This year “Lady Bird” is a major contender in Best Picture and its stars Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf are in the running for their first Oscars. Two winners will be announced Monday through Thursday, ending in our choices for Best … I mean, she showed up to an award show to give someone else a trophy instead of getting one. You can still beat Allison Janney. Allison Janney won her first Oscar for best supporting actress on Sunday night, sweeping the major awards shows with her unflinching portrayal of Tonya Harding’s abusive mother in “I, T… "Lady Bird" star Laurie Metcalf never planned on getting an Oscar nomination.
Once we had our winners, we asked various writers to make the case for our selection in each category. Laurie Metcalf (“Lady Bird”) lost the Best Supporting Actress Oscar to Allison Janney (“I, Tonya”), but could both walk away winners at the Emmys. A 20-year-old model is probably trapped under a passed out Leonardo DiCaprio right now, because he fainted over the thought of that. In anticipation of the Academy Awards, we polled our contributors to see what they thought should win the Oscar. Laurie Metcalf (“Lady Bird”) lost the Best Supporting Actress Oscar to Allison Janney (“I, Tonya”), but could both walk away winners at the Emmys. Laurie Metcalf was there to honor her Lady Bird co-star Saoirse Ronan with the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress.
Click here to view our 2019 Oscar predictions. Newcomers often have a chance to shine in the Oscar race for Best Supporting Actress (see Alicia Vikander and Lupita Nyong’o). The world premiere play, which picks up after the conclusion of Henrik Ibsen’s most cherished work, stars three-time Emmy winner and three-time Tony nominee Laurie Metcalf, Oscar winner … We already knew this, but Aunt Jackie is a saint. 2018 Oscar predictions for Best Supporting Actress: Don't give up yet, Laurie Metcalf ('Lady Bird')! Watch trailers, view photos and detailed information about the 92nd Academy Awards winners. See the list of 2020 Oscar Winners including best picture, best actor, best actress and more. Here, Nell Minow makes the case for the Best Supporting Actress of 2017: Laurie Metcalf in "Lady Bird."