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John Lithgow ‘Disappointed’ Over ‘Conclave’ Director’s Oscar Snub, Says ‘I Was Very Self-Conscious’ Going Full Frontal in Sundance’s ‘Jimpa’


John Lithgow jjoined the Variety Studio presented by Audible at Sundance and discussed going nude in his late 70s for the drama film "Jimpa."

John Lithgow joined the Variety Studio presented by Audible at Sundance and reacted to one of the biggest Oscar snubs of 2025: “ Conclave ” filmmaker Edward Berger failing to land a nomination for best director. “Jimpa” centers on Hannah (Colman) and her nonbinary teenager, Frances (Aud Mason-Hyde), as rthey travel to Amsterdam to visit their gay grandfather Jim (Lithgow). “Sophie Hyde’s highly unorthodox family portrait pays tribute to her dad, who fought for gay rights but died before the filmmaker’s trans child could appreciate his pioneering personality,” reads Variety’s review.

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