Her recent rendition of “Frozen” breathtakingly reinvented the queen of pop’s icy electro-pop hit from 1998 into a stirring, nuanced keyboard dirge.
The clip is largely taken up by a weird spider ballerina and shaky extreme close-ups of Reznor and creepy, spotlighted mouths.
Raoul Peck’s Fatal Assistance, on the other hand, holds an appropriately cynical attitude toward spectacle.
It’s hard not to interpret the track as a reaction to Trent Reznor’s detour into Tinsel Town.
Typically, there’s at least one Oscar-nominated score that stands out as unique, with memorable flourishes that push it ahead as the frontrunner.
The Artist seems likely to not only get nominated, but also win.
A Best Actress nomination for Mara doesn’t seem likely, either, even with the Golden Globe nod and handful of critics’ honors she’s got under her studded belt.
Colin Firth ain’t the only one riding The King’s Speech to an “overdue” Oscar win.