Glenn Close

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q372311: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

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 (12 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 (19) everyone in acting

Other (1) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (4)

  1. career (career): Fatal Attraction → Glenn Close. First extended Glenn Close appearance on the show is Fatal Attraction; Garp is expected eventually.
    “Garp's gonna happen at some point.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:48:58 · Chris Ryan (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. 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)
  3. career (career): Amy Adams → Glenn Close. Amy Adams is entering the Glenn Close Zone of many nominations and no wins.
    “Amy Adams is entering the Glenn Close Zone.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:02:39 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  4. career (career): The Wife → Glenn Close. Close's acceptance speech about her mother and the film's hard path to being made moved the room.
    “I was so moved by going close to speech.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:32:16 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

contrast (1)

  1. contrast (contrast): Glenn Close → Lady Gaga. Two middle-aged actresses with strong CVs and no glam nudged Gaga out of the frame.
    “It's weird for somebody as, you know, larger than life than Lady Gaga to be nudged out of the frame by 2 middle-aged actresses”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:35:10 · Sean Fennessey (0.45 sure it was them)

industry (1)

  1. industry (industry): Glenn Close → Hillbilly Elegy. The late-career Oscar-owed pattern: there will be a movement for Close to win for Hillbilly Elegy.
    “There's there's going to be a movement for Glenn Close to win an Oscar for hillbilly elegy.”
    The Big Picture · Thirteen Awards Movies to Watch Out for, Oscar Do-Overs, and More From the Mailbag · 0:44:12 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (verdict): Olivia Colman → Glenn Close. Colman's loose speech made her seem the winner, then Close's speech made Close the winner.
    “I watched that speech and I was like, oh, great, okay, Olivia Coleman's going to win.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:34:22 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)

what-if (3)

  1. what-if (what-if): Glenn Close → Dune. Glenn Close was the first pick for Jessica but passed over a damsel scene.
    “Glenn closed his number one pick for Lady Jessica.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Dune with John Hodgman · 1:47:51 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. what-if (what-if): Meryl Streep → Glenn Close. Recasting couch: Streep in the Glenn Close part, Close in the Mary Kay Place part.
    “Meryl Streep's in the Glen Close part.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:25:39 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. what-if (what-if): Glenn Close → Mary Kay Place. Close would have been an amazing Meg; she's a better actress.
    “I think close would have been an amazing Meg.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:26:14 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Glenn Close: Seven nominations and never a win; the hosts felt terrible and note her diagonal-face reaction on the telecast.
    “Glenn Close, who has now been nominated 7 times and never won.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:16:09 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Glenn Close: The 'Close Zone' becomes a running bit: Amy Adams, Willem Dafoe and Bradley Cooper with five nominations and no wins.
    “Once you get 5 and you get no love, you're in the close zone.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:05:56 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. fun, about Glenn Close: Close took the Nova Prime role on condition that her own hair person did her hair; a joke follows about a Bobby Finger short story.
    “She was like, I'll do the movie if my hair guy does my hair.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:35:10 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)