The story of Florence Foster Jenkins (Meryl Streep), a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.
As far as Oscar nominees go, there should be no surprise that this film received nothing beyond the Best Actress nomination. Although very enjoyable, and rather humorous, this is just not the sort of movie the Academy has ever really been too excited about. The acting is fine, the direction good, and personally I thought putting the spotlight on this little-known piece of history was both charming and fun. But it was almost too enjoyable to be taken seriously.
Meryl Streep is excellent, but that should not be shocking. She is excellent by definition, and this is now her 20th nomination, breaking her own record for most nominations. So, the question is simple: will she win? Although it is possible, and I have not yet seen the other contenders to compare, my suspicion is no. Voters may be having "Streep fatigue", and all signs are pointing to it going to Natalie Portman, Isabelle Huppert or Emma Stone. Streep has no buzz at all.
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