“Every single actor and actress puts their heart and soul into these movies and you don’t necessarily start thinking you are going to get nominated.”
“I think the question is more on people who are living in whiteness,” Deadwyler said, “white people’s assessment of the spaces they are privileged by.”
“I want to be tested, and pushed, and broken open,” Deadwyler told IndieWire, describing what drew her to her award-winning turn in “Till.”
But surprises include Ana de Armas (“Blonde”), Diego Luna (“Andor”), and “Better Call Saul’s” first-ever Drama Series nomination.
NYFF: Though the film is unlikely to break into some of the bigger Oscar categories like Best Picture, Deadwyler does wonders in “Till.”
Danielle Deadwyler gives a heartbreaking performance as Emmett Till’s mother Mamie, but little else in this uneven historical drama matches her passion.
Danielle Deadwyler stars as Mamie Till Mobley, who seeks justice after the 1955 murder of her 14-year-old son Emmett, played by Jalyn Hall.
