I really like Olivia Colman she's been a favourite for quite a while now, mostly on the small screen. So now she's won the Oscar for Best Actress I guess that propels her into a different league.
However, I can't help thinking that "The Favourite" wasn't particularly my favourite, it wasn't the profanity, I found it quite watchable, but not fantastic. As for the overall winner from a couple of years ago "La La Land" I really thought that was a damp squib of a film and much preferred "Lion" which I found captivating, well certainly the first half filmed in India. I also enjoyed "Seven Billboards" and thought Casey Affleck turned in a really great performance, in the very bleak "Manchester By The Sea" However, with the exception of "Lion" I can't remember the last time I was blown away by a multi Oscar winning film. Maybe "The English Patient", "Gladiator", although the "Godfather 1 and 2" would be standouts for me, hell of a long time ago now.
Just feeling that a lot of Oscar winners are a bit meh these days. What about you? what would your stand outs be? I'm sure I've forgotten some.
Good Morning Friday 10th July 2026



Anyway she's not done anything memorable since.