Not since the release of “Selena” over two decades ago has Jennifer Lopez been at the center of such overwhelming Oscar buzz.
Lopez’s latest, the stripper drama “Hustlers,” premiered to rave reviews at the Toronto International Film Festival over the weekend.
Many critics have singled out Lopez as being not just the film’s highlight but also the best she’s ever been in her acting career.
Lopez’s supporting performance as Romana garnered instant Oscar buzz.“‘Hustlers’ is funny, empowering, sexy, emotional, and a bit scary,” IndieWire film editor Kate Erbland wrote in her A- review, “with most of those superlatives coming care of a full-force performance from Jennifer Lopez genuinely deserving of awards consideration.”Oscar consideration for Lopez was also championed by the likes of The Daily Beast critic Kevin Fallon, who wrote, “My friend at Variety, Ramin Setoodeh, keeps describing it as Lopez’s version of ‘Erin Brockovich,
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