‘Widows’ Should Be an Oscars Best Picture Front-Runner. So Why Isn’t It?
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Some say a crime thriller like this isn’t ‘an Oscar movie,’ as if a version with Leo DiCaprio leading a male ensemble wouldn’t automatically get the award-worthy stamp of approval.
In Widows, four women played by Viola Davis, Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Rodriguez, and Cynthia Erivo procure the floor plans, the guns, the black masks, the getaway car, and, well, the balls to attempt a violent, dangerous heist.