The Oscars 2024: Could Emma Stone upset Lily Gladstone for the Best Actress award?

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Could Emma Stone upset Lily Gladstone for the Best Actress Oscar?
Could Emma Stone upset Lily Gladstone for the Best Actress Oscar?When it comes to Oscars predictions, Lily Gladstone has emerged for many as a sure thing to win Best Actress. But there could be an upset, and her name is Emma Stone.

CHICAGO -- When it comes to Oscars predictions, Lily Gladstone has emerged for many as a sure thing to win Best Actress for her performance in "Killers of the Flower Moon." But there could be an upset, and her name is Emma Stone.

Gladstone is still considered the frontrunner. She was raised on a Montana reservation, and said her nomination is a groundbreaking event for her heritage and her life.

"The history of Native representation, particularly in the Oscars, clearly has been kind of spotty," she said. "Like, being the first Native American woman nominated in the category; it's taken a long time, it's overdue, but it's very, very joyous. It's an incredible thing that we all celebrate. I know that I'm not going to be the last, I'm just holding the door open now."

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Stone is already an Oscar winner, and a standout in the film community. Her role in "Poor Things" has garnered her many accolades, and just may have earned more votes than expected.

Remember, in 2023 almost everyone predicted that Angela Bassett would get an Oscar for "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." But Jamie Lee Curtis, an industry and fan favorite, took home the statue

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Bassett had already scored top honors, and voters may have assumed Angela would win and went in for Curtis just because she's Jamie.

Oscar upsets are beloved; you see the face of the nominee who you're sure will win and then doesn't. It's also happened to some of the best; Lauren Bacall, Eddie Murphy and Annette Benning were all "sure things" until they weren't.

Even if you're pulling for Lily, don't count Emma out yet!

March 10 is Oscar Sunday! Watch the 2024 Oscars live on ABC.

Red carpet coverage starts at 1 p.m. ET | 10 a.m. PT with "Countdown to Oscars: On The Red Carpet Live." At 4 p.m. ET | 1 p.m. PT, live coverage continues with "On The Red Carpet at the Oscars," hosted by George Pennacchio with Roshumba Williams, Leslie Lopez and Rachel Brown.

Watch all the action on the red carpet live on ABC, streaming live on OnTheRedCarpet.com and on the On the Red Carpet Facebook and YouTube pages.

The 96th Oscars, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, begins at 7 p.m. ET | 4 p.m. PT, an hour earlier than past years.

The Oscars are followed by an all-new episode of "Abbott Elementary."

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