[@babadook4404]

Honestly, she should have won for Brokeback Mountain. I'm definitely a stan of hers and it's incredibly frustrating the studio did not campaign for supporting actress for The Fablemans; she would have had zero competition. I know she has Showing Up but the Academy doesn't seem to care for Reichardt. I don't know. An Academy Award seems inevitable for her but I sometimes fear she'll end up in a Glenn Close situation. I think she may just need a meaty role in a year of little competition. Sometimes I wonder if, despite her nominations, the Academy as a whole may not be humongous fans of her.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Excellent points. Yes, she might find herself in a Julianne Moore Still Alice situation in the next 10 years where it’s just finally her time and they give it to her for a movie that doesn’t get recognized anywhere else. We shall see! Thanks for watching!

[@jeremyud]

I really wanted her to win for Manchester. What a sublime final scene that was.

[@TheAwardsContender]

I know, so great!!

[@AtlasBlizzard]

I remember when Michelle Williams first appeared in Dawson's Creek back in the day, and blew away the whole cast with both her acting abilities and her interesting character, the complex Jen. Knowing now that she's gone on to become a bona fide Hollywood star is so cool.

[@Jared_Wignall]

I think Michelle Williams should have won for Manchester by the Sea. I mean, she was defiantly a supporting actress in that film, whereas Viola Davis was demoted from lead to supporting due to Emma Stone in La La Land being the favorite in the Best Actress category. Doing that isn’t really fair for the person up for the award as they’re being demoted from lead to supporting as well as potentially making it more difficult for actual supporting performers to possibly win due to having more screen time than a supporting performer would have. And while Manchester by the Sea isn’t Williams’s best performance, and many do rightfully see it as Casey Affleck’s film performance-wise, I do think it was her best shot at winning at this point at least, especially considering her competition in the years prior. It’s hard not to take your eyes off of her whenever she shows up in the film and the scene where Randi and Lee talk when her friend leaves to get the car is one of the most emotional scenes in the film and feels as if we are watching two people who used to be married. Casey deserved the Oscar that year and so did Michelle, but had Davis not been put in Supporting Actress then perhaps she would be an Oscar Winner right now, but who knows if she would have won even if Davis was up for Best Actress, maybe one of the other nominees she was up against beat her or even whoever you you might substitute Viola Davis for Supporting Actress that year would walk away victorious. I hope she wins an Academy Award one day, since she is an incredible actress. Be a shame if she becomes one of those performers who keeps getting nominated and never wins just once, though the downside to that could be she wins for a performance that isn’t that compared to the other nominees and it’s a clear “we’re sorry for not giving this to you before” award. We’ve seen that happen before, Al Pacino being a notable example of a great actor being snubbed or robbed of an Oscar, however you’d put it some years, when put in some of his best work on film and he finally wins over actors who have better performances then he gave in Scent of a Woman, which is a good film and he was good in it, but that being the film to give Pacino his Academy Award? No. Great video Brian, keep up the great work!

[@shannonb082905]

I was not a fan of Dawsons Creek but after it was over, and Michelle Williams was doing films I just love her in everything! She is one of my absolute favorite actors. She was sooooooo great in Blue Valentine

[@winglee1976]

My favourite Michelle Williams performance so far is Manchester By the Sea, she should’ve won Best Supporting Actress at least for the movie or Brokeback Mountain. It’s unfortunate she insisted to be campaigned for lead category for The Fabelmans, otherwise she would have it in the bag this time to win her first Best Supporting Actress Oscar. I think she needs bigger and more challenging lead roles if wants to win Best Actress, her competition had been so fierce in the past.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Love her in Manchester by the Sea!!

[@shingingmoon]

Michelle Willams is one of the best Actress of this generation. All of her film works are phenomenal.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Agreed!

[@claudiobdv5166]

I only missed a nod for Shutter Island, she was so great in her few scenes on the film.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yes, had to include a mention about it!

[@harvestmoon3595]

Kelly Reichardt introduced me to Michelle during filming SHOWING UP! A down to earth woman with exciting talent.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Love!!

[@lizd.8655]

I'm right there with you and your upcoming joy for when it happens! The fact that she's an elder Millennial Virgo like me is a plus 😁

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yes!! Love it!

