This film is a gut-wrenching, honest story of a broken man living in Boston. Lee Chandler (played by Casey Affleck) is called to raise his nephew (Lucas Hedges) after the passing of his older brother, and struggles with the decision to return to his hometown.
Throughout the film, the audience learns more about Lee’s life and what causes him to move from Manchester by the Sea to Boston. Told through flashbacks and in snippets of rumours overheard throughout the film, Lee’s story of the accidental death of his three children seems almost too painful to be credible. In fact, a lesser director may have given us an overwrought film, filled with false emotion and forced tears. Director Kenneth Longergan, however, avoids any cliches by telling the story without embellishment. Casey Affleck helps prevent any dryness through his subtle performance. In a role that would be so easy to overact, Affleck perfectly plays a severely depressed man who has given up, with all the monotony that would include.
Queen B LOVED this film and thinks it deserves almost every Oscar for which it has been nominated (with the exception of Michelle Williams; she was great, but only appeared in three scenes??)
The directing, acting, and writing were all 10/10. Well done.
The movie Moonlight chronicles the story of a man from childhood to adulthood and all the trials and tribulations he finds himself in. “Little,” as he is referred to, grows up in a rough and tough neighborhood of Miami. He is surrounded by drugs, violence, bullies, and a drug-addict single mother. However, even with all of this he is able to find a mentor, Juan, (if we can really call him that considering he is one of Miami’s biggest drug dealers) who is played by Mahershala Ali. Juan and his girlfriend Teresa (played by Janelle Monae) look after “Little” and let him stay over at their house throughout his childhood. It seems that they raise him more than his own mother, who deteriorates more and more throughout the movie due to her various drug addictions.
“Little” is bullied at school throughout his childhood for being “different.” He knows he is “different,” but has trouble placing exactly what that is. He soon finds out that what makes him “different” is that he actually likes boys and not girls (even though he thinks he should like girls). The movie continues and “Little” ends up getting pushed to the breaking point and beats up one of his bullies. He gets arrested and once he moves out he moves far away to Atlanta and ends up becoming a rough and tough drug dealer himself. This, for me, was the worst part of the movie. I felt that “Little” was a good kid and tried to stay out of trouble and then he was finally pushed so far to the breaking point by all of the various bullies in his life that he ended up going down the path that society and his circumstances “tell him” that he is meant to go down. Which is awful. I had hope at the beginning of the movie that he wouldn’t go down this dangerous path and end up as a criminal, but he does. He turns into this (which is an *albeit attractive* drug dealer):
Overall, I thought this was an OK movie. Nothing more, nothing less. For me, this movie had a very loose plot line. The audience sort of just follows the main character through his life in a sort of random fashion. It doesn’t feel like we, as an audience, are working towards any sort of end goal with this story. It just kinds of ends and I was left feeling very unsatisfied. I still had a lot of questions, but at the same time, I didn’t care to get them answered either because I didn’t develop any sort of relationship with the characters throughout the movie.
Mahershala Ali did an excellent job for the small role he had, but I’m not sure that such an insignificant role was worth an Oscar nod…I’m noticing that trend with a lot of the movies this year (ahem Michelle Williams in Manchester by the Sea). I thought the scene where Juan took “Little” to the ocean for the first time was especially touching.
I have to say, I would be upset if this movie took home the big trophy.
I knew this movie was going to emotionally drain me, and sure enough, the tears were freely rolling down my face for 70% of the movie. Never mind the fact that I was sitting in a public theatre; I just hope my sniffles weren’t too distracting.
For the first half of the movie, in Slum Dog Millionaire-esque fashion, we meet a little boy, Saroo, living in rural, destitute India. He accidentally falls asleep on a train and ends up thousands of kilometers away in Calcutta. There we see this adorable 5 year old (Sunny Pawar) struggle to survive in a cruel city. How could you not want to save this cutie?
Eventually he gets adopted by a couple in Australia. They love him, but 25 years later he’s grown in to a curious young man (Dev Patel) who desperately wants to find the mother and brother he lost so long ago.
Admittedly, Lion hits very close to home for me as I have an adopted younger sister that, after getting lost in a marketplace in India, could never find nor be found by her mother. Saroo managed to use Google Earth to find his family, and I hope one day my sister has the same luck.
