It’s worth noting that Gugu Mbatha-Raw’s performance in Amma Asante’s "Belle" apparently didn’t make much of an impression on Stateside critics, since her name hasn’t been mentioned at all, as a genuine contender for any acting awards this season; nor has the film, or the director, I should add.
Thus far, we’ve heard from the National Board of Review, the Los Angeles Film Critics, the New York Film Critics circle, Independent Spirit Awards, Gotham Awards, and one or two others – "Belle" has been shut out of pretty much all of them. Although there are still plenty of awards to be handed out, and so the film has time on its side.
Although I do wonder if…
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