[@jeremyslather]

She would have won this year for sure, but she is in hard competition now. I still love her scene in Manchester by the sea.

[@TheAwardsContender]

So true!

[@user-xq2lk6on9y]

It’s insane how good was the 2010 best actress line-up (all gave career best performances) and how bad was the 2011 best actress line-up.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Haha!

[@outinsider]

I am watching this after the most recent Oscars, but after watching this video, as someone who loves Michelle Williams's work, I can say that her biggest chance to win an Oscar will be for an image change. Not through makeup or costume, but when she changes her image. She has a public image of playing tragic characters that make you feel poignant and happy. All of her Oscar nominations are for playing characters that have tender vulnerability. She needs something that will challenge what we see of her, though her range of performances cover a lot of ground and show off immense versality, she needs an image changer to win that Oscar. Also, I am glad you brought up her Emmy speech for Fosse/Verdon, because she would also make an excellent producer as well. She's been in the business long enough, she cares about her artistry, and she has staying power to back any film project. That might not mean change from acting, she has many women before her. But, she can put her money where her mouth is.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Still hope she wins in the years to come!

[@outinsider]

@@TheAwardsContender Me too! Maybe it will be for something she produces.

[@marcor7044]

From what I´ve heard Kate Winslet in The Reader was campaigned in supporting cuz they didn´t want her competing in lead with her own performance in Revolutionary Road, eventually not only did she win for The Reader but she was snubbed for the nomination for RR. And then of course there´s the factor of Lakeith Stanfield in Judas and the Black Messiah where they´re just like ´yeah no´

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yes, I could see Williams getting the Oscar nom in Supporting!

[@marcor7044]

@@TheAwardsContenderFinger´s crossed, especially with how many other great performances there are to nominate for Lead

[@toobevr1244]

It's a damn shame she hasn't won even once. I, too, really wish Viola had taken the risk and gone lead for Fences, almost ensuring Michelle would get it then. I really do think she may have pulled it off there, too. I'm still baffled by her decision (or was it the studio's?) to go lead for The Fablemans. As much as I would love her to win, I'm fully in the other Michelle's corner this year. Also, your mention of Bening here has me hoping that maybe she'll get an elusive Oscar video in the near future 🤞🤞🤞

[@TheAwardsContender]

Great idea about Bening! Thanks for watching!

[@boyonthemoon1007]

Great video! Rooney Mara elusive Oscar one day I hope. I think she's an amazing actress and could definitely finally win for her upcoming Audrey hepburn biopic.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Great idea!

[@Hew0778]

Blue Valentine was devastating. Wish she had won for it.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Love that film!

[@bruh_hahaha]

Williams is still very young. She’ll get one sooner or later. Glenn Close, Sigourney Weaver, etc have been working for longer than Michelle has been alive and have yet to win an Oscar.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Very true!

[@vudujl83]

saw the Lassie movie many times cause it kept coming on TV…when she was on Dawson’s Creek it took a long time before I realized she was the same person

[@Kristen-ek9rz]

She's a very versatile actress...almost like a chameleon.....Hollywood knows how to make her almost unrecognizable from film to film....homely to absolutely stunning!

[@TheAwardsContender]

Agreed!

[@blackherz]

I didn't know I needed this video until I saw it. You are right, we do sometimes take Michelle Williams for granted. My favorite performance of hers? Blue Valentine, of course. Although, I believe she should have won a second Emmy for that Emmy speech alone. My favorite of all times, it was AMAZING and SO real, telling it from her own experience. It's such a great example on how our personal experiences can turn political without forcing them. I bet Meryl Streep was pointing at her TV the way she did on Patricia Arquette speech. Moving forward, I think it might not be that crazy her wining at Oscars if she is nominated in lead. After Spielberg's snub at BAFTA's shortlist, I think Williams could be The Fabelman's only true chance of winning at the Oscars, just like Olivia Colman was for The Favourite. I wish Williams wins today at the Golden Globes just to mess up the category. Still, I hugely hope Michelle Yeoh wins the Oscar. Thanks for your video! :)

[@TheAwardsContender]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@umgoblue007]

I have a two-year old Labrador Retriever named Alma. Clearly, my favorite Oscar-nominated performance was her first one. :)

[@TheAwardsContender]

Love!