What I definitely appreciated was the choice for Dev Patel as the older Saroo. Not only is Dev an amazing actor, but he’s incredibly good looking. How could you not cry for this man’s struggles?
The clips at the end of the movie with the real Saroo, his adoptive mother, and his birth mother meeting for the first time were incredibly heartwarming. I don’t think I will ever go through anything so horrifying, terrifying, and emotional as Saroo did. So happy that you could be reunited with your mother and sister, and condolences on the death of Guddu.
Also, HUGE shout out to Rooney Mara and Nicole Kidman! Excellent performance from all.
The Queens still have 3 best pictures to watch, but so far this is number one on my list!
Unfortunately, this is going to be one short post because, TBH, I did NOT like this movie AT ALL. Which is sad because I do love Chris Pine, but it really let me down. Pretty sure I was folding laundry during this movie because I got so bored.
Movies like this always seem pointless. Why was this movie made? What story is it really telling? In my opinion, nothing worth telling. Two brothers go around robbing various banks to try and save their family ranch. Then, Jeff Bridges comes around with his partner, says many racist things to him, and they try to catch the robbers. The partner (Gil Birmingham) gets shot, the brother (Ben Foster) also gets shot and basically the movie ends. Other things happen, but they are not worth discussing, or remembering. If this movie wins ANY awards I will be disappointed. There are SO many other films more worthy of that Oscar gold than this one.
I will end this post by saying: I still hope Chris Pine comes to the Oscars and looks dapper as always.
It’s been a few weeks since I saw LaLa Land, so let’s all watch this trailer together as a refresher.
Now, to start off, this musical movie did have two of my favorites: Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling. I love that both of their careers have developed so much that they are both nominated for two of the highest awards in film. Who else remembers Emma Stone in Easy A and of course we can’t forget Ryan Gosling in The Notebook? (Hopefully everyone has seen these.)
LaLa Land starts out with a wonderfully choreographed dance scene on the crowded Los Angeles freeways, that ultimately ends with the audience meeting the two main characters: Sebastian and Mia. Sebastian is a passionate & struggling jazz musician, while Mia is an equally passionate and equally struggling actress. (How “LA,” right?) They are both trying to find their way in the cutthroat entertainment industry. Mia goes on countless auditions and Sebastian takes musical gigs that he does only to get by.
The two meet again when Mia is out with her friends and after finding out that her car has been towed, she starts to walk home. She passes a restaurant and hears wonderful music, so she decides to pop in. (Not shockingly) it is Sebastian she hears playing the piano and she becomes fixated on his music. After he finishes playing (and gets fired for playing his own music, rather that what he is told to play), she tries to introduce herself to him, but he is not interested (rude!).
Naturally, that is not where out love-story ends. The two get to know each other and exchange their lofty goals and ambitions. Mia wants to become a famous actress and Sebastian wants to open his own jazz club. Sebastian ends up joining a band that starts to tour and this put a lot of stress on their relationship because Mia feels he is abandoning his dream, something she would never do. Eventually the couple realizes that their relationship is no longer working out. They end things, go their separate ways, and my heart breaks. In two.
In the end it turns out that Mia does in fact become a famous actress and all of her dreams have come true. She is married to a great guy and has a beautiful daughter. She lives in a posh LA estate, what more could she want? But Mia isn’t the only one who has all of her dreams come true. Sebastian eventually opened his own jazz club and it’s a very successful one at that.
Sometime later (it’s not exactly clear how long, but at least a few years), Mia and her husband are out on a date and decide to randomly pull off the freeway and they end up at Sebastian’s jazz bar. Mia and her husband sit down in the crowd and just as Sebastian sits down to play the piano, he notices Mia in the crowd. He begins to play “their song” (Mia & Sebastian’s Theme) and a montage of the life they could have had starts playing.
While both of their lives turned out even better than either of them could have imagined, I’m still sad that they didn’t end up together. I thought they were good as a couple, they challenged one another, but also believed deeply in their own dreams, as well as each other’s.
Overall, I thought this was a fantastic film. Do I think Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone are going to have singing or dancing careers? No. But do I think they did an excellent job and made a great movie? YES. I absolutely loved all of the singing and dancing. I think because they weren’t trained specifically in singing or dancing made the film even better for me, more realistic. If Mia had a drop-dead amazing singing voice, it would have made it harder to believe that she was a struggling actress. I also loved all of the choreography. That opening scene JUST WOW.
