Kirsten Dunst was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for The Power of the Dog at the 2022 Academy Awards, however, she did not win the award. The actor recently starred in Alex Garland’s Civil War and won hearts with his performance. However, according to a report in touchThe discussion about his role regarding his Oscar claim is decreasing.
Civil War received a positive response from the audience and also proved to be a box office hit. A longtime associate of Kirsten told the portal, “This film is special for Kirsten, because she got a chance to step out of her comfort zone and play a very serious role. She is also proud of Jesse’s work.” [Plemons] Did it in the movie.”
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A24 ‘shortens’ Oscar campaign for Kirsten Dunst’s Civil War
The source further added that despite the film’s success, the studio behind the film, A24, has scaled back its Oscar campaign, “Reviews are essential to the Oscar race, the most important thing is that the film be a box office hit , and it earned well. By mid-year there was talk that Kirsten might eventually be in the Oscar mix, however, with other titles like Brutalist with Adrien Brody paving the way for her to actually win the award, the company to a great extent Has returned. His spending on the Oscar campaign for Civil War.”
The source further noted that it’s not Kirsten’s fault and said, “You’ve been in the business since you were a little girl, and when you work as hard as Kirsten does, bad luck like this really hurts. She’s not giving up on spreading the word about this film, but she doesn’t have as much firepower behind it as she thought, it won’t even be close!”
about civil war
Civil War is a dystopian action thriller film written and directed by Alex Garland, starring Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Sonoya Mizuno, and Nick Offerman. With a budget of $50 million, Civil War was A24’s most expensive film at the time. The film has grossed over $126.2 million worldwide, becoming A24’s second highest-grossing film.
