Can we give Meryl Streep an Oscar for her SAG Awards speech?
While it might seem pre-determined that this is Kate Winslet’s year to break free from the unfortunate moniker of “best actress to never win an Oscar,” it is never wise to bet against Queen Meryl. Ms. Streep defeated Ms. Winslet in the Best Actress category last night, taking home the hardware for her work in Doubt–though it was Ms. Winslet’s performance in Revolutionary Road that lost and not her Oscar-nominated turn in The Reader (which incidentally won Best Supporting Actress honors from SAG). And though we feel Ms. Streep’s performance gets better in our minds as time moves forward, we’d much rather see her get an award for the acceptance speech she unspooled in front of her fellow actors. Ms. Streep managed to be equal parts humble and conceited, while never uttering a false note. She’s great, she knows she’s great and she doesn’t seem to care what anyone thinks. That is in stark contrast to Ms. Winslet’s weepy speeches at the Golden Globes, and her underwhelming one earlier in t
While it might seem pre-determined that this is Kate Winslet’s year to break free from the unfortunate moniker of “best actress to never win an Oscar,” it is never wise to bet against Queen Meryl. Ms. Streep defeated Ms. Winslet in the Best Actress category last night, taking home the hardware for her work in Doubt—though it was Ms. Winslet’s performance in Revolutionary Road that lost and not her Oscar-nominated turn in The Reader (which incidentally won Best Supporting Actress honors from SAG). And though we feel Ms. Streep’s performance gets better in our minds as time moves forward, we’d much rather see her get an award for the acceptance speech she unspooled in front of her fellow actors. Ms. Streep managed to be equal parts humble and conceited, while never uttering a false note. She’s great, she knows she’s great and she doesn’t seem to care what anyone thinks. That is in stark contrast to Ms. Winslet’s weepy speeches at the Golden Globes, and her underwhelming one earlier in th
