You might think Sally Hawkins got nominated for an Oscar after winning the Golden Globe for Mike Leigh’s Happy-Go-Lucky in 2009, but you would be wrong. Despite a winning lead performance and the backing of both critics and the Hollywood Foreign Press, Hawkins was a bridesmaid in the Best Actress race that winter. Of course, being snubbed once by Oscar doesn’t mean Hawkins is ready to pack it up; she’s back on the awards circuit this fall for her performance as a striking (and striking) autoworker in Made in Dagenham .
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Sally Hawkins Discusses Made in Dagenham and Her Oscar Snub
