The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award
Kathy Bates gives the best Best Actress performance from 1990 through the episode’s present
In the discussion (4)
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- Kathy Bates is argued to have the best Best Actress performance across the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and early 2020s
- Frances McDormand in Fargo, Halle Berry in Monster’s Ball, and Emma Stone in La La Land are offered as winning comparators
- Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada, Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married, and Laura Linney in You Can Count on Me are offered as non-winning comparators
- Charlize Theron in Monster is raised as another major comparator