On Monday morning, Maria Bakalova made the move from brand new actress to Oscar nominee, as she made the Academy’s Best Supporting Actress list for her first screen role of Tutar in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Watching the Oscars as a child in Bulgaria, Bakalova said she had dreamed about being there. “It’s just beyond my wildest dreams, because things like that don’t usually happen,” she said. “Having this recognition, it makes me more inspired to bring attention to the people of my region of the world.” Now that she is nominated by that very same awards body, Bakalova wants her story to inspire others.
She hopes that “many young girls from my country… from everywhere all over the world can be inspired that their dreams are possible and
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