Great performances from the likes of Lupita Nyong’o and Awkwafina have come and gone from theaters.
They deserve to be Best Actress contenders.
If an award-worthy performance is unveiled in March, does it even make a sound?

The only problem: The movie was released theatrically in March.
She’s riding great reviews, a comeback narrative, and the kind of inside-showbiz storythat voters gravitate toward.
Voters don’t have to look very far here; they know who these women are.
(This year’s Oscars, it’s worth noting, was a very rare exception.