Dear Gossips,
The NY Film Critics Circle announced their selections for the best of 2017 yesterday. And guess who just stomped into the awards race?
TIFFANY HADDISH!
Tiffany was named Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Girls Trip even though the NYFCC was big on Lady Bird. Lady Bird won Best Film and Best Actress (Saoirse Ronan) and with that kind of support, you’d think Laurie Metcalf would have been picked in the supporting category, especially since Laurie and Allison Janney are considered the frontrunners for Oscar in that category.
That said, you cannot deny Tiffany Haddish. Without Tiffany Haddish, Girls Trip is good …but it’s not what it became. Which of course is why Tiffany is part of the conversation. Can she continue the momentum? The NYFCC don’t always line up with what happens at the Oscars and, as we know, the Oscars are historically snotty-assed about comedy. But there are three nomination days coming up in the next couple of weeks and if we see her name all over those, Tiffany could be building to the big show just in time. Critics’ Choice nominations are happening next Wednesday, December 6. That’s followed by the Golden Globe nominations the following Monday, December 11. Two days after that it’s the SAG nominations. If Tiffany’s name keeps showing up at all of those, she’ll be in the minds of Academy members during the holidays.
In other Tiffany news, that may be related, her book, The Last Black Unicorn comes out on Tuesday. It’s a collection of essays about her upbringing, her career, and of course her humour. Not sure how much press she’ll be doing to promote it, but it wouldn’t hurt both book sales and her award season chances to be out there on the circuit, reminding everyone that she’s been one of the top entertainers of the year.
Have a great weekend!
Yours in gossip,
Lainey
