It had to be the biggest upset of the night: Olivia Colman winning Best Actress for her role as Queen Anne in “The Favourite.” Admittedly, if anyone was going to beat heavily presumed frontrunner Glenn Close, Colman was the most likely candidate — but it was still seen as an extremely unlikely event going into the Academy Awards Sunday night.
Close, who’s 71 and has now been nominated seven times for an Oscar without ever winning the statuette, was gracious as ever.
But Colman, both in her acceptance speech and backstage seemed as shocked as anyone.Speaking in the press room, Colman seemed genuinely flummoxed: “I have no idea, I could not tell you what I’m feeling,” she said.
“Next year I’ll be able to put it into words, but I have no idea what to do with myself at the moment.” One response she had at the ready,
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