It’s uncommon to see a real comedy movie in rivalry on the Oscars, and rarer nonetheless to see a lighthearted household movie up for consideration. And, in a latest interview, Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis had a guess as to why that could be.
Sitting down with Canadian tv present Etalk in assist of her new movie “Freakier Friday” (in theaters, fittingly, this Friday), Curtis and her co-star Sophia Hammons responded to questions despatched in by followers through textual content message. One such message requested Curtis particularly for her tackle why “extra lighthearted/household films don’t win Oscars these days.”
“It’s an excellent query. Comedies and household films don’t land as severe,” Curtis mentioned. “Oscars have a extra severe kind of vibe to them.”
Curtis then requested Hammons if she personally thought-about “Every thing In every single place All at As soon as” a drama or a comedy. Directed by the duo referred to as The Daniels (Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan), the film earned Curtis her first Oscar again in 2023 for Greatest Supporting Actress. That truth is one thing Curtis was nonetheless in awe about at the beginning of the query.
Hammons shortly answered with drama, however simply as shortly conceded that the movie had comedic components as effectively, with Curtis noting, “It’s fairly humorous.” With that juxtaposition, Curtis didn’t have a concrete reply for the fan’s textual content, admitting she doesn’t know for positive.
So, her reply textual content was easy: “Good query no concept.”
When requested in a follow-up query whether or not there are any youngsters’s movies that Curtis and Hammons assume deserved an Oscar however had been snubbed, they had been fast to maintain it within the Disney household, instantly naming the 1998 animated movie “Mulan.”
“Freakier Friday” hits theaters on Friday, Aug. 8.