I don’t think there was any ONE thing that made this film fantastic for me, but it was a combination of the acting, music, cinematography, scenery, and the storyline. I’m not sure if I think LaLa Land is my favorite Oscar Nominee—I have yet to see them all, but it is definitely a contender and I would not be at all upset if it won Best Picture.
The Sting, however, blew them all out of the water in this adventure comedy about a pair of 1930s con-men trying to find revenge and fortune in a bigwig card player. If nothing else, the film stars Paul Newman and Robert Redford (arguably two of the greatest actors since the invention of the camera). This duo portray Henry Gondorff and Johnny Hooker, respectively: two drifters who design a faux horse race and entrap Doyle Lonergen (Robert Shaw) into a handsome payout. Director George Roy Hill uses film effects from the Depression Decade, incorporates anecdotal scenes from real-life gangsters, and flawlessly utilizes 1930s era decor, costumes, and music. The effect is a 1970s film that brings you straight back to a Nickelodeon rooting for the ‘bad guys.’
The Sting overwhelmed the 46th Oscars, securing 10 nominations and 7 wins. The movie won awards for best score, editing, costume design, set decoration, writing, directing, and Best Picture.
Queen B loved this film and thinks it deserves a spot in the Top 10 Best Picture Winners of all time.
No Country for Old Men, the Best Motion Picture choice for 2007, showed impressive acting, costumes, cinematography, and music. While the nominees for this year provided great competition, Queen B understands why this film won Best Motion Picture over all the rest.
This movie follows the path of Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) as he discovers the abandoned scene of a drug deal gone wrong and the 2 million dollars seemingly forgotten near the corpses. Moss takes the millions for himself, securing a spot on the top of Anton Chighur’s (Javier Bardem) kill list. We watch as Moss stays one step ahead of Chighur throughout Texas and Mexico, and attempt to devise a way out of his self-conflicted predicament.
Directors Ethan and Joel Cohen deliver a well-crafted drug film built not on suspense or action, but rather on strategy and emotion. While the film drags at some parts, the reliance on dialogue and plot rather than edge-of-your-seat showdowns and violence makes this an interesting outlier in a long list formulaic action films.
WARNING: This movie is not for the faint of heart. Now I’m all for horror movies, gore, and everything in between, but for some reason any time something is mutating it gives me the shivers. Maybe because I can imagine it happening to me and it makes my skin crawl. So if you’re like me, then be prepared to turn away a couple times during this movie.
Other than that, I loved Deadpool! It had a little bit of everything…dark humor, dysfunctional romance, unrealistic action, and disgusting brain matter.
Ryan Reynolds, who plays Wade Wilson, is a former special forces operative who works as a mercenary. His life is forever changed when he agrees to an experiment during which he is tortured and transformed into Deadpool. Wade now has extraordinary healing powers that help him track down and kill the man who destroyed his life. Add in a little bit of twisted romance and comedy and you have a (non)classic superhero story.
And, I gotta say, the hype about Ryan Reynold’s ass in that red suit was not exaggerated. Seriously, hot damn.
As we continue to celebrate Leo’s fifth Oscar nomination (and first win! Wooh!), let’s take a moment to appreciate some of his Academy-unrecognized masterpieces. These five roles were easy contenders for performance of the year, but couldn’t even rangle a nod from the all-powerful Academy. So, here you have it: 5 times our boy Leo should have (at least) received a nomination, but was left cheering from the sidelines.
While this is not necessarily my favorite Leo film, his acting was phenomenal from start to finish. Leo plays the 50-year famed head of the F.B.I., while providing an intimate glimpse into the man. This movie, itself, was wildly underwhelming, but Leo’s depiction was honest and effortless. Leo was nominated for a Golden Globe for this part, but lacked any recognition from the Academy.
Anyone who has seen Django Unchained can attest to the harrowing performance of Leo as Calvin Candie, ruthless slave-owner with torturous, yet charismatic tendencies. With unrivaled commitment (he cut his hand and continued with the scene, smearing real blood on Kerry Washington’s face), Leo made me truly hate his character and forget who the man behind the maniac was. The film was nominated for five Oscars, but despite his Golden Globe nomination, the Academy didn’t even acknowledge his flawless performance.
