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Carla Feric

Monica Barbaro says Oscar nomination ‘doesn’t give my work more meaning’

Barbaro received an Academy nod in 2025 for A Complete Unknown (Peter Joseph Smith/PORTER/NET-A-PORTER.COM/PA) -

American actress Monica Barbaro has described her Oscar nomination as a “huge honour”, but said: “It doesn’t actually give my work more meaning.”

The 35-year-old received a nod from the Academy in 2025 for her role in Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown – just three years after her breakout role in the long-awaited Top Gun sequel.

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