Kate Aurthur editorEmerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman” — starring Carey Mulligan as Cassie, a woman whose life has been derailed by the rape and subsequent suicide of her best friend, Nina — has been nominated for five Academy Awards, including three for Fennell (picture, director and screenplay) and a best actress nomination for Mulligan’s intricate portrayal of Cassie, who is hell-bent on avenging Nina to the point of her own destruction.In Variety’s December cover story about the film, Fennell talked about Cassie’s unfaltering journey: “Who chooses the hard road?
It’s a horrible road to choose. And isn’t it funny how frightening a character becomes — particularly a woman becomes — when they say, ‘Actually, I’m right.
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