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Marianne Jean-Baptiste is Worthy of Another Trip to the Oscars for Her Brilliant, Biting Performance in Mike Leigh’s ‘Hard Truths’
Marianne Jean-Baptiste is Oscar worthy in Mike Leigh's newest drama "Hard Truths"
Whether interacting with a furniture store clerk, her sister, or her husband and child, Jean-Baptiste commands the screen for nearly every one of the film’s 97 minutes, taking the audience on a turbulent emotional ride. If she gets another Oscar nod, she would become only the fifth Black woman to receive multiple acting nominations, joining Whoopi Goldberg, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Angela Bassett. Though it should be easy for the Academy to recognize the magnificence of both Jean-Baptiste and Austin in Leigh’s latest work, it will still require persistent advocacy from admirers to ensure “Hard Truths” gets the attention it so richly deserves.
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