This one is, of course, a given. As Jack Dawson, Leonardo DiCaprio made an entire generation breakdown in three and a half hours. This movie, a blockbuster record-breaker, won the Academy Award for Best Picture, as well as taking home 10 additional awards. Though he was nominated for a Golden Globe, Leo, himself, did not even receive a nod from the academy for his brilliant performance.
The Departed is one of the greatest films of all time. This is not only my opinion: It broke in at number 46 on IMDb’s Top 250 Movies of All Time. Leo plays Billy, an undercover cop who falls way over his head. This movie won 4 Oscars, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. Once again, Leo didn’t even snag a nomination by the Academy, despite receiving recognition at the Golden Globes.
Frank Wheeler
A strong contender for greatest movie of all time, Revolutionary Road is the story of April and Frank Wheeler, a troubled couple in the 1950s, discussing abortion and divorce in an era where these two concepts were still four-letter words. Leo plays opposite Kate Winslet and their chemistry is just as tangible as it is in Titanic. A book before the movie, I did not believe that anyone would be able to capture this complicated, and mostly self-reflective character. By far Leo’s greatest film, he demonstrates Wheeler’s every thought in such a subtle and powerful way. Snubbed by the Academy for any recognition after losing his nomination at the Golden Globes, this movie perfectly encapsulates the underrating of Leo.
BUT, all bitterness aside, we can all appreciate Leo’s big win at the 2016 Oscars for The Revenant, and the twenty-years-in-the-making acceptance speech that drove a nation of Leo fanatics to tears.
If it were up to me, the following movies/people would win tonight at the Oscars. Unfortunately, the Academy doesn’t even have an inkling about who I am much less listen to me. So I had to temper my picks based on what I think the Academy will actually pick.
Queen M’s Picks
Best Picture: Room
Room made me feel all the feels and I empathized with the characters throughout the whole movie. Jacob Tremblay made the film with his excellent acting. In fact, I think Jacob should have been nominated for best actor, but that’s beside the point. Room should win.
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Leo in The Revenant…or Matt Damon in The Martian
I want Matt Damon to win because I thought he was fantastic, but in reality I think Leo will win. He was great but I’m worried that he’s going to get it simply because it’ll be a huge snub if he doesn’t.
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Brie Larson in Room
I want her to win AND I think the Academy will pick her. ‘Nuff said.
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Christian Bale in The Big Short
I don’t have any particular allegiance to any actor in this section, but I thought Christian played his role very well. I didn’t like his character, but he played it well!
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Alicia Vikander in The Danish Girl
The movie wasn’t good, but Alicia was excellent. I almost cried during the scene where she’s asking to talk to her husband. Fantastic.
Animated Feature Film: Inside Out
This movie made me laugh, cry, and say “awww!” Seriously, this was so good I wish it was nominated for best picture. Plus it has Mindy Kaling, my favorite comedian/role model, as the voice of Disgust.
Cinematography: The Revenant
I’m no expert on cinematography, but damn it was good enough in this movie for me to notice it.
Directing: Spotlight
The other categories I don’t know enough about to make an informed opinion so I won’t even try. Now that you know what I want to win, I’d love to hear what you think!
Between the story line, superb acting, and the the fact that it’s a true story, Spotlight is prime Oscar material. The only real competition for Spotlight, in my opinion, is The Revenant, which may give the former a run for its money. While the Revenant had great cinematography, directing, acting, costumes, etc…, Spotlight will win the Oscar for being greater than the sum of its parts.
This prediction has nothing to do with the fact that Leo is the love of my life. Honestly. Leonardo DiCaprio just killed his role in The Revenant. And compared to Eddie Redmayne, Bryan Cranston, and Michael Fassbender, this role is almost his for the taking. The close runner-up, however, will definitely be Matt Damon in The Martian. We’ll have to see whether the Academy wants a more intense or a more relatable performance.
Admittedly, this is more of a strong, strong wish than a prediction. Brie Larson’s portrayal of Joy Newsome in Room was one of the most breathtaking, powerful, and forget-its-a-movie performances I’ve ever seen. I don’t even feel there is a suitable runner-up for this category. I still think about her performance and get chills.
