Sandra Hüller at the 2024 Golden Globes.Photo:Gregg DeGuire/Golden Globes 2024/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty
Gregg DeGuire/Golden Globes 2024/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty
Sandra Hüller is sharing the reactions she’s been receiving to herOscar nomination.
In an interview withVarietypublished Monday, the 45-year-old opened up about being recognized in the best actress category for her leading role as Sandra Voyter inAnatomy of a Fall.
Admitting she is “definitely not” used to the growing attention from the nod, the German actress explained, “I find myself giggling in the morning because it is so nice. When I walk my dog, people are shouting congratulations at me. People I’ve never seen before!”
The French courtroom drama is also up for best picture at the 96th annual Academy Awards, along with best editing, best director and best original screenplay for Justine Triet.
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Sandra Hüller as Sandra Voyter in ‘Anatomy of a Fall’.Madman Films
Madman Films
Hüller previously toldVarietyof building her fictional character inAnatomy of a Fall, “I think I wanted to create somebody who would be capable of doing it, I wanted certain people to be a little bit afraid of her. Because why do we always have to be sweet and good victims and all these things? I had a little fun in leaving it in a dark.”
Meanwhile, Triet toldThe Hollywood Reporterof her own Oscar nominations, “For best director, I was surprised because there are no more women beside me. So, of course, I’m so, so lucky and very proud of all these things. Most of these people since I was a child I’ve admired so much, and of course to be involved in this history, it means a lot for me. It was not a dream because I could not imagine.”
Sandra Hüller in ‘The Zone of Interest’.Courtesy of A24
Courtesy of A24
Triet’s Best Director nomination marks the ninth time a woman has been nominated in the category. Previous nominees include Sofia Coppola forLost In Translationin 2003 and Emerald Fennell forPromising Young Womanin 2021.
The Zone of Interest is also up for five awards at the Academy Awards, including best picture and best director for Jonathan Glazer. Along with Hüller, the holocaust drama also stars Christian Friedel as real-life Nazi officer Rudolf Höss, plus Freya Kreutzkam, Ralph Herforth, Max Beck and Ralf Zillmann.
source: people.com
