Nope, Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman don’t think they won their Oscars for their best performances
If you believe Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman didn’t win their Oscars for their best performances, well, they agree with you.
On Monday’s “Watch What Happens Live,” the “May December” stars played 1, 2, Agree or Disagree with Andy Cohen, during which the host read statements to see if their answers match. The very first one: “I consider the role for which I won my Oscar to be my best performance to date.” Both women flashed the “disagree” sign. Portman, of course, won Best Actress for “Black Swan” (2010) and Moore won the same prize for “Still Alice” (2014).
After the game, Cohen did Film Twitter a solid and asked the important follow-up: What performance do they each feel is their best? “It’s very embarrassing to say that about yourself,” Portman nervously demurred before Cohen said he didn’t think so. “Um, OK. I feel like ‘Jackie’ was a big one for me.”
Moore was hesitant to offer an answer as well before saying, “I guess I’d say ‘Far from Heaven.’ Loved ‘Far from Heaven.'”
Both were nominated for their lead turns in those films but lost — Portman to Emma Stone for “La La Land” (2016) and Moore to Nicole Kidman for “The Hours” (2002). Interestingly enough, both were favored to win the Oscar at certain points during their respective seasons. Moore had a second nomination that year in supporting for “The Hours,” falling to Catherine Zeta-Jones (“Chicago”). She has two other bids for Best Supporting Actress for “Boogie Nights” (1997) and Best Actress for “The End of the Affair” (1999). Portman has a third nomination for her supporting performance in “Closer” (2004).
Portman hasn’t been nominated since “Jackie,” while Moore is still awaiting her first post-win nomination. Maybe “May December” could deliver bids for both. The pair, along with co-star Charles Melton, have earned raves for their work in the Todd Haynes film, in which actress Elizabeth Berry (Portman) spends time with the woman she’s set to play in a film, Gracie Atherton-Yoo (Moore), who became a tabloid sensation 23 years earlier when she started a relationship with her now-husband, Joe (Melton), when he was 13. Portman is currently in 10th place in the Best Actress odds, while Moore is right on the cusp in sixth place in the Best Supporting Actress rankings.
But regardless if they get in or even win for “May December,” it’s nice to know that stars are just like us: They also know you don’t always win for your best work.
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