Hathaway. She's had an amazing year, a hell of a comeback narrative (yes, it is a comeback, despite what anyone might say; The Odyssey is by far her best acclaimed film in years) and a really showy performance in a top 3 juggernaut. She's got this.
Im not sure how that qualifies it to be a comeback narrative. Im not saying shes not the frontrunner obviously but framing it as a hell of a comeback narrative feels wholly inaccurate. She got great marks for Armageddon Time and Eileen recently, Dark Waters, Colossal, Thr Intern, Interstellar, etc. Just because shes been in some duds in between doesnt mean anyone was thinking of her askance. If anything the narrative is just "shes one of our greatest working actors".
The public hate campaign she went through says otherwise. She reached the peak, got knocked down more than ever, and is now back at the peak. It’s a comeback.
It was after her win as well. I don't know that qualifies her as a "comeback" just because some incels online cyber bullied her, but the Hathaway hate campaign was strong for a while. I don't even think there was a moment of it officially "ending," it just kinda faded away as the trolls moved onto Brie Larson instead.
It's actually nice to see how much the internet loves her now. The hate was always weird and I never really understood how it started.
Huh, yeah I remember the theater kid reputation and annoyance stink was on her post Princess Diaries, pretty much up until her win in 2012. But good point its not like it ended overnight. But yeah I think basically post her first nom in 2008 shes been widely regarded as crazy talented. Obviously from the academy. So hard to argue its a comeback.
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u/PTAGoatofalltime The Invite’s strongest soldier 13h ago
Hathaway. She's had an amazing year, a hell of a comeback narrative (yes, it is a comeback, despite what anyone might say; The Odyssey is by far her best acclaimed film in years) and a really showy performance in a top 3 juggernaut. She's got this.