Carey Mulligan’s performance in Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman wraps up my Case Of posts for the five Best Actress contenders. If you missed the first four, they can be read here:
https://toddmthatcher.com/2021/03/27/oscars-2020-the-case-of-viola-davis/
https://toddmthatcher.com/2021/04/03/oscars-2020-the-case-of-andra-day/
https://toddmthatcher.com/2021/04/09/oscars-2020-the-case-of-vanessa-kirby/
https://toddmthatcher.com/2021/04/12/oscars-2020-the-case-of-frances-mcdormand/
The Case for Carey Mulligan
Earning her second nomination following 2009’s An Education, Mulligan’s work here was part of Promising‘s five nominations. She’s managed nods in all the major precursors (with the surprising exception of BAFTA) and won the Critics Choice Award.
The Case Against Carey Mulligan
I predicted Mulligan to take the Golden Globe and she lost to Andra Day (The United States vs. Billie Holiday). I predicted her for the SAG Award and Viola Davis (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) took the prize. The wide open Best Actress race is hard to pin down.
The Verdict
Mulligan absolutely could win next week, but so could do Davis, Day, or McDormand. I’ll be going back and forth on this one until I make my final predictions on Wednesday.
My Case Of posts will continue with Steven Yeun in Minari…
