It’s weird to think of Meryl Streep sitting in front of a laptop and checking her email, right? I bet her spam is fancier than any spam I get. I bet her spam does flawless accent work and has glowing, youthful skin. Do you think that Meryl and I both get Emily’s List email alerts? Does her bank send her too many promotional emails? And who does Meryl email? Does she have a long list of A-list contacts? Does she send off pithy, funny little emails or is she more of an email-as-long-form-letter type of person? So many questions.
Anyway, Meryl appeared on The Ellen Show last Friday (I think?), and she talked about one particular email she sent to Emma Thompson following last week’s Oscar nominations announcements. As you know, Meryl was nominated for her 18th (!!!) career nomination for her role in August: Osage County. Emma Thompson was one of the biggest snubs though – even though Emma had gotten all of the big nominations (SAG, Golden Globe, Critics Choice) and a few critics’ awards, Emma’s performance in Saving Mr. Banks was somehow deemed unworthy of recognition. So Meryl wrote up an email to her friend. Meryl said: “I was really shocked. And I wrote her a long, heartfelt email saying how bad I felt. And she wrote me back and said, ‘Good.'” HA! Here’s the video:
That’s nice. I hope Emma’s not too hurt about the snub – snubs happen and there’s no reason to go all Fassbender about it and go off to the corner and pout. But I don’t think that’s Emma at all – since she was snubbed, she’s attended the Critics Choice and the SAGs and she looked like she was having the time of her life anyway. Emma just has an admirable joie de vivre. And I kind of think Meryl’s right, she’s not going to win anything this year. The Academy just nominates her every year whenever she has ANYTHING out. Even though I wouldn’t mind seeing Amy Adams finally win her first Oscar, I think this year is all about Cate Blanchett. Which is also fine, because Queen Blanchett rules them all. I wonder if Blanchett and Meryl email?
Photos courtesy of WENN.
Even if Emma was upset, she would never let on because she’s a professional. I’d like to go to lunch with both of them, I bet they’re a hoot!
I can imagine Meryl emailing, what I want to know is if she’s a text-er?
Am I the only one who dislikes Emma? She seems so try-hard, she always has to be the centre of attention, seems self-absorbed and full of herself. That self-deprecating thing is just an act.
No you’re thinking of Kate Winslet.
Emma genuinely doesn’t care. She used to be a real luvvie years ago but being married to Branagh cured her.
No, I’m thinking of Emma.
Then you may not be the only one, but I’m not with you. I think she’s awesome, and I do not think it’s an act at all. She’s a fantastic actor with an admirable work ethic and positive attitude. Bah Humbug to you too. 🙂
@Zadie sounds to me like you’ve described 90% of the actors/actresses in Hollywood. I think Emma’s got a larger than life personality and maybe that’s just not your thing. *shrug*
I really like her, but everyone is entitled to an opinion.
No. You are not. Never been a fan of her acting or her personality. I am not sure what it is but I just do not like her.
You’re not alone. I can’t stand her either. She’s a terrific actress (and I will give her credit that I forget I dislike her when I see her movies) but her faux intellectualism/desperate need to be the center of attention is annoying. Never mind the fact that she thinks her screen writing is god’s gift (and she steal/slags off any writing to puff her own up-see My Fair Lady) Same goes for Winslet.
You more or less took the question: Am I the only who thinks Emma Thompson is excrutiating and annoying— out of my mouth?? I think she’s a decent, cut rate actress and fun to watch on film…(again ON FILM)…but as a try hard comedian, I might as well watch Tina Fey for eight hours straight on SNL. And I’m talking right when she became head writer.
Dearest Emma, We get it. Glad you finally got a big paycheck. STOP.
No, I hate her. Ever since she insulted Audrey Hepburn. Audrey Hepburn is flawless. Emma is Nanny Mcphee. There is no comparison.
@Ashely, she annoys me, but I do agree with her on Audrey. She was mumsy and twee and I never seen a stellar performance by her.
Everyone has their thing. i respect that.
I personally adore Emma. She is the anti-actor actor. She has a great attitude toward the business (shut up and do the work). No whining from this one. I don’t find it annoying….rather refreshing. Wish more actors had her attitude and talent. Award winning writer and actress….love her.
“Faux intellectualism?” Really? The woman went to Cambridge and is extremely intelligent.
Yes, faux intellectualism. She’s a actor.
And my spouse used to teach at Cambridge, there are plenty of students from there that are complete idiots. She’s totally a try hard.
They look so cute together. I love that they’re friends.
Wholeheartedly agree, I have a friend who’s very much like Emma. Everyone needs an Emma! 🙂
ITA. Hanging out with them must be the most awesome thing ever.
What do you think their screen names are like?
I’m afraid you are.
I would imagine in the grand scheme of things, neither of them care too much about awards. And I love that they’re friends.
