January 23, 2019 by Janet Siroto · Arts & Culture

Glory! Women Our Age Nab 70 Percent of the 2019 Oscar Acting Nominations

Even without Meryl Streep in the mix this year (how odd!), actresses with long resumes are finally getting their due.

And the winners are....women like us, who weren’t born yesterday. Yes, we’re already winners in the Oscar race even though the actual ceremony is more than a month away. Seven of the 10 slots for acting announced this week went to women well past starlet age. And that’s without Meryl in the mix, which is amazing on its own. Ten years ago, 40 percent of the female acting nominees were over 40 and that did include Meryl.

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