Do things turn out differently if Hunter is able to nail down the lead role in James L. Like any career trajectory, it's the result of some combination of circumstance, luck, the moviegoing habits of an often fickle populace, and the reactions that executive types have to those habits. It's important to note that this career downswing wasn't the result of some nefarious plot. Three mid-budget "failures" and suddenly the woman who'd given us Broadcast News and Raising Arizona was out of the club. No matter that all three films were fairly well-reviewed – and in fact, the latter two have since earned rather passionate bases of support. Three years later, Hunter would star in the Richard LaGravanese film Living Out Loud, a romantic dramedy that fairly well bombed. Home for the Holidays did a good deal worse. The next week, she starred in director Jodie Foster's Home for the Holidays. The first was Copycat, a psychological thriller with Sigourney Weaver that had the misfortune of coming out in the same fall as Seven. In 1995, she headlined two films that debuted in consecutive weeks. So why is it that in the 20 years that followed, Holly Hunter has only top-lined three theatrical motion pictures, and none since 1998? Horror stories about what happens to actresses in Hollywood once they turn 40 are myriad, but how we managed to lose Holly Hunter feels more pointed and less fair. An actress arguably at the top of her game, and only in her mid-30s. The Firm! As a sparkplug comic-relief secretary! They loved her that year. She even managed to get a bonus "thanks for being you" nomination that same year for The Firm. For as much as Campion made headlines as only the second woman ever to receive a Best Director nomination (the first to have done so for a film also nominated for Best Picture), it was Hunter who was taking all the trophies home. Somewhat rare (or at least rarer than it should be) is when all those Oscarbait ingredients actually add up to something special, and that's what Hunter managed to bring to the table, and likely why she was practically unbeatable throughout the 1993 awards season. Not only did Hunter play the piano herself, but she also signed and reportedly taught her onscreen daughter (Anna Paquin) to sign as well. Holly Hunter's role as Ada McGrath was the stuff that Oscarbait dreams are made of. theaters in November of 1993, not only was it riding a wave of acclaim that began at that year's Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palme d'Or, but also a wave of hype for the performance of the film's lead actress. When Jane Campion's The Piano premiered in U.S. Hunter's most outstanding television series was for the drama series Saving Grace (TV series), for which she won the Grace Allen Award, and was nominated for seven other awards.This article is from the archive of our partner. They include Copycat, Living Out Loud, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Home for the Holidays, The Incredibles, Thirteen, and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Hunter was also nominated for Oscars for her roles in Broadcast News, The Firm, and Thirteen. Hunter starred in The Piano for which she won the Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe Award. Holly Hunter (born 20 March 1958) is an American actress. Holly Hinter (center )holding the trophy at the 41st Emmy Awards, 1989
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