I don’t think Emma was snubbed. Saving Mr Banks was extremely mediocre and Emma did the best she could with it, but her performance didn’t really deserve any nominations. It was good considering how average the film was, but it’s still one of her less impressive performances. Some people just get nominated based on their reputation, then mid-way through awards season people actually start watching the screeners they were sent and the nominations start to make more sense. Same reason Oprah and Tom Hanks have been left out, and also the reason why Meryl and Julia Roberts started out as the frontrunners for the Oscars and now don’t have a chance in hell of winning.
I agree with everything you said. Not being nominated isn’t a snub.
I like Emma and think she’s very talented but I agree that she wasn’t snubbed.
Saving Mr. Banks was a problematic film that painted a false picture of Disney and misrepresented a very complicated woman. It didn’t deserve any noms.
August:Osage County was not a great film either but Meryl delivered in the role. American Hustle wasn’t perfect but Adams was the most human element of the film. She played a woman who wasn’t just sexy but also had an undercurrent of desperation and sadness that was an anchor to an otherwise over the top movie.
The right women were nominated. Sorry Emma.
Her photobomb of Lupita was hilarious. Probably the best one I have seen on the red carpet. So funny.
I love Emma’s outfit here,so effortless and her hair colourist gets an A+
I really like Emma’s hair here (color and style). Suits her perfectly.
Why don’t celebs get those frizzy fly-away hairs poking out at weird angles from the crown of their head like I do??? Do they lacquer each hair individually or just dip their heads into a bucket of clear glue then quickly style it before the glue hardens??
I get those constantly. My solution is to use clear brow gel (ELF makes one for $1) to lightly brush them down. Works on top of your head as well as the hairline!
I saw an interview where Emma said that she did feel bad, initially, that she wasn’t nominated. But then she added that she accepted it and was happy about having January back. I liked that she was honest. I didn’t believe Oprah when she said she didn’t think she would be nominated. She used Gale’s (Gail?) opinion as a substitute for her true emotions. It was all so transparent.
I think Emma is genuine. I wonder if Meryl felt bad about her speech? Hopefully, Emma continues to get work so that she has the opportunity to be nominated in the future.
A lot of people were saying she may have lost the nomination because of Meryl’s diatribe against walt Disney… I think at that point, Amy Adams was already going to knock someone out and Emma was always the most vulnerable next to Judi Dench.
To be fair though, most people still thought Meryl was the most vulnerable person given the Luke warm response to August.
Absolutely! I totally agree with everything you wrote. However, I do believe that Meryl’s speech tipped the balance on Emma’s nomination to the no category. That speech was so anti-Disney(rightly so though) that the Academy couldn’t nominate Emma in that movie that was so soft and sentimental about Disney without looking like a@#holes even if they wanted to.
I don’t think Emma is all that bothered either way but I am glad Meryl sent that email.
According to Oscar.org, the Oscar nominations were due by January 8; Meryl’s speech was January 7th. I seriously doubt her speech had any impact on Emma’s lack of a nomination.
It could have an effect on the votes for the winner. If Emma had been nominated then it would take votes away from her because “that’s not real art.” And please we all turn in things last minute, I’m sure artists procrastinate ALOT. I think the speech swung enough of the votes. Either way both of them are annoying me right now. I’m glad Blanchett is winning everything.
There will always be some people who dislike Emma and they are entitled to their opinion but I don’t understand the criticism of ‘pseudo-intellectual. She is a Cambridge University Graduate in English, in her spare time she set up a charity to support women who were trafficked into prostitution – you don’t hear a lot about it because she does her charity work quietly, she adopted a Rwandan refugee years before the Madonna’s and Angelina Jolie’s though of adopting African kids, (and this is not the place to debate the rights and wrongs of that one) and as an Oscar winning screenwriter herself she is entitled to her opinions on other writers – she is also the only person who has won Oscars for both acting and writing. I think she’ll get over not being nominated quickly, she’s a mature, intelligent woman, she’ll appreciate that the Oscars are basically a bloody circus…
Must be a fair amount of us “faux-intellectuals” on this site too. I agree, she is cultured, articulate, and highly intelligent. And she uses her brain. Along with a warm, outspoken personality, what’s not to love?
I must be a faux intellectual as well. Alas and alack.
+1
Funny how other celebities get accused of buying their education but not Emma.
Steven Spielberg adopted his son years before Emma thought adopting an African child and Angelina adopted years before Emma so what.
I’ve actually head a lot about Emma charity work dose that mean she has an a hidden agenda for doing it?
From Wiki: “In 2003, Thompson and her husband informally adopted a Rwandan orphan and former child soldier. They met at a Refugee Council event when he was 16,”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Thompson
So, no adoption of a young child, more like providing a safe haven for a young man alone in the world. I fail to see why this action would cause others to criticize her.
How on earth would she have bought her education when it was her involvement in Footlights that introduced her ?
Your comment makes very little sense.