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To many,Regina King’s hard-fought win earlier this year for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar seemed overdue.
When shewon the Oscar forIf Beale Street Could Talk, she was riding an awards hot streak.
And yet still: The moment felt major.
(In the 2010s, she also earned Critics' Choice Award nominations for her work inSouthlandandThe Leftovers.)
Winning an Oscar was like a grand, full-circle moment.
A big reason why?
(Note that Davis won on her third nomination; Janney and King both won for their first.)
For those attracted to the unexpected a “Where did this come from?”
surprise Lopez very much ticks that box, and remains in the hunt accordingly.
But again, this is an area where the Academy tends to sway one of two ways.
(Last year, she narrowly missed out on a supporting nod forMary Queen of Scots.)
Show business may be changing, but the story continues.
