Annette Bening

Made films the shows talk about.

No film of theirs is counted: acting and studio count only when asked for, so what they drew on and who drew on them comes only from the lines with them at one end. Count them as actor (7 films) instead.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

No line says they, or a film of theirs, drew on anything.

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Acting (9) everyone in acting

Other (1) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (5)

  1. career (career): Annette Bening → American Beauty. Bening is a 1990s emblem, star of The Grifters and American Beauty, whose character was compared to Hillary Clinton.
    “Star of the Grifters and Star of American Beauty.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:39:38 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Annette Bening → The American President. Amanda adds The American President as a 90s movie Sean did not mention, deeply problematic but loved.
    “A 90s movie that you didn't mention is the American president, which is deeply problematic, but also I love it”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:40:17 · Amanda Dobbins (0.70 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): Annette Bening → 20th Century Women. Bening has had a late-period resurgence, especially with 20th Century Women.
    “I think that she's had sort of a late period resurgence, I think, especially 20th century women”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:41:16 · Amanda Dobbins (0.70 sure it was them)
  4. career (career): Annette Bening → Glenn Close. Bening is in the Glenn Close zone of actresses nominated many times without winning.
    “She's also in the Glen Close zone of actresses who've been nominated too many times than not one.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:41:32 · Sean Fennessey (0.65 sure it was them)
  5. career (career): Annette Bening → 20th Century Women. The 20th Century Women snub was 'about as bad as the election of Donald Trump'; Bening snubbed twice running.
    “Well, the 20th century woman snub is about as bad as like the election of Donald Trump.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Fifth Annual Blank Check Awards with Joe Reid (Ad-Free) · 0:17:53 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (verdict): Annette Bening → The Report. Bening is a supporting-actress nominee and incredible; the movie needs movie stars.
    “that movie doesn't work if it doesn't have movie stars.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Fifth Annual Blank Check Awards with Joe Reid (Ad-Free) · 0:18:13 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Annette Bening: Pun on the forever-bridesmaid nominee edging closer to Glenn Close territory.
    “Ever Glenn closer.”
    The Big Picture · Oscar Nomination Predictions, ‘Mean Girls,’ and ‘All of Us Strangers’ With Andrew Scott · 0:43:05 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Annette Bening: Three roles in one: Supreme Intelligence, Dr. Lawson, and Mar-Vell, with a debate over whether it is two or three.
    “Isn't this like we all contain multitudes?”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:41:01 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)