If you’re obsessed with movies, tuning into awards ceremonies is like watching your beloved children in a talent contest. I’ve spent months banging on like a proud mama about Everything Everywhere All at Once (two awards), The Banshees of Inisherin (three), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Elvis. My favourite films of the year, so far, are The Fabelmans (which won Best Picture - Drama and Best Director) and Tár (Best Actress). Wow, didn’t my babies do well?
Talking of which, how cool that pushy, middle-aged mums dominate most of the above projects. The Fabelmans’ Mitzi; Everything Everywhere All At Once’s Evelyn; Tár’s Lydia; Black Panther 2’s Ramonda. These fiercely intelligent and gifted characters aren’t exactly mothers from hell, but they surely have a problem with boundaries and their imperfections are as fascinating as their strengths, which gives the sublime performers playing them so much to work with.
