Even among those who didn’t care for Pablo Larrain‘s Spencer (like myself) there’s a fairly broad consensus that Kristen Stewart‘s performance as Diana, the tormented Princess of Wales, will probably snag a Best Actress nomination.
And yet a post-TIFF-screening tweet by senior CBC entertainment reporter Eli Glasner avoids praising the film (he merely describes what Spencer is like) and says that Sally Hawkins‘ performance as a royal maid whose big dramatic moment arrives when she quietly announces her sapphic love for Diana…Glasner ignores Stewart’s acting and tweets “Hawkins for the win.” What does that tell you?