Is the consensus that Glenn Close is NOW going to win the Oscar this year?

Yes, the industry's most famously unrewarded second banana is finally winning an Oscar.

She’ll win this year, not for THE WIFE (which was good but not amazing) but for her entire career.

Updated On: 1/29/19 at 03:17 PM

I also will predict that on Oscar night when her name is read, the entire audience will give her an extended standing ovation...

Plus, voters have the opportunity to award Gaga anyway for Best Song. Both women get to win on Oscar night- which is undoubtedly how many AMPAS members will be viewing it.

Yes, Close will win for a movie that nobody has seen or gives a rat's ass about. (Yawn.) But Gaga's performance will be the one that is remembered. I do, however, expect Gaga to take home the Oscar for Best Song, so at least there's that. The show, on the other hand, will be an unmitigated disaster. I wouldn't be surprised if it winds up being the lowest rated telecast in Oscar history.

Luscious said: "Yes, Close will win for a movie that nobody has seen or gives a rat's ass about. (Yawn.)But Gaga's performance will be the one that is remembered. I do, however, expect Gaga to take home theOscar for Best Song, so at least there's that. The show, on the other hand, will be an unmitigated disaster. I wouldn't be surprised if it winds up being the lowest rated telecastin Oscar history."

I watched all the nominated performances, and then some, and I would have gladly voted for Glenn Close to win. It's actually between her and Colman. I would not have nominated Lady Gaga if given the choice. But I also would not have nominated Yalitza Aparicio either. Lady Gaga was lucky that the media campaign and media hype took that performance as far as it did. I think her nomination is an award of itself.

Also, it seems you're arguing that Lady Gaga should win due to her being more famous with the younger crowd, which is it's own narrative beyond actual performance. Lady Gaga was expected to win at the Golden Globes but that didn't help the GG's ratings much. She makes all kinds of appearances at the VMAs and Grammys and their ratings are also low compared to even the Oscars, whose ratings have been the subject of many write-ups. That's the nature of the beast right now.

It's fine if you think Lady Gaga should win, but don't bash Glenn Close who did nothing more but get a movie she had been wanting to make for fourteen years actually made, get great reviews for it (if you actually read the reviews rather than go by percentages/scores on Rotten Tomatoes or Metacritic) with some of the reviews calling it her career's best work (which is saying a lot), and finally got the timing right to win an Oscar. We all know to win one isn't easy. It takes the material, the narrative, and timing. Things seem like they are falling to place for Glenn Close. Maybe if Lady Gaga finds herself back at these awards and people are saying she's only winning for being "overdue" for ASIB, then you'll remember what you said about Close here.

Luscious said: "Yes, Close will win for a movie that nobody has seen or gives a rat's ass about. (Yawn.)But Gaga's performance will be the one that is remembered. I do, however, expect Gaga to take home theOscar for Best Song, so at least there's that. The show, on the other hand, will be an unmitigated disaster. I wouldn't be surprised if it winds up being the lowest rated telecastin Oscar history."

Wow, you have a right to your opinion, but why you bashing Close, I mean what did she do to you? Who are you to say nobody cares about it or wants to watch it- do you some how speak for everyone? SMH

This whole discussion reminds me of when "Moulin Rouge" came out and the amazing performance that Nicole Kidman gave. I remember being really excited watching the Oscars that year and wondering what her acceptance speech would be. Imagine my surprise, along with I am sure many others when they announced Halle Berry's name instead, having only won the SAG award and National Board of Review award for Best Actress. Thankfully Nicole Kidman won the Oscar the following year for the very much less flashy performance in "The Hours"...

I wish the awards were decided on merit, subjective as that may be. I sometimes wonder if the voters actuallly watch all five performances or already have their minds made up. That said, I hope Glenn Close wins. I think that would only leave Laura Linney on my "overdue" list.

^ Sure, she absolutely deserves it on merit...but (I think) that's just incidental. The two aren't mutually exclusive.