American Beauty (1999)
Sam Mendes's 1999 suburban satire. Kevin Spacey as a midlife-crisis dad, Annette Bening as the wife.
Actor: Annette Bening
Annette Bening has been nominated five times and has not won, which is among the more frequently noted omissions, particularly for American Beauty and The Kids Are All Right.
Her specialty is women whose composure is doing enormous work. Carolyn Burnham in American Beauty slapping herself while failing to sell a house is the clearest example.
The Grifters brought the first nomination, and Being Julia and 20th Century Women fill out the range.
She came from stage work in San Francisco and continues to return to it, and has played Captain Marvel’s mentor in the Marvel films.
