Oscars: Is 'Snowpiercer' Actress Tilda Swinton Being Underestimated? — hollywoodreporter.com

The holiday season is always a bit hectic, so it is understandable if you, like me until recently, failed to notice something that's actually been brewing under the surface of the awards discussion for some time: namely, the grassroots support behind the best supporting actress Oscar candidacy of Tilda Swinton for her work in Bong Joon-ho's Snowpiercer. On Monday, the 54-year-old's performance as a gender-neutral politician in the dystopian RADiUS-TWC drama — which comes on top of other chameleonic work this year in Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel (a best ensemble SAG nominee) and Jim Jarmusch's Only Lovers Left Alive — was nominated for the best supporting actress Critics' Choice Award, a major profile-boost.

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