[@keshavchunylall3867]

Yay! I've been waiting for this one! Maybe the academy will 🗳 for her in supporting anyway despite being campaigned for lead?

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

Yes!! Ala Lakeith Stanfield

[@TheAwardsContender]

Could happen for sure!!

[@keshavchunylall3867]

@@TheAwardsContender suggestion Mia farrow for illusive Oscar?

[@karenpaolalopes9524]

Michelle Williams is the great! I love her so much, I joke that she raised me cause I grew up on Dawson's Creek!! She is a mother

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yes, agreed!

[@andreiiliepopescu6393]

At least Michelle Williams gets nominated. Why doesn't Paul Dano get any attention? Little Miss Sunshine, There Will be Blood and now The Fabelmans. He's in best film nominated films and yet he gets totally overlooked.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Hoping he gets his first Oscar nomination!

[@sharonalbanese8084]

Its funny, I was totally addicted to Dawsons Creek and thought that Katie Holmes was going to be the big star from that tv show. Shows how much I know! I was blown away with her performance in Brokeback Mountain and have loved her ever since.

[@KrueMann1992]

She’s a lead in The Fablemans though, we HAVE to stop having the conversations about the “better shot” option. Let Supporting be for actual supporting roles

[@TheAwardsContender]

Point taken, thanks for watching!

[@AmanSS890]

She has been in so many great movies I am surprised she has not won an Oscar by know. She has been in great movies like -shutter island - Thr greatest showman-Venom- Broke back Mountain To just name a few I am surprised she has NOT won an Oscar by know she should have gotten an Oscar. She is a great actress her acting is very versatile she can act in pretty much any type of movie let it be action, romance, drama , you name it. She is so talented she deserves more recognition and MORE movies. She has been nominated 5 times

[@darrensmith4932]

Should have won for Brokeback Mountain or Manchester. Viola should have won lead for Fences

[@planeyjaney]

for Fences? not while Natalie Portman and Isabelle Huppert already got the short end of the stick by being beat by.. emma stone...

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yes!!

[@craigmmcgill]

Love your videos man. And this is no exception. But 52 minutes is absolutely a leading role. I am so ready for the academy to make sweeping changes so that category fraud happens no more. It defeats the point of the award: to showcase performances with smaller screen time. It should not be able how big of a star someone is, as has been the trend.

[@melanie62954]

I agree. Even onscreen time aside, she's the most memorable character in the film, and the source of most of its emotional weight. It's a lead role.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Point taken, thanks for watching!

[@NormaLilia24]

She’s long overdue for an Oscar

[@AndrewUdal]

Well they should’ve put her for supporting actress like people thought would happen at the start, her chances would’ve been a lot stronger this year than for best actress.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Agreed. Thanks for watching!

[@hadbetterdays]

I loved her in My Week with Marilyn. I think people don't talk about that performance as they should she's absolutely terrific in it. And the film itself is lovely - not a masterpiece, ok, but still good.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Agreed!

[@georgialerangis2123]

She should have competed in the supporting category.

[@jacklemm1518]

For some reason, I think by the 6th nominations she’ll definitely win. She reminds me of Kate Winslet, who also won on her 6th nomination.

[@BFA100]

I think if Viola Davis was in lead instead of Supporting for Fences that year, I think Manchester By the Sea would be her Oscar win.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Agreed!!

[@kimschuler2906]

I have nothing against Michelle Williams as an actor, i think she is brilliant. She has just been up against some really tough competition when it comes to the Oscars. She really should have won for Brokeback Mountain, she was amazing in it. Looking back at the other nominations, she just had the bad luck of going up against better performances for those years.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Very true! Thanks for watching!

[@isaganigimeno8228]

She deserved to win in her performance at Manchester by the Sea

[@TheAwardsContender]

YES, incredible performance!

[@roycerowland2699]

I think that she could be nominated for best actress at the Oscars for The Fablemans and has a small chance of winning sort of Olivia Colman for the favorite. Everyone was like it's Glenn Close versus Lady Gaga and came out nowhere Olivia Colman winning the Oscar for best actress. I think her performance as Marilyn Monroe could had won her Oscar if Meryl Streep wasn't nominated for The iron lady. She was great in my week with Marilyn.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Agreed! Thanks for watching!