Alejandro G. Inarritu won last year for Birdman, and looks to be a favorite of the Academy this year for his directing in The Revenant. To throw in my two cents, I think Lenny Abrahamson deserves the Oscar for Room. He managed to create a world entirely through a child’s eyes, while still allowing the audience to understand the horror of the situation.
This category is a bit of a crowded field. Every character excelled at their parts, but nobody made a strong enough impression to declare a unanimous winner. Mark Rylance’s character in Bridge of Spies is a Russian prisoner of war, trying to leave America and go home. I’ve only ever seen Mark Rylance in House of Cards, and this character was such a foil, I forgot it was the same actor. But, the Oscar is still anybody’s game at this point.
A favorite of almost all film critics’, Alicia Vikander’s role in The Danish Girl was an unusual part, and she played the emotional parts very well. I personally don’t have any allegiance to any of these actresses performances, but I think the Academy will choose Vikander over the others.
These two authors of Spotlight have received numerous awards throughout the season and managed to capture the urgency and truth of the Boston Globe investigation.
This adaptation of The Martian was really well done and has received universal acclaim. This is Goddard’s first Academy nomination, and I think he has it in the bag.
So we were just going to do Oscars dinner, but then we realized this is more of an all day affair for the Queens, so we had to add in brunch as well. The brunch isn’t as fabulously made from scratch as our dinner menu, but it was definitely delicious and something everyone should try. It was definitely worth using some pre-made foods to lessen the workload (especially since we worked so hard to make dinner!). Also, we didn’t want to have to spend too much time away from our TV, of course. Here’s what we did:
Pancakes (made from a Jiffy’s box mix)
Strawberries, blueberries and bananas (simply washed and presented in a bowl)
Cinnamon Rolls (Picked up from the fabulous Ann Sather)
Turkey Sausage (Applegate from Whole Foods)
Hash Brown Patties (Trader Joe’s)
Mimosas (Champagne and OJ, measured perfectly by Queen M)
Here are some pics from the great event!
The buffet laid out for our friends to pick and choose what they want. Complete with extra icing for the delicious cinnamon rolls.
Doesn’t our table look so colorful? What a great way to spend Oscars morning with our best friends.
Just one of the amazing plates. So tasty. I’m still dreaming about it.
Alright, now I don’t claim to be any superstar movie critic or anything, but I watched *most* of the Oscar nominated films this year so I feel that I have a pretty good handle on the movies. Here’s a rundown of who I think will/want to win the Oscars this year. Maybe this will help you win at your Oscars pool this year. Also, find a list of the nominees here.
Now while I want it to be Roombecause never have I ever thought continuously about a movie for over a month, I don’t think Room will win. I feel that movies like Room almost never win best picture, they usually win the top acting awards though. So, for my prediction, which I also want to win because I thought it was an excellent movie is Spotlight. Plus, I think they could give a really cool acceptance speech, which I always love to hear.
Hands-down if Leo doesn’t win it will be the biggest middle finger from the Academy in all the land in Oscars history (and they have given some pretty big ones in the past…cough, cough Ben Affleck for Argo). Leo deserves this win and he has won every major award this awards season so I really hope he wins the big one. Although, this does mean Internet memers will have to come up with some new Leo memes.
Again, no question, it should be Brie Larson. How could it be anyone else? Her portrayal of the truly unimaginable in Room was such a fabulous and gut wrenching performance that she deserves this honor. Also, I’m sorry, but if they give this award to Jennifer Lawrence I will personally be upset because she was just not very good in Joy (#SorryI’mNotSorry).
I really loved his character in Spotlight, plus I really just love him so I definitely think he should take it home. I think it’s kind of an outside shot, but why not root for the underdog?
While I would love for Rachel McAdams to take home this award I think that is too outside of a chance to even happen (sadly). But I really do love her and I thought she did a fabulous, Oscar worthy performance either way. Although Vikander’s role in The Danish Girl was weird and I didn’t particularly care for that movie, I did think she did a great job and I can easily see her walking away with the golden statue.
Okay, one this was a fantastic film, and two it’s Pixar, so I mean does anyone else really even have a chance? No. And, honestly, in my opinion, they shouldn’t. The minds behind this movie are genius because this movie made me think and question things that I had never even considered. I mean they gave our feelings, feelings. WHAT. MIND BLOWN. I’ll never forget during the movie when Joy had her big realization that ‘oh wait, it’s okay to feel sadness because that will bring us happiness eventually.’ I mean WHAT. At that moment I just thought to myself ‘dang it Disney, you’ve done it again.’ What a great movie for all age groups to see.
