Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” has been riding high on Oscar buzz since its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May, and Lily Gladstone’s eye-opening turn as a tragedy-stricken Indigenous woman in the midst of an Osage slaughter in the 1920s has been at the forefront of those loud whispers.
Gladstone’s campaign announced her “Killers” bid will be for leading actress (surprising many who thought PR would opt for a supporting-actress slot, a seemingly easier category to win this year), and if the “Certain Women” standout were to win, she would become the first Best Actress Oscar winner who identifies as Indigenous.