Glenn Close is nominated for the
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Glenn Close arrives for the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards.
Glenn Close is nominated for the “Best Actress” Oscar Award. Her nomination in the 91st Annual Academy Awards acknowledges her performance as Joan Castleman in The Wife, directed by Björn Runge.
Close shares the Best Actress category with fellow nominees Yalitza Aparicio for Roma, Lady Gaga for A Star Is Born, Melissa McCarthy for Can You Ever Forgive Me?, and Olivia Coleman for The Favourite. Close’s “Best Actress” nomination is the only category The Wife was nominated for.
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If Close were to win the award this year, it would be her first Oscar win after 7 nominations. Her previous Oscar nominations were “Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role” for Albert Nobbs (2011), “Best Actress in a Leading Role” for Dangerous Liasons (1988), “Best Actress in a Leading Role” for Fatal Attraction (1987), “Best Actress in a Supporting Role” for The Natural (1984), “Best Actress in a Supporting Role” for The Big Chill (1983), and “Best Supporting Actress in a Supporting Role” for The World According to Garp (1982).
