The race for Best Actress is full of veterans this year, with the likes of Meryl Streep, Michelle Pfeiffer and Ellen Burstyn vying for Oscar nominations.
Joining the list is Sophia Loren, one of the most prolific actresses of the golden age of Hollywood, in Edoardo Ponti's "Life in front of her". Word of Variety that inserts our great actress in the list of Oscar candidates for the film directed by his son which will be on Netflix from November 13th.
'' The Italian actress - Variety still remembers - Oscar winner got her gold statuette for "La ciociara" in 1962, which made her the first actress to win an Oscar for a film in a foreign language. He got another nomination in 1965 for "Matrimonio all'italiana" and if he manages to get a nomination for "Life Ahead", a new record could emerge.
In 2021, she will mark 56 years since her last nomination and, if nominated, break the record currently held by Henry Fonda as the longest gap between first and last nomination. Fonda was nominated for the first time in 1941 for "Furore" and won the Oscar in 1982 for "Sul lago d'oro", marking a gap of 41 years ''. (HANDLE).