GraceRandolph Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 The iconic thespian is in one of her first ever career slumps with no Oscar nomination since 2018 for her performance in The Post. Her projects have had mixed reception, with Big Little Lies season 2 being considered a letdown by fans and critics, and Only Murders season 3 has a similar muted reception compared to past seasons, with the lowest audience score of them all on Rotten Tomatoes. The Prom and Don’t Look Up were also divisive, with the latter failing to score her a 22nd Oscar nom despite the Academy’s embrace of the wacky sociopolitical comedy. What should Meryl do to salvage her career? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusk Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 No Harvey. No roles. 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 I feel like Hollywood would love the narrative of her getting a fourth Oscar to tie Hepburn, so I think that’ll happen at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraceRandolph Posted September 13, 2023 Author Share Posted September 13, 2023 4 minutes ago, Aston Martin said: I feel like Hollywood would love the narrative of her getting a fourth Oscar to tie Hepburn, so I think that’ll happen at some point. I fear Frances McDormand is shaping up to be the new Katharine Hepburn in the eyes of Academy members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropez Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Shes just having fun at this point. Like she doesn’t need any more awards. She has it all. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaticAndroid Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 She had to fall (relatively) so she can have her comeback era capped off by a 4th Oscar win 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infatuation_Junkie Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 (edited) I’m sorry, what? This is Meryl Streep we’re talking about. Nothing went wrong lol Edited September 13, 2023 by Infatuation_Junkie 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starataneori Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 20 minutes ago, GraceRandolph said: I fear Frances McDormand is shaping up to be the new Katharine Hepburn in the eyes of Academy members. As she should! She's kinda iconic in Three Billlboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraceRandolph Posted September 13, 2023 Author Share Posted September 13, 2023 9 minutes ago, Infatuation_Junkie said: I’m sorry, what? This is Meryl Streep we’re talking about. Nothing went wrong lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 26 minutes ago, GraceRandolph said: I fear Frances McDormand is shaping up to be the new Katharine Hepburn in the eyes of Academy members. While I definitely think Frances will get her fourth BA Oscar, I can see her doing it kind of unexpectedly (like in Nomad). I think Meryl will as well but it'll have more media hype around it (she'll win two+ of the big precursors whereas McDormand may only win one for example). The Academy needs to give Glenn, Angela, and Viola BA wins first though. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsclubPRESENTSavam Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 she could always do a sequel to she-devil with rosanne barr. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitsouko Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 “Career slump” she’s like 75 And she was on top of the world for like 40+ years bffr 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraceRandolph Posted September 13, 2023 Author Share Posted September 13, 2023 8 minutes ago, samsclubPRESENTSavam said: she could always do a sequel to she-devil with rosanne barr. One of her most underrated roles tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blade Runner Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 You're insane. She's Meryl. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveisdead9582 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 She is and will always be… iconic. She’s had a weird few years. She’ll do another project and will be back on top again in the next couple of years. Pretty sure she’s just doing projects for fun at this point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxxxine Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 She fell off. Rose McGowan won. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbiegrande Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 No Harvey, no success 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraceRandolph Posted September 13, 2023 Author Share Posted September 13, 2023 26 minutes ago, loveisdead9582 said: She is and will always be… iconic. She’s had a weird few years. She’ll do another project and will be back on top again in the next couple of years. Pretty sure she’s just doing projects for fun at this point. Mary Poppins Returns Extrapolations The Prom The Laundromat Is the fun in the room with us? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveisdead9582 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, GraceRandolph said: Mary Poppins Returns Extrapolations The Prom The Laundromat Is the fun in the room with us? She is doing projects that are fun for her. Regardless of whether or not the audience enjoys them, she did them because she thought it would be fun for her or it was something she wanted to do. Not every actor does roles specifically for critical acclaim. Some of them take roles in projects because they enjoy the other members of the cast, etc. Those of us that has touched grass in recent history know that sometimes we help out or work gigs because it’s with friends or it’s something new and/or exciting. There’s nothing wrong with her trying new things or doing some roles that aren’t all that serious. Let people live FFS. She has won many multiple awards and done some truly amazing work in the past. If she wants to do some fun or unorthodox roles, she’s Meryl ******* Streep - she can do whatever she wants. Edited September 13, 2023 by loveisdead9582 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Into The Void Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 The woman has nothing to prove after a 45+ yr successful career. She's won lots of awards and nominated many times. I think most actors would aspire to have had her success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmailMySwift Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 She slayed in her 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s, not slaying in her 70s is not a "what went wrong" situation 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fridayteenage Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 she said she wants more time with her family. no 2022 film no 2023 film no announced next film 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summerboy95 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Uhm... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnightdawn Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 The academy doesn't really have much time for women over 70, nor are there that many good scripts out there. Plus she probably only takes on projects that suit her schedule rather than being hungry for work. She has had slumps before, in the early 90's she had 5 years of no Oscar nods. After the big peak she had in the 80's it wasn't really until The Devil Wears Prada that she came back in a big way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aesthetic bih Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 She's probably not taking it way too seriously nowadays unlike back in the day. And for a good reason, since she's been there done that. It has got to feek tiring at some point. She just wanna have fun with her roles, let her be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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