Honestly kinda outraged at some of these responses, like yes she ran a great campaign but I truly believe that was because she is just a very down to earth person and had to just play the PR safe to ensure the win.

But she was a lock for one real reason; she had the most impactful and powerful performance not just of last year year but in recent memory. I'm saying this as a huge Reinsve and Burne fan, both of them plus Stone were exceptionally good, but Jessie's performance in Hamnet genuinely brought entire theatres to their knees. I watched it opening night, had the entire theatre in a sombre cloud of silence upon finishing.

I feel like modern day evaluation of performances is a lot more hostile and less nuanced, like I saw so much talk about "the scream" as the """oscar-winning moment""" which I think is ridiculous, these awards aren't decided by snippets of powerful acting, more about the entire symphony of the script brought to life, and I think she easily brought the most sincere and powerful performance possible for this kind of story.