Now, while I do think it would be super cool if Cinderella won, and I would say they would be deserving of it, I still think it’s going to The Danish Girl. Those costumes were done so beautifully and although I didn’t like the movie, I did LOVE the costumes, as I wrote about in my post. I felt the costumes kept very well with the time period and I thought they were crafted to perfection. Read this cool article about the costume designs here.
Now, while I admit I don’t know much (anything) about directing, I do think it’s going to the director of The Revenant. If anything, I would think the sub-zero conditions in the wilderness that this guy shot in would be enough to get him the “W.”
Documentary (Feature): ?
Documentary (Short Subject): ?
Unfortunately, I was a little pressed for time this year and did not have time to see these movies. Hopefully I’ll have more time next year! (Although honestly documentaries are not my absolute favorites so watching all of these would probably be a struggle even if I had all the time in the world).
I am not even sure how to judge this one. I guess I need to brush up on my film editing knowledge. I’m going with The Revenant because I imagine that editing this film was no easy task. Although, I can really see any of these films walking away with this one.
The makeup in this movie was done really well and I imagine that there was a lot of it to do. I could also see The Revenant walking away with this one, too.
I can’t wait to see how these predictions actually play out tonight. Hopefully there will be some surprises because I mean is it really any fun without?
Well, what can I even begin to say about Mad Max? – Tbh, not much.
This film was universally acknowledged to be a bit of an Academy outlier by the Queens. The nomination of an action film is unusual, and we approached this viewing with high expectations.
Mad Max starts with a promising exposition: the world is set in a post-apocalyptic nightmare, water is an elitist luxury, and people are barely maintaining their humanity. Except Max, of course, played by Tom Hardy. We learn barely anything about Max from a voice over at the beginning, detailing his past as a cop and a road warrior (all aspects explained by the first film) and the fact that he is now in captivity as a blood donor for this dsytopia’s tyrannical ruler.
After a bit of hustle and bustle, which I still don’t fully understand, Max finds himself aiding Furiosa (Charlize Theron) in a high speed chase from the warlord in what seems to be the two hour climax of the entire film. Furiosa, desperately searching for her childhood home, travels with five of the former brides of the aforementioned warlord. As a side note, this plot line has been met with both acclaim and disgust for its feminist implications.
As Max and Furiosa sort of find a bond and sort of come to accept their realities, the audience ultimately feels unsatisfied by the roll of credits. Max is still mad, from what I can tell, water is still one step from nonexistent and though Furiosa and her gang of bad ass brides now lead the post-apocalyptic nightmare, the conclusion seems far from ideal. I’m all for a sad ending, but after sitting through 120 minutes of dessert scenery and bad music, I would have liked to have felt that the plot moved somewhat.
To give credit where its due, I have to say, the plethora of nominations received by this film were more than well-deserved. The makeup was amazing, turning each character into their own reflection of horror, the visual effects seemed unreal in the most believable way, and the cinematography blows some of the other films out of the water. Many loved Mad Max, and this is just one Queens opinion, but this film deserves the Oscar for Best Picture about as much as the first one did.
That is my 100% honest and complete reaction to this film. This director, the cast, the writers, every component of this film satisfied the extremely tall order of delivering the true story of the sex abuse scandal in the Boston Archdiocese.
Reminiscent of All the President’s Men, Spotlight follows the year-long investigation into the Catholic Church and the protection of almost a hundred priests. The film offers an objective view of the investigators, the victims, and even of those who tried for so long to protect the Church. The report by the Boston Globe opened up further investigations across the world and started a tidal wave of suspicion within and against established religion.
Heavy stuff, right? But, Spotlight doesn’t play out like a documentary. On the contrary, I found myself gripping the edge of my seat, desperate for the next twist of the story. The flawless acting of Rachel McAdams, Michael Keaton, and Mark Ruffalo often made me forget that I was actually sitting in my small apartment watching on a forty-inch screen, not in the room exposing scandals with the rest of the team.
This was a universally loved film by the Queens and the nomination was well-deserved. Queen B would not be the least bit shocked or disappointed if Spotlight takes home the Oscar for Best Picture.
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