Actress Kristen Stewart has delivered the performance of her career in Pablo Larraín’s “Spencer”. She performs the role of Princess Diana in the film and it has thrust her to the forefront of the Oscar race in the best actress category.

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When asked about her thoughts about possibly nabbing her first nomination, she bluntly, albeit sarcastically, told Variety‘s Awards Circuit Podcast, “I don’t give a shit.”

“The Oscars are such a funny thing. There are so many incredible movies and performances that barely get seen. It definitely says something about where we’re at as a cumulative presence – what we’re looking at, what we care about.

“I really appreciate that something that I was involved in, has ignited such a large conversation. We don’t make movies to not connect with each other,” she added.

Spencer is directed by Pablo Larraín and written by Steven Knight. The film is a fictionalised account of Diana’s decision to end her marriage to Prince Charles (played by Jack Farthing) and leave the British royal family. Timothy Spall, Sean Harris, and Sally Hawkins also star in the film.

Spencer had its world premiere in-competition at the 78th Venice International Film Festival on 3 September 2021. It was theatrically released in the United Kingdom and the United States on 5 November 2021. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with particular praise for Stewart’s performance.

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When asked about her whole experience with the movie, heading from festival to festival earning rave reviews along the way, Stewart said this is a ‘uniquely anticipated’ movie.  

‘It’s not every day you’re a part of projects that are so aptly scrutinized,’ she said. She also joked that the first question is why play Princess Diana, and she said that, “It wasn’t my idea.”

“I’d love to take credit for that, but Steven Knight wrote this really impeccable, oddly kinda-perfectly-constructed dream,” she said of the script.

She added the project was full of ‘projection’ because nobody knew what happened to these people in their private lives. 

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Still, Stewart said the information they do have about Princess Di is “titillating and hard to decipher”, reports Dailymail.co.uk.

From Neon and Topic Studios, “Spencer” has received rave reviews after debuting at the Venice and Telluride Film Festivals, including its cinematography, score and direction.