[@poett8875]

The situations are pretty different. Colman also won the BAFTA and the comedy Golden Globe. Whereas Gaga only won the critics choice which was also a tie. So Colman had more steam than she did. And the year for my week with Marilyn she was very much in third place since Meryl Streep and Viola Davis split the awards.

[@DrtyALGreen]

I like Dawson also had a crush on Michelle the second I saw her on the Creek. The football players used to watch Dawsons Creek as a "joke" as I also did but I was more of a skater/stoner. Then all of us "macho" dudes would make jokes about the previous episode like we all didn't LOVE it. 🤣 Ah the 90/early00s ♥️

[@DavidN369]

My gosh, Brian Rowe, but you do know your stuff. Love Ms. Williams "Wendy and Lucy," yes. Don't get me started on "Blue Valentine," "Manchester by the Sea," "My Week with Marilyn," or, well, duh, "Brokeback Mountain." And "Fosse/Verdon" is immortal. So sorry they decided to go to Lead for "The Fabelmans," only because she would have sailed in Supporting, and Cate will take the Oscar. Period.. Ah, well. Michelle's day will come. More, please, thank you.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Thank you so much!!

[@ht6743]

Academy voters can choose to place Williams in supporting for Fablemans, and she can also be snubbed in lead after missing out at SAG. She did make the BAFTA longlist, so let's see what happens there next.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yep!

[@apoorvasolanki8124]

Viola and Michelle both are G8 and convinsable.

[@andreiiliepopescu6393]

Michelle Williams has a long career ahead of her. Often, young actresses that win too soon get forgotten about - Brie Larson has sort of dropped of the map. I'd rather Michelle get more nominations by making more great work.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Great point. Thanks for watching!

[@2640_gian]

My favourite actress ❤❤

[@TheAwardsContender]

She’s amazing!

[@arontamas5639]

I live for these videos of yours, specially when it comes to the favourites, can't wait to see for Rooney Mara's, hope we see one!! :)

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yay, thank you!!

[@renan.csmaia]

Make a video about MIA FARROW and her many Oscar snubs (ROSEMARY'S BABY, BROADWAY DANNY ROSE, THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO...).

[@TheAwardsContender]

Good idea!

[@rafac7384]

She's amazing! I'd have given the Oscar for her performances in Brokeback Mountain and Manchester by the Sea! And u think that Gwyneth $h|t Paltrow has an Oscar for Best Actress.....

[@mudstyle5288]

Could have had supporting this year

[@TheAwardsContender]

I know!

[@andressalgado4558]

Make one about keira knightley please

[@TheAwardsContender]

Good idea!

[@zackreed6010]

Some people just have the "overdue Oscar" narrative. Also she was not ever a "frontrunner" in her category this year. She definitely deserves a win but perhaps it's just not her time. Michelle Yeoh for the 2023 win!!!

[@TheAwardsContender]

Love her!

[@ddth]

Love Michelle Williams. I cried when her character on The Creek gave her baby to that gay man. I would love to see you do a Cameron Diaz video. So snubbed... If we generally agree that the precursor to the Oscar nomination is getting the GG and SAG noms, one snub is bad. But Cameron Diaz was snubbed twice... Being John Malkovich and Vanilla Sky. GG and SAG noms for both films, yet no Oscar nomination ever. Academy, exxplain.

[@ddth]

Justice for Cameron and also the Academy really muffed this up because now she's retired so there's no way to rectify this.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Diaz is a great idea!

[@stevenstevenson5303]

She totally should have won for Manchester by the Sea

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yes!!

[@DanityKanelvr25]

I still think she should have won for My Week with Marilyn instead of Meryl.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Would’ve been a great win!

[@VTMCompany]

I just streamed "The Fabelmans." Her performance is very strange compared to the assumed other Oscar Best Actress nominees. Her look is very strange too, with a severe hairstyle that does not compliment her round face. The jury is still out on the overall quality of this acting turn, except for her piano-playing scenes.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Thanks for watching!

[@deniserodas6848]

Her going lead for The Fablemans seems like a mistake. Williams has to complete with Oscar front runners and true leads Blanchett and Yeoh while supporting actress is still up in the air.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Very true!!

