'OSCAR' 2022 SPECIAL!

PRETTY PENELOPE COMPETING FOR 'OSCAR'!

Famous Hollywood filmmaker Steven Spielberg (who is competing -

for 'Best Director' with the new adaptation of 'West Side Story') with..

Spanish pretty actress Penelope Cruz (competing for 'Best Actress') 

in the 'Oscars' nominations lunch party!

My favourite Spanish Actress beautiful Penelope Cruz is competing for.. 'Best Actress' with her 'Madres paralelas' performance in this '94th Oscar' awards!

She is the first and only Spanish actress to be nominated & to win Academy award. That 'Best Supporting Actress' award she won In 2008, for her role in Woody Allen's 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona'! Now this time she is in the race for 'Best Actress' with her role in 'Madres Paralelas' (Parallel Mothers) made by her friend renowned Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar! I already wrote about this film when Penelope won 'Best Actress' award for this at '78th Venice International Film Festival'. It's a story of two women who give birth their babies same day & she played one of them a photographer Janis intensely!

Australian actress Nicole Kidman & Spanish actor Javier Bardem

(who is also competing for 'Best Actor') in film 'Being the Ricardos'!

Other four actresses in this competition are from US & UK! Except famous Australian -American actress Nicole - Kidman who is nominated for her role in film 'Being the Ricardos'. In this she has played the character of Lucille Ball an American actress & comedian of famous Tele sitcom 'I Love Lucy'! And Spanish actor (Penelope's spouse) Javier  Bardem did the role of Cuban-American film-tv producer Desi Arnaz!

There is another biographical film on television personality in this section and that is American actress & producer Jessica Chastain's 'The Eyes of Tammy Faye'. It's a focus on 'The PTL Club' fame talk show host Tammy Faye. It's based on the documentary of same name made by Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato of 'World of Wonder'! Jessica beautifully portrayed this character, so she got the nomination in this section! Somehow, I remembered one neo-noir film which we friends watched during our college days and that is 'Eyes of Laura Mars'. There is absolutely no similarities between these two films!

Pretty Kristen Stewart in film 'Spencer'!

Then there is beautiful Kristen Stewart is competing with title role of film 'Spencer'. I have already written about this also, when it was premiered in the.. '78th Venice International Film Festival'. British screenwriter Steven Knight wrote and Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larrain co - produced & directed this film. It focuses on the personality of.. Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales her marriage and quitting royal family! And Kristen portrayed pretty Diana superbly in it!

After these, there comes English actress Olivia Colman with her role in film 'The Lost Daughter'. This is a psychological drama based on a novel of same name by Italian writer Elena Ferrante. It's about a woman's beach vacation which takes a dark turn! This actress is known for her comedic and dramatic roles, but in this film she did different matured role!

That means there are three actresses with biographical films' roles in this section & one is from psycho-thriller! Compared to them, Penelope's character in 'Madres Paralelas' is contemporary & she did it intensely!

This 94th 'Oscars' ceremony will be held on Sunday, 27th March, 2022.

Best wishes to all of them!!

- Manoj Kulkarni