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Culture/ Film & TV

I, Tonya’s Allison Janney thought film acclaim had eluded her – then came Oscar nomination

Despite having seven Emmy and Screen Actors Guild awards to her name, it’s her role as the abusive mother of US ice skater Tonya Harding that has finally given the actress movie recognition – and she hopes this is just the start

Despite having seven Emmy and Screen Actors Guild awards to her name, it’s her role as the abusive mother of US ice skater Tonya Harding that has finally given the actress movie recognition – and she hopes this is just the start

The Academy Awards seem like a formality when it comes to the best supporting actress category this year.

Since the world devoured Allison Janney’s brilliantly acidic performance as Tonya Harding’s abusive mother in I, Tonya, she has won nearly every major award she is been up for, including a BAFTA, a Screen Actors Guild award, a Golden Globe and a Critics’ Choice prize.