[@4512red]

You mean Mich YUK!!!

[@adolfopena7358]

If she won for Best Supporting, it would be a repeat of last year of another actress winning for a Spielberg movie just like with Ariana Debose.

[@TheAwardsContender]

I know, that’d be crazy!

[@gabrielcastaneda9700]

Lead actress is Michelle yeoh vs cate blanchette

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yep!

[@thomashavard-morgan8181]

I suppose it's your definition of ''supporting''. Some consider it due to time on screen, others like myself the role they play with in the story, do they drive it or facilitate it. Not having seen the film myself, I can't judge it, but that said, the woman had the Supporting Oscar in the bag and whilst it is commendable, one of the biggest own goals in Oscar history. That said it has offered the chance to another even more overdue actress, Angela Bassett to likely win an Oscar and one that was not fraudulently won. We just have to hope Michelle gets her shot again, but as seen with Amy Adams, you can go from Oscar darling to yesterdays news in no time at all, so it remains to be seen.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Excellent point!! Thanks for watching!

[@jorgeflores4928]

I belive that for Best Director the DANIELS will take the Oacar for Everything Everywhere all at Once

[@TheAwardsContender]

You may be right!

[@redbluebae4397]

Love her

[@edreid7872]

I wonder if her Creek past continues to haunt her..while she has a stellar resume, I only know her from the Creek..perhaps she gets lost in the many independent turns..I think she'd have a better chance if it did better at the box office..I didn't know that was her in Species...😅..I love a video, that I expect to scan, but keeps me locked for the entire ride..😎

[@oldfool666]

Highly recommend Brokeback Mountain if you haven't seen it yet. Everyone in it is at the top of their game.

[@edreid7872]

@@oldfool666 I saw it, but I don't remember her much..Heath had my full attention, but thanks..I wanna see The fabelmens and Blue Valentine..😎

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

Check out My Week with Marilyn

[@TheAwardsContender]

Thanks for watching!!

[@kareninacarado]

What I noticed about Michelle’s career is that she is one of the few teen stars from the UPN/WB/The CW who managed to transition from teen to adult roles and get much critical acclaim and prestige for many years, and being an A-lister too. The likes of Nina Dobrev, Leighton Meester, Sarah Michelle Gellar, etc. have the potential to become bigger stars in the level of Michelle, but never managed to get out of the WB/CW teen drama stigma. (Though SMG did get some Golden Globe nominations and was a potential Emmy nominee, her post-Buffy shows were so-so hits and sort of faded away from the spotlight) There are the likes of Katie Holmes and Blake Lively whose fame transcends beyond their teen shows, though their marriages to Hollywood A-listers boosted their careers for a while. At least Blake is still with Ryan Reynolds. Among the Dawson’s Creek alumni, Kate and Michelle made it big mainstream, but Michelle had the acclaimed one. There are other actors like Zendaya, Ariana Grande, and Nicholas Braun, who played the sidekicks or the second billed roles for Disney and Nickelodeon (Ariana was in Nick), but ended up with more success as adults (though Ariana chose a music career).

[@donfaustino2010]

Good evening it’s the oscar expert here with people on the internet 1:06

[@TheAwardsContender]

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[@DEAKFO9]

Just realized we would have had a Michelle/ Michelle win had she campaigned in best supporting.

[@TommyLellan]

In my opinion, she is the lead. And I still think she should win.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Great performance!

[@gabbyb7347]

With Williams failing to appear on the BAFTAs and SAG awards, I think it's safe to say that Ana de Armas will likely take that 5th spot.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Hmmm, we shall see! I think Michelle makes it!

[@4512red]

WRONG!

[@queenb7013]

Still pissed that she isn't supporting for The Fabelmans cause she would've won easily smh

[@TheAwardsContender]

Could happen at the Oscars, we’ll see!

[@vatzjr]

It doesn't appear she'll have the opportunity to make a big televised speech pre-Oscar.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yep, another year of staying in her seat it looks like!

[@shihtzucorgi1368]

Hope the Oscars put her in supporting actress for the Fabelmans like what they did to Lakieth Stanfield.. If Angela Bassett is the Frontrunner for the Supporting Actress Oscar, then that would be weak if we compare it to Michelle's performance.she should have been sealed for an Oscar if they didnt put her in Lead.. Shame..

