There is no doubt that Lily Gladstone has had quite a year. From her Oscar nomination earlier this year to her stint with the Emmys, the actress has managed to build up a rare and interesting resume, one that even Emma Stone and Jennifer Lawrence have not been able to secure with their long and storied career.
While there are multiple actors who have secured an Emmy and Oscar nomination, it is rare that actors receive these two honors in the same year, which is the case for Lily Gladstone. She was the first Native American actress to be nominated for an Academy Award in the history of the Academy. Along with fellow Emmy nominee Kali Reiss, the actress was also one of the first Indigenous women to receive the honor.
It is rare to have an actor receive an Emmy and an Academy Award in the same year
There have been a lot of actors who have managed to secure an Emmy and an Oscar nomination. be it the legendary Dame Maggie Smith, or Meryl Streep, or even the Jeremy Irons. However, it is rare for an artist to receive these nominations in the same year, which was the case with Lily Gladstone.
The actress was nominated in January 2024 for her work with Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon. Her Emmy nomination comes due to her brilliant work in Under the Bridge, a true crime drama adapted from a book of the same name written by Rebecca Godfrey. Given that the nomination was announced in July 2024, Lily Gladstone would be one of the few actors to receive these two nominations in the same year.
Lily Gladstone already has prestige, now the actress needs to bring in box-office numbers
Lily Gladstone has proven herself a versatile actress who understands her craft. By receiving an Emmy nomination and an Oscar nomination in the same year, Gladstone has received the appreciation that has proved her talent in the industry.
However, despite all this, the actress has yet to bring in the box-office numbers that could propel her to bigger projects. Despite being part of a Scorsese project, the actress has yet to prove the amount of money she could bring in. Despite Killers of the Flower Moon having Leonardo Di Caprio in the lead, the film was only able to make 157 million (according to The Numbers) against its $200 million budget.
While the actress has had a lot of critically acclaimed shows under her belt,l she is yet to deliver a commercial success that could work towards getting her more films like Killers of the Flower Moon, which in turn could aid her in breaking into the mainstream.
Killers of the Flower Moon can be streamed on Apple TV+
Under the Bridge can be streamed on Hulu.
