Rachel McAdams’s somewhat belated inclusion in the current film awards conversation follows a pattern of consistently excellent work and inconsistent recognition.
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Released in April, “Are You There, God?” It’s me, Margaret.” receives near-universal praise, and McAdams is notable for her portrayal of a devoted mother juggling traditional expectations and early-’70s feminist possibilities.
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“Margaret” seems lost in the fall awards hubbub until the Gotham Awards and influential critics groups in Chicago and Los Angeles recognize McAdams’ performance with at least one nomination.
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McAdams splits 2023 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards for supporting performance with Da’Vine’s Joy Randolph of “The Holdovers,” giving McAdams…
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… More momentum in the awards landscape.
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Adams’ highest professional honor to date is a 2016 Oscar nomination as supporting actress for “Spotlight”, a well-deserved laurel but hardly representative of the achievements of someone who…
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…played two characters of all ages in a single year: charismatic high school fascist Regina George in “Mean Girls” and 1940s heiress Allie Hamilton, well-educated but willing to kiss in the rain, in “The Notebook.”
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McAdams often highlights not-so-good material, particularly as a stressed-out investigator in Season 2 of HBO’s “True Detective” (2015) and a closeted Orthodox Jewish lesbian in the film “Disobedience” (2018) — superb performances that received little attention. in the awards.
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The musical film “Mean Girls” will commit the tragedy of showing someone other than McAdams on screen playing Regina George. But only …
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…days later, Hollywood may correct itself if the film academy announces McAdams as an Oscar nominee for “Margaret.”
