The Seattle Times: Overnight success takes years, sometimes decades.
When Lily Gladstone lit up the stage accepting her Golden Globe Award for her role in Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” — the first Indigenous woman to win Best Actress — she became a bona fide celebrity.
“This is for every little rez kid, every little urban kid, every little Native kid out there who has a dream,” she said.
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It is shocking to me that it took up until the year 2024 for a Native American woman to win a Golden Globe for Best Actress or to be nominated for an Oscar. What is even more shocking to me is the sheer amount of work this actress has done within her community. Working with and around local theaters in Seattle. It is one thing to be so good at your craft that it almost looks like you achieved perfection, but to share that knowledge and talent to better your community in the way Lily Gladstone does is extraordinary. I cannot think of another celebrity who does that sheer amount of face-to-face work within their community. I was fortunate enough to see her performance in Killers of the Flower Moon, not only was it excellent but as this article excellently pointed out it has put her on the map. I hope that her increase in popularity allows her to continue the work she does.
I LOVE LILY GLADSTONE. I had touched upon a similar topic last week when I wrote about Ali Wong being the first Asian woman to win an Emmy for best actress in a limited series. Gladstone is the first indigenous woman to win a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, and she was the first Indigenous woman to be nominated for a competitive (non-honorary) acting Oscar. She made HISTORY with one win and one nomination and she wholeheartedly deserved it. I think Lily Gladstone is one of the best actresses and I think she deserved this kind of recognition many many years ago, though I am so happy to see her finally become a big name in Hollywood. Another thing is that I am so happy to see that the Academy is FINALLY catching up to the modern day and is recognising POC actors and actresses for their roles in film and theater.
Lily Gladstone is so talented and just so incredible. It’s crazy to me that she is the first Indigenous woman to ever win a Best Actress Golden Globe Award, and also the first Indigenous woman to even be nominated for a competitive acting Oscar. It blows my mind that it has taken until now for any of that to happen. To hear how she started in theatre, and how she has always dedicated herself to her art to finding a way to portray her characters with meaning, and to hearing from all the people who watched and supported her on her journey is so nice. I’m glad that she gets to be the one to show all the Indigenous children that they can do whatever job they set their mind to, and that she has been a part of the those who have broken down those barriers to allow that to happen. She truly is incredible and I can’t wait to see what else she does.
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