Fizzing at the awards, Sweetie January 16, 2022 – Posted in: Writer

Are you thinking what she’s thinking? This is the tag line to Jan Moir’s column in the Daily Mail.

My answer is usually yes. Jan, I often find myself agreeing with your opinions and I was especially drawn to a small piece you added to your January 14th article:

“The awards season is barely underway and already I am fizzing with the unfairness of it all. First Gillian Anderson won a Golden Globe for her ridiculous portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in The Crown last year, and now Jared Leto is up for a Screen Actors Guild award for playing Paolo Gucci in House of Gucci. Under a welter of prosthetics, Jared plays the mildly eccentric Italian businessman as if he were a certifiable lunatic.

“I don’t even want to talk about Al Pacino as Aldo Gucci. If current trends persist he’ll win the Oscar for Best Supporting Ham.”

Hear, hear, to every word Jan Moir. I too am still ”fizzing” with indignation about the way that Jenny’s husband was made to look and behave like some sort of crazy. ludicrous clown.  I guess it’s all about the difference between appealing to a US or UK audience.

However Lady Gaga – as the ‘not particularly ethical’ Patrizia Reggiani – deserves a mountain of accolades, Sweetie.