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Earlier, this category seemed like an open and shut case. Cicely Tyson (The Trip to Bountiful) was the undisputed frontrunner for the role that won her the Tony for her performance in the 2013 revival of this classic play. However, when critics awarded Jessica Lange (American Horror Story: Coven), which doesn't seem important, but for critics to get a behind a performance that seems to have lost a lot of its buzz and a show that lacked acclaim is shocking.
Then there is Minnie Driver (Return to Zero), who turned in a phenomenal performance and Helena Bonham Carter (Burton and Taylor), whose turn as Elizabeth Taylor was a career high. It seems like a toss up now, but I think the nominees are set. I am prepared for an upset with Rebecca Ferguson (The White Queen) thrown in the mix possibly pushing out one of the bottom 3 ladies.
1. Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bountiful
2. Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven
3. Helena Bonham Carter, Burton and Taylor
4. Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Coven
5. Minnie Driver, Return to Zero
6. Whoopi Goldberg, A Day Late and a Dollar Short
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7. Rebecca Ferguson, The White Queen
8. Toni Collette, Hostages
Hey, I'm Karl, founder and film critic at Smash Cut. I started Smash Cut in 2014 to share my love of movies and give a perspective I haven't yet seen represented. I'm also an editor at The New York Times, a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, and a member of the Online Film Critics Society.