Congratulations are in order for Mzansi’s Charlize Theron as the much-lauded movie Bombshell earns her an Oscar nomination in the best actress in a leading role category.
Charlize won the best actress Oscar gong in 2004 for her role in the movie Monster and was nominated two years later in the same category for the film North Country.
Since its release Bombshell has received much critical acclaim and Charlize has said that playing the role of real-life journalist Megyn Kelly has been one of the “highlights of her career”.
She posted her heartfelt thanks to the Academy on Twitter.
Congratulations from Mzansi Charlize, break a leg on the 9th of February!
Making BOMBSHELL is one of the great highlights of my career. Thank you to my fellow producers, our incredible director Jay Roach and our brilliant screenwriter Charles Randolph, and a multi-talented group of actors and artists who gave 100% of themselves in making this film.
— Charlize Theron (@CharlizeAfrica) January 13, 2020
Bombshell is a biographical drama directed by Jay Roach and written by Charles Randolph. The film stars Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, and Margot Robbie, and is based upon the accounts of several women at Fox News who set out to expose CEO Roger Ailes for sexual harassment.
