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The Big Lebowski

The Ruffalo / Hanna / Rubinek / Partridge Overacting Award

Julianne Moore wins for Maude Lebowski’s heightened, old-Hollywood femme-fatale performance, introduced nude on a harness and sustained through formal line readings.

In the discussion (2)
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  • Maude is traced to a real modern artist, Yoko Ono, and the Coens’ recurring smarter-than-the-detective femme-fatale archetype.
  • Her “the story is ludicrous” and “in the parlance of our times” lines exemplify the knowingly heightened register.