You know it’s a great year for actresses in a leading role when Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine, Manchester by the Sea), arguably the most outstanding actress of her generation, gives one of the best performances of her career and won’t even get a sniff when it comes to an Oscar nomination. But that is what we had in 2017. We have a year that, as a whole, hasn’t produced many great movies, nor has it given us many great performances for actors in a leading role. Still, it has given us so many excellent lead actress performances that the likes of traditional heavyweights Williams, Jessica Chastain (Molly’s Game), Emma Stone (Battle of the Sexes), and Jennifer Lawrence (mother!). Williams gives one of the top five performances of her career in Ridley Scott’s (The Last Duel, The Martian) All the Money in the World. But it likely will be forgotten for two reasons.
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