With Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” picking up steam after playing nearly the entirety of the fall festival circuit, Netflix has confirmed to Variety exclusively that Kirsten Dunst, one of the standout sensations from the Western, will campaign for supporting actress for the awards season.
This decision doesn’t surprise those who have seen the film, as the story and characters orbit Benedict Cumberbatch’s Phil Burbank. Nevertheless, an Academy coronation for Dunst has been long overdue, and her role as Rose, a widow who becomes an alcoholic out of paralyzing fear of her brother-in-law, is among her very best yet. It should be noted that of the four acting categories this awards season, supporting actress is the most competitive, and she’ll do battle with the women from the best picture frontrunner “Belfast,” particularly Caitriona Balfe, and Richard family pillar Brandi in “King Richard,” played by recent Emmy nominee Aunjanue Ellis.
This decision doesn’t surprise those who have seen the film, as the story and characters orbit Benedict Cumberbatch’s Phil Burbank. Nevertheless, an Academy coronation for Dunst has been long overdue, and her role as Rose, a widow who becomes an alcoholic out of paralyzing fear of her brother-in-law, is among her very best yet. It should be noted that of the four acting categories this awards season, supporting actress is the most competitive, and she’ll do battle with the women from the best picture frontrunner “Belfast,” particularly Caitriona Balfe, and Richard family pillar Brandi in “King Richard,” played by recent Emmy nominee Aunjanue Ellis.
- 10/21/2021
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
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