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While Julianne Moore’s Best Actress Oscar win wasn’t a surprise, it was more than welcome. Julianne’s awards reign this season reminded me of Jeff Bridges’ winning streak several years ago for Crazy Heart. We don’t even really remember Bridges’ performance in that one particular film, but it was more about it being “his turn” and “his time.” Same with Julianne – is Still Alice her greatest work ever? No, because it’s just another wonderful performance in a career of strong work. Julianne got this because it was her turn, her time and all of the stars aligned for her. And good for her.

Julianne was emotional and funny when she won. At the Spirit Awards, Julianne joked/told the truth about the miniscule budget on Still Alice, saying that she brought her own bras and her own food to the set. For her Oscar speech, it did feel like fait accompli so the emotion wasn’t as strong, but still, she was jazzed.

She thanked her management team first, then her family, then the cast and crew on Still Alice. She spoke about what it meant to play someone with Alzheimer’s and represent their struggles and “people with Alzheimer’s deserve to be seen.” Finally, she thanked her husband and her children, saying: “Thank you for my life, thank you for giving me a home!”

Yay for Julianne!!

Photos courtesy of WENN.
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