INTERNATIONALLY-ACCLAIMED Filipina actress Dolly De Leon failed to secure the best supporting actress award against the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever actress Angela Bassett at the 80th Golden Globes Award.
De Leon was nominated for her career-turning break in Triangle of Sadness.
The veteran television, film, and theater actress still made history for being the first Filipino to land a supporting actress nomination in the Golden Globes.
In an eartlier interview, De Leon asked the public to not expect a win as being nominated is already enough.
“Pwede bang huwag na kayong mag-expect,” De Leon laughed. “Tama na ‘yung ma-nominate! But whatever happens, I hope we will continue to do our best in everything that we do.”
De Leon played the character of Abigail in Triangle of Sadness, an overseas Filipino worker who works as a “toilet manager” in a luxury yacht.
Awards and nominations
Although she was unable to bring home a Golden Globes trophy, De Leon bagged an award for the same acting category from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association on December 11.
Aside from this, the Filipina actress was also longlisted for Best Supporting Actress, along with 10 other international actresses, at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Awards 2023.
This list will be subject to another voting round on January 19 to narrow the nominees down to six. The awarding ceremony will be on February 19.
De Leon will be up against Jamie Lee Curtis from Everything Everywhere All At Once, Carey Mulligan from She Said, and Angela Bassett from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, to name a few.
Praise for De Leon
De Leon’s more than 30 years of experience in the theater and film industry honed her skill and allowed her to deliver the best acting performances in her projects.
Her power and talent have caught the attention of many critics, and De Leon made it to Variety’s top three contenders for the best-supporting actress award at the Oscars.
In an article titled There Will Be a ‘Triangle of Sadness’ If Awards Aren’t Given to Ruben Östlund and Dolly De Leon, the American magazine wrote that the actress’ “small stature” did not hold her back from “becoming the acting giant of the sprawling tale.”
“If enough Academy members make a note to focus on quality (and not simply name recognition as they can often do), she could be the frontrunner walking into awards season,” Variety added.
In another article, digital magazine Entertainment Weekly said De Leon’s portrayal of Abigail in the satirical film was groundbreaking as she did not only represent the character itself but the Filipino overseas workers as well.
Entertainment Weekly also wrote that portrayals like those of De Leon are important as they “present background characters as foreground.”
The magazine described the Filipina actress’ performance as “the kind of stealth performance that awards-season breakouts are made of.”
Other Golden Globes winners
The 80th Golden Globes Awards honored the most outstanding artists, films, and television shows of 2022 and was held on January 10, 2023 (January 11 Philippine time) at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California,. Below is a complete list of this season’s winners as chosen by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
- “The Fabelmans” – Best Motion Picture, Drama
- “The Banshees of Inisherin” – Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
- “House of the Dragon” – Best TV Series, Drama
- “Abbott Elementary” – Best TV Series, Musical or Comedy
- Kevin Costner, “Yellowstone” – Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series, Drama
- “The White Lotus” – Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for TV
- Evan Peters, “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” – Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a TV Movie
- Amanda Seyfried, “The Dropout” – Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a TV Movie
- Jennifer Coolidge, “The White Lotus” – Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a TV Limited Series, Anthology Series or TV Movie
- Paul Walter Hauser, “Black Bird” – Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a TV Limited Series, Anthology Series or TV Movie
- Steven Spielberg, “The Fabelmans” – Best Director, Motion Picture
- Martin McDonagh, “The Banshees of Inisherin” – Best Screenplay, Motion Picture
- “Argentina, 1985” – Best Motion Picture, Non-English Language
- Cate Blanchett, “Tár” – Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
- Julia Garner, “Ozark” – Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a TV Musical, Comedy or Drama Series
- Zendaya, “Euphoria” – Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series, Drama
- Austin Butler, “Elvis” – Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
- “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” – Best Motion Picture, Animated
- Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” – Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
- Colin Farrell, “The Banshees of Inisherin” – Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
- Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary” – Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy
- Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear” – Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy
- “Naatu Naatu,” “RRR” – Best Original Song, Motion Picture
- Justin Hurwitz, “Babylon” – Best Original Score, Motion Picture
- Tyler James Williams, “Abbott Elementary” – Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a TV Musical, Comedy or Drama Series
- Angela Bassett, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” – Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
- Ke Huy Quan, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” – Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
