{"id":203873,"date":"2019-02-25T03:09:14","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T08:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=203873"},"modified":"2019-02-25T03:09:14","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T08:09:14","slug":"olivia-colman-wins-surprise-best-actress-oscar-over-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/02\/25\/olivia-colman-wins-surprise-best-actress-oscar-over-close\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Colman wins surprise best actress Oscar over Close"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Olivia Colman stands with her 2019 Oscar for Best Actress. #Oscars (Photo<\/a>: @theacademy\/Instagram<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LOS ANGELES \u2013 Turns out Olivia Colman, not Glenn Close, was \u201cThe Favorite\u201d at the Oscars.<\/p>\n

The British actress was a surprise winner as best actress on Sunday night for her role as Queen Anne in \u201cThe Favorite.\u201d She beat out Close, who arrived at the Dolby Theatre as the heavy favourite to win her first Oscar in seven nominations for \u201cThe Wife.\u201d<\/p>\n

Instead, a stunned Colman took the stage.<\/p>\n

She gazed at Close in the audience and said, \u201cYou’ve been my idol for so long and this is not how I wanted it to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Close smiled and laughed.<\/p>\n

The 71-year-old American is 0-for-7 at the Oscars. Her nods remain the most without a win than any other living actor. Close came into the end of awards season riding a wave of momentum that included wins at the Golden Globes, SAG Awards and Independent Spirit Awards.<\/p>\n

Colman added the Oscar to her earlier wins at the Golden Globes, BAFTAs and National Society of Film Critics for the role.<\/p>\n

An emotional Colman thanked her children, who she said she hoped were watching at home. She said, \u201cThis is not going to happen again.\u201d<\/p>\n

The other nominees for best actress were Yalitza Aparicio for \u201cRoma,\u201d Lady Gaga for \u201cA Star is Born\u201d and Melissa McCarthy of \u201cCan You Ever Forgive Me?\u201d<\/p>\n

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