3 Oscar nods for I, Tonya
Come March, the group of I,
Tonya with its three Oscar nominations must be proud to skate through the challenging tasks to garner any or all of the trophies for Best Actress for Margot Robbie, Best Supporting Actress for Allison Janney and Best Editing for Tatiana Rigel.
Based on the unbelievable but true events, I, Tonya is a dark come- dic tale of American figure skater, Tonya Harding and one of the most sensational scandals in the sports history. Though Harding had dominated the ice with unrivaled athleticism and the first American woman who completed a triple axel in the competition, her legacy was forever defined by her association with an infamous, ill-conceived and even more poorlyexecuted attack on fellow Olympic competitor Nancy Kerrigan.
Featuring an iconic turn by Margot (one of the film’s producers is known for her Harley Quinn’s role in Suicide Squad; and next as Queen Elizabeth in Mary Queen of Scots) as the fiery Harding; the mustachioed Sebastian Stan (known for his Marvel’s character, Bucky Barnes a.k.a. The Winter Soldier in the smash hit
Captain America: Civil War) as her impetuous husband Jeff Gillooly; and the tour-de-force performance by Janney (with seven Emmy Awards tucked under her sleeves and an unforgettable performance in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children) as her acid-tongued mother, LaVona Golden; and an original screenplay Steven Rogers. Director Craig Gillespie’s I, Tonya is a tragic and hilarious, absurd and irreverent and a controversial and shattering portrayal of Harding’s life and career in all of its glory — unchecked and checkered.
I, Tonya, exclusively distributed by Solar Entertainment, opens Feb. 7 in theaters nationwide.