This article marks Part 3 of the 21-part Gold Derby series Meryl Streep at the Oscars. Join us as we look back at Meryl Streep’s nominations, the performances that competed with her, the results of each race and the overall rankings of the contenders.
After a remarkable year in film in 1979, including her Academy Awards win for “Kramer vs. Kramer,” Meryl Streep took 1980 off from the big screen, instead focusing her energies on a stage musical of “Alice in Wonderland” that premiered at New York’s Public Theater in December 1980. While the production garnered middling notices, Streep received raves.
The following year, Streep not only returned to the screen but took on her first leading role in a screen adaptation of John Fowles‘ acclaimed 1969 novel “The French Lieutenant’s Woman.” Playwright Harold Pinter adapted the book for the screen and British filmmaker Karel Reisz, who worked wonders with Vanessa Redgrave...
After a remarkable year in film in 1979, including her Academy Awards win for “Kramer vs. Kramer,” Meryl Streep took 1980 off from the big screen, instead focusing her energies on a stage musical of “Alice in Wonderland” that premiered at New York’s Public Theater in December 1980. While the production garnered middling notices, Streep received raves.
The following year, Streep not only returned to the screen but took on her first leading role in a screen adaptation of John Fowles‘ acclaimed 1969 novel “The French Lieutenant’s Woman.” Playwright Harold Pinter adapted the book for the screen and British filmmaker Karel Reisz, who worked wonders with Vanessa Redgrave...
- 1/31/2018
- by Andrew Carden
- Gold Derby
Look, I’ve been waiting for this damn August: Osage County movie for years. Years! Of course I want to see the film version of one of Broadway’s most acclaimed plays, but more importantly, I need to know where Meryl Streep‘s performance as crazed Oklahoma matriarch Violet Weston fits within the untouchable echelons of her Oscar-nominated roles. Because we know Meryl is going to pick up her unprecedented 18th nomination for this, right? Right.
To prepare for that event, let’s look at the upper tier of Meryl’s work. Here are the 10 best Oscar-nominated Meryl performances. Apologies to all of you Music of the Heart superfans.
10. Julie and Julia
It was between this and Postcards from the Edge for the 10th spot, and I opted for the (direct) biopic. As Julia Child, Streep is buoyant and self-possessed as the familiar culinary legend, and for some reason the...
To prepare for that event, let’s look at the upper tier of Meryl’s work. Here are the 10 best Oscar-nominated Meryl performances. Apologies to all of you Music of the Heart superfans.
10. Julie and Julia
It was between this and Postcards from the Edge for the 10th spot, and I opted for the (direct) biopic. As Julia Child, Streep is buoyant and self-possessed as the familiar culinary legend, and for some reason the...
- 12/19/2013
- by Louis Virtel
- The Backlot
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