The biggest story coming out of the early screenings of Bombshell may be Charlize Theron and her eerie transformation into former Fox News host Megyn Kelly. But as the fictional character Kayla Pospisil, Margot Robbie doesn’t just have a pivotal supporting role, but the added benefit of playing someone without a real-life public persona to compare her to. The buzz for Bombshell is strong, and the best-supporting-actress Oscar category has plenty of room for a new arrival. Except…Margot Robbie is already there, for her warm turn as Sharon Tate in Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood. So is she now in the running against herself?
On this week’s episode of the Little Gold Men podcast, Richard Lawson, Katey Rich, and Joanna Robinson take a closer look at the supporting-actress race, where Laura Dern is in prime position to win for her third nomination for her turn in Marriage Story, but faces strong competition from Jennifer Lopez, her Marriage Story costar Scarlett Johansson for her…
