The actress, 49, has taken on the role of revered opera singer Maria Callas in the film, and following its premiere, some fans were to quick to predict she'll be battling it out for Best Actress.
Angelina Jolie has been tipped to win her second Academy Award, after her biopic Maria received an eight-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival, despite lacklustre reviews from critics.
Angelina was visibly emotional in the wake of the response, wiping away tears and turning her face away from the cheering. Posts on X included: 'Looks like its gonna be a cate blanchett vs angelina jolie best actress race in the oscars; Despite the film's positive reception, reviews have been more mixed, with many, including The Daily Mail's Brian Viner casting doubt over the film itself, while praising Angelina's performance.
Kevin Maher from The Times agreed, awarding the film two stars, and writing: 'This is a film fed by, and consistently cutting to, the operas that defined its subject. Yet there is not a single moment that is emotionally operatic. It is wilfully, wearily flat.' Following its release, the drama, which concludes Pablo Larraín's trilogy of pictures about embattled women of wealth, was greeted with eight minutes of applause
Vanity Fair's Richard Lawson said that even with Angelina's performance, the film 'struggles to hit the high notes.' The Guardian critic Xan Brooks awarded the film four stars, writing: 'Midway through, I was all set to file this as a posturing distraction, destined for a life as a high-camp curio. But it ground me down, won me over and by the closing credits, God help us, I was hoping for an encore.'
Angelina spent seven months training how to sing for her role in the film, and she performs as Maria Callas at the point when she was close to death and losing her voice. Pablo Larrain said that the film was a celebration of Callas' life and Jolie added that she hoped that the singer had known at the end of her life how loved she was.
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