With the Oscars nearing, there's a very real chance that Emma Stone could net a second Best Actress win thanks to what is arguably a career-best performance in Poor Things.
From Easy A to Poor Things, Emma Stone's 'exquisite strangeness' on screen could win her a second OscarWith the Oscars nearing, there's a very real chance that Emma Stone could net a second Best Actress win thanks to what is arguably a career-best performance in Poor Things.
Gladstone has already made history as the first Native American to be nominated for the top prize, making a potential win even more monumental.But no matter whose name is on the sealed envelope, what's clear is that Stone has cemented herself as one of cinema's most interesting performers.
"At that moment, I realised that I just couldn't be Riley. So I became Emma. But I miss Emily. I would love to get her back."Stone's breakout moment came when she was cast as Jonah Hill's love interest in the teen buddy comedy Superbad when she was 19.The film's producer, Judd Apatow, suggested she dye her naturally blonde hair red, which would go on to become her trademark.
"It's kind of mind-boggling to think that people decide to only see the one thing. 'Oh you did that, let's do that again, and again, and again,'" Stone told theThat's when the then-22-year-old was cast in The Help, starring opposite EGOT-winner Viola Davis as a spirited writer fighting for racial equality in 1960s Mississippi.
But it was when she was performing on Broadway in Cabaret where she met filmmaker Damien Chazelle, who floated the idea of a project called La La Land.Musical romance La La Land saw Gosling and Stone reunite for a third time, with Stone playing an aspiring actress living in LA and facing rejection after rejection in auditions.
"I still have a lot of growing and learning and work to do, and this guy is a really beautiful symbol to continue on that journey."In The Curse, Nathan Fielder and Emma Stone play an excruciating couple who make you laugh but also want to cry.In Goodsell's view, part of what sets Stone apart from her peers is "definitely her willingness to get weird".