The2025Academy Awardsmay have two actresses from the same movie nominated in the Best Actress category, a feat that hasn’t happened in 23 years. Although theOscars 2025 predictions for Best Actressinclude some current big names such as Saoirse Ronan, Emma Stone, Florence Pugh, and Lily Gladstone, a few old-time actresses threaten to make a return to the awards ceremony. Besides Angelina Jolie taking on the role of real-life opera singer, Maria Callas, in Pablo Larraín’s bio picture, Pedro Almodovár’sThe Room Next Doorunites two of Hollywood’s best character actresses.
In past years, veteran performers have proven they can hold their weight against modern and trending actors and actresses. For their performance in Almodóvar’s English-language debut, five-time nomineeJulianne Moore and Best Supporting Actress winner Tilda Swinton aim to compete for the Best Actress categoryin the 2025 ceremony. After years without an appearance on the Oscars lineup, the actresses are attempting a comeback that might prove their once-praised talent has soaked and fermented into years' worth of experience.
Tilda Swinton & Julianne Moore Could Both Be Best Actress Oscar Nominees For The Room Next Door
The Room Next Door Promises Oscars Success For Actresses Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore
Based on Sigrid Nunez’s novelWhat Are You Going Through,The Room Next Doorfollows Ingrid (Julianne Moore) as she reconnects with Martha (Tilda Swinton), a past journalist friend who is dying of cancer. While the movie’s plot may seem simple, the narrative is far from ordinary, featuring a story within a story structure. As she ventures with her friend into what approaching death feels like, Ingrid revisits moments from her life that cling to her the most and which help reveal the true nature of human existence.
Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger
Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon
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Although the book is told from Ingrid’s point of view, Almodóvar’s adaptation gives insight into the lives and inner workings of both Ingrid and Martha. Accordingly,Sony Pictures Classics is campaigning for both actresses to run for the leading Oscar category.The Room Next Dooris set to joinTilda Swinton’s best movies. The actress has taken the lead in early screenings, with her performance being reviewed as having a “scalding humanity… [that] lifts you up and delivers a catharsis.” (viaVariety)
Almódovar’s stamp of beloved visuals and affecting music, added to the story’s soul-searching theme and the long-awaited return of actresses Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, makeThe Room Next Doora strong contender for several award categories. The movie already accomplished a breakthrough as the first Spanish film to win the Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion for Best Film. Notably,The Room Next Dooroutcasted Pablo Larraín’sMariaas it received a 17-minute standing ovation (viaVariety) — signaling the movie’s early success and foreshadowing it being part of the2025 Oscar list of nominees.
Thelma & Louise Was The Last Movie To Get Two Best Actress Nominations
The Room Next Door Could Break Thelma & Louise’s Feat And Another 41-Year Oscar Record
Acclaimed actresses Swinton and Moore’s thrilling run for the leading actress award is reminiscent of aBest Actress racefrom 25 years ago. The 64th Oscars ceremony marked the last time two actresses from the same film were nominated for the category. Competing against Jodie Foster, Laura Dern, Bette Middler, and each other, award-winning actressesSusan Sarandon and Geena Davis were formidable competitors for the Best Actress categoryfor their performances inThelma & Louise.
Ridley Scott’s crime drama follows friends Thelma and Louise on a life-changing road trip that delivers female liberation. The movie has been praised for its leading women’s chemistry and how the script and cinematography beautifully capture an American feminist struggle.The actresses' performances hold equal weight in the movie. Davis carries Thelma’s harrowing transformation from a pleasing housewife to a confident criminal. While Sarandon’s nuanced performance as Louise, the ride-or-die friend, has long captivated audiences.
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Like Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis, Moore and Swinton have a notorious filmography and a stellar acting reputation. These acting legendshave high chances of not only breaking a 25-year featby being nominated in the same category, but they can also mark the second Oscar win for an actress competing against a co-star in the Best Actress category. In 1983, Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger were nominated forTerms of Endearment, with MacLaine taking home the award. If either Moore or Swinton wins at the2025 Academy Awards, it would break the 41-year record.
The Room Next Door
Cast
Two estranged friends, a novelist and a war reporter, reconnect after years apart, each grappling with their own emotional scars.