[@TheAwardsContender]

I have a good feeling she’s going to show up in Supporting. We shall see!

[@SixSamuraiUnited]

Michelle Williams should’ve won for Blue Valentine

[@TheAwardsContender]

Amazing performance!

[@marlonbeltran1135]

she was great in BV, but she could not beat Natalie. Her performance in BS was the best in 2010s

[@SixSamuraiUnited]

@@marlonbeltran1135 I think Natalie Portman’s performance in Jackie is her best

[@nocchi.9589]

I still can't believe she's campaigning for Best Actress and not Best Supporting. Michelle.. you in danger gurl

[@TheAwardsContender]

Haha exactly!

[@lytaquiroz1524]

She is amazing and i know one will win an Oscar Now, why she doesnt have it by now, truth is because Viola Davis had to go supporting to get a win for Fences, unlike her on stage where she won a Tony for leading If that had been the case, Michelle would have won for Manchester by the Sea that year

[@TheAwardsContender]

Yep!!

[@4512red]

Davis SUCKS!!!!

[@chrispa9573]

She was ignored at Screen Actors Guild. I think her chances have gone down quite a bit.

[@classicmiriam]

Yeah she did get in. But not sure how much better her odds would have been over Angela Basset. Also the Fabelmans had lost a lot of momentum and actually did slightly better than expected with 6 nominations. Also even though Spielberg still has a shot with director he definitely isn’t the favourite. That’s The Daniels.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Thanks for watching!

[@MundoJuanci]

I have a small hunch that the Academy will put Williams in the supporting category and honour her in that category Could be daydreaming as well, but you never know

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

Yes!! Like Lakeith Stanfield. Why not?!

[@MundoJuanci]

@@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719 i mean, the fact that she's overdue, the tough race in best actress and the very open race in supporting actress could lead her to that Plus, it's not entirely unheard of.

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

@@MundoJuanci I'd love that

[@TheAwardsContender]

I feel like that could happen too!

[@monicamerle1417]

The biggest branch in the academy is the actors branch and they snubbed her at SAGs. Not happening for her this time. I think Ana de Armas will get in the 5 nominees, she got in Golden globes and SAGs. I saw "The Fabelmans" and wasn't very convinced by her performance, it felt artificial, like she was trying too hard to impress Spielberg.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Thanks for watching!

[@andreiiliepopescu6393]

Michelle Yeoh and Cate Blanchet might cancel each other out.

[@garrywallace1007]

Stranger things have happened!

[@TheAwardsContender]

It’s possible!

[@doncasto8520]

She just lost to Blanchett in the Critics Choice. She really isn't a lead in The Fabelman's. She's a great actress.

[@TheAwardsContender]

True!

[@isaacmartinez6904]

At least she got to keep Heath Ledgers Oscar so it’s a win by default.

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

😆

[@deniserodas6848]

Heath’s parents probably have his Oscar because he and Michelle broke up before he died, or their daughter might have it.

[@arontamas5639]

Like they did with Glenn Close 4 years ago, Olivia Colman was not even a lead in Favourite which was an Oscar favourite......Half of Michelle's Oscar nominations are supporting role, it should have been such a great reward for her even though she is an incredible lead.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Very true!!

[@Dennisanyone-]

Again. Never the front runner, so that’s why she’s never won. Alas, I think it’ll be the same fate this year losing most likely to Cate. She’s got her Emmy to keep her comfortable. Fabelmans and Manchester definitely her best work, so I’m anxious to see her win soon.

[@TheAwardsContender]

Same here, thanks for watching!

[@saint18ruben]

HUGE mistake to change to lead, IDK who had the idea but Michelle, you should hate that person even though it´s steven spielberg

[@TheAwardsContender]

She could still end up in Supporting!

[@saint18ruben]

@@TheAwardsContender I hope no, because Angela and Jamie Lee won't have any chance

[@stelios2506]

She was robbed the supporting actress Oscar for Manchester by the sea, how could they put Viola Davis in this category and not in the lead ?!?!

[@TheAwardsContender]

She should’ve won but Viola went Supporting. This year she could’ve won but she went Lead lol

[@abongilebooi6523]

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