Tilda Swinton
Age:
47
Role:
Karen Crowder in Michael Clayton
Synopsis:
Clooney plays a burnt-out lawyer and professional 'fixer' who gets caught up in events that surrounded a corporate cover up. Clooney once again gives a mightily impressive performance as Clayton showing the character's many layers giving him genuine depth as he discovers what kind of person he is. There are also some great support performances in particular Tom Wilkinson as Arthur Edens, who suffers a serious meltdown, and Tilda Swinton's murderous company chief counsel.
Previous Oscar Wins:
None
Previous Oscar Nominations:
None
Awards/Nominations for Role:
For her role Tilda Swinton won the Bafta for Supporting Actress and was nominated at the Golden Globes, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, London Critics Circle Film Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Critics:
Karen... is a pitiful creature, as unloved by her writer-director creator as by the genius actress who plays her.' (New York Times)
'It is another very good performance from Swinton.' (The Guardian)
'It's a cool, intelligent thriller and boasts a closing confrontation between Clooney and Swinton that is truly stand-out.' (sky Movies)
FemaleFirst Helen Earnshaw
Other Best Supporting Actress Nominations