ANDRA DAY “THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY”
Key scene: While speaking with a journalist, Billie (Day) realizes she’s fighting a lost cause.
What’s so special: The scene was shot nine months after principal photography ended, and Day had to reenter the role seamlessly. “We didn’t want to play her as passive,” says director Lee Daniels. “This is the turning point of Billie’s descent into death, almost giving up. It’s almost like working with an alien to work with Andra — she was really able to keep it in the zone like that.”