Allison JANNEY won the Independent Spirit in a slew of wins. Updating later about the Oscar!1

[UTUSN]

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Ever since (a couple of months) that somebody here clued me in to her "Mom" series, I have been extremely, severely *HOOKED*!1 I'd never heard of her before, had never seen the other shows she was on and got SEVEN (7) Emmys for, blah blah. The BAFTA dress was out of The Jetsons, but the Independent Spirit one was fine.

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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/oscars-2018-who-will-win-who-should-win-1087511/item/best-supporting-actress-will-should-win-2018-1087544

Oscars: Who Will Win, Who Should Win

WILL WIN: Allison Janney, I, Tonya

Among performers, only Cloris Leachman and Julia Louis-Dreyfus have won more Emmys than Janney's seven, but until this year she had never received so much as an Oscar nom. Now, for her portrayal of the meanest movie mom to hit the silver screen since Precious (for which Mo'Nique won in this category), a hilarious and spot-on impersonation of Tonya Harding's mom, she looks almost certain to take home gold. Lady Bird's Laurie Metcalf did well with critics groups, and Phantom Thread's Lesley Manville has her admirers, but Janney swept the industry awards.

SHOULD WIN: Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird

Effective as Allison Janney is as Unsupportive Mother of the Decade in I, Tonya, there was something almost Saturday Night Live-ish about the one-note foulness. Mary J. Blige and Octavia Spencer did solid work entirely of a piece with the equally fine contributions of their films' respective ensemble casts. For me it comes down to Laurie Metcalf and Lesley Manville. The latter registered minutely calibrated emotional expressions of a hyper-alert character that were wonderful to behold. Still, Metcalf's distressed, limited and fearful mother of a daughter about to leave the nest clearly stands above the rest for its vivid portrait of violently conflicting emotions.

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[ananda]

1. I read that she was really great in I, Tonya.

I haven't seen it though. I watched the whole mess in real time,
and that was more than enough.

[Upthevibe]

2. This movies shows another perspective and

was one of the best of the year. I never realized that Tonya Harding didn't know these guys had planned this. I highly recommend this movie. Allison Janney deserves two Oscars for her performance!

[UTUSN]

4. "haven't seen it" - me, neither. In long gone college days would see almost all nominated ones.

Now years pass that I didn't see any, but I am hooked on awards shows, and it's amazing what strong opinions I develop. The awards shows are their own thing for me, live, seeing the veneer people in a different veneer.

I *did* see one this year, Get Out, only because it was unaccountably on t.v. I get the message and like Key and Peele from t.v. but the movie didn't grab me beyond the abstract level of the meaning. No, it's not Rosemary 's Baby.

[redstatebluegirl]

3. I first saw her on The West Wing, she was great as CJ .

[Paladin]

5. If she wins tonight, I hope she does "The Jackal" on stage.

You old "West Wing" fans know what I'm talking about......

[redstatebluegirl]

9. I have the dvd's I'm going to pull that one and watch it tonight!

[UTUSN]

6. Am *on* it, live - have I missed Supporting (Allison)?!1

[UTUSN]

7. Really - she's wearing $4 millions of jewels?!1 The dress is a winner!1

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[TexasBushwhacker]

10. I liked her Golden Globes dress too

Of course it helps to be fit and 6 feet tall.

[UTUSN]

8. *YESssss*!1 - Thank ZEUS I didn't jinx her - "I did it all by myself!1" Bwah-ha-HAH!1