Christy Toplines a Great Sydney Sweeney Turn at TIFF
Sydney Sweeney‘s turn in Christy is one of several superb performances that were highlighted at this years’ Toronto International Film Festival.
This year’s Toronto International Film Festival featured some fine turns, but one of the most acclaimed performances there was the work of Sydney Sweeney in the female boxing drama, Christy. Sweeney went on a strict diet to play the dramatic role of a real-life abused boxer and the actress, who is known for her romantic comedies and some dramatic roles, has just entered the Oscar race for Best Actress with her work in the new picture, Christy, which was unveiled to mixed reviews at TIFF. Despite the divided reviews of the film, itself, Sweeney received accolades for her bold turn.
In addition to Sweeney’s said to be heartfelt and powerful work, comeback king, Brendan Fraser, had a very well-received movie at the festival as well, Rental Family. Channing Tatum was also in top form opposite Kirsten Dunst in Roofman, an acclaimed film which played at the festival too. For those looking for straight-up crowd-pleasers, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery played like gangbusters and showcased the always terrific Glenn Close in a potentially Oscar-worthy supporting performance that won plenty of raves at TIFF.
There were plenty of nice surprises at TIFF. Russell Crowe made an unprecedented comeback with his powerful work in Nuremberg, too. Another big movie at TIFF was The Testament of Ann Lee which stars Amanda Seyfried and Thomasin McKenzie. It seems Jessie Buckley may have a lock on Best Actress come Oscar time for her work in Hamnet (another gem of a movie), but Sweeney and Seyfried pose formidable threats to her if these two actresses gain traction with voters.
Back to Sydney Sweeney, though. A nomination for her would really help her career which has proven she could do high grossing light fare like Anyone But You, which thrived at the box-office. However, Christy shows she’s an actress unafraid to take risks and score big in a different type of role that challenged her immensely.
There’s awards buzz in the air for Fraser’s turn in the dramatic gem, Rental Family, too. Since Fraser won the Oscar for The Whale fairly recently, the comeback king may have to settle for just a nomination for his most recent work. Kirsten Dunst and Channing Tatum’s critically successful, Roofman, looks more likely to score in terms of decent box-office grosses rather than becoming a big Oscar contender though given Tatum’s finely received performance, anything can happen.
Glenn Close and Sydney Sweeney are almost shoo-ins for Oscar nods for their work in the aforementioned movies that played at TIFF and Amanda Seyfried’s potential for a nod isn’t looking too shabby at this point either. If TIFF taught us anything, it’s that Sydney Sweeny is an actress to keep on your radar and the Knives Out mysteries are definitely forces to contend with and then some. However, the Best Picture at the Oscars looks to be a battle between two pictures at this point: Hamnet and One Battle After Another. More on that latter film later.
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