Angelina Jolie may have a giant circle of friends in Hollywood, but she is still rejected by a group of influential actresses who call themselves "mean girls." These women, including Jennifer Aniston, Annette Bening, Laura Dern, Mary McCormack, and Andrea Riseborough, were the same actresses who voted Andrea into a surprise Best Actress nomination two years ago.
A source close to the situation has informed In Touch Weekly that Angelina is increasingly concerned that they will unite to sabotage her chances of winning an Oscar at this year's awards.
“Angelina has the enviable position of being Netflix’s most viable Best Actress candidate, and they’re already spending real money to get the word out and get her very strong performance in Maria shortlisted,” the insider stated.
“The problem from the perspective of Angelina’s team is that Netflix’s millions might not be enough this year, especially with Hollywood absolutely teeming with middle-aged actresses who are aligned with Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and their vast social networks," it went on.
The 49-year-old actress of "Salt" is relying on her performance in the forthcoming biopic to bring back her career following the failure of her passion project, "Without Blood," which has received negative reviews thus far, Harper's Bazaar reported.
Even though she has recently recruited several Hollywood heavyweights to her camp, including her old friend Selma Hayek, a group of anti-Angie stars is determined to ensure that the sweat and tears she has invested in creating "Maria" are reduced to a simple passing mention.
It has been demonstrated that Jen's group can control the path of the nomination process, precisely what they did two years ago. Angelina is also said to have influential friends, but Jennifer's group can do so.
In Touch Weekly was previously informed by a second source that, “You’d hope for Angie’s sake, after all she put herself through to make Maria, that she could neutralize this threat, but Jen’s social network is incredibly powerful, it’s tightly knit, and it’s full of A-listers.”
In a surprising move, Angelina's rival Jen, 55, who was assigned to the backdrop by Brad Pitt for the role of Mrs. Smith in "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" in 2005, has formed a partnership with her ex-husband, the "Troy" actor, to attempt to degrade the actress at the Oscars.
Brad, 60, on the other hand, is promoting Nicole Kidman's film "Babygirl," one of "Maria's" primary contenders this season, as per GLOBE Magazine. He is trying to take revenge against his ex-wife, with whom he is currently embroiled in a bitter decade-long divorce.
“Making peace with these people isn’t an option and it’s not how Angelina does things. It’s an extremely stressful position for Angie to be in, even more challenging than the transformation she made into Maria Callas to get into this position in the first place,” the first source persisted.
According to the insider, Angelina's most promising prospects are associated with her film being distributed by Netflix, a company with significant influence within the Academy.
It was revealed by the mole that Netflix is going to play a significant role in this situation. This is because many people worldwide will have fast access to Angelina's movie as soon as it is uploaded to the internet.
Is it possible that being widely available will make up for the fact that Angelina Jolie's detractors are forming a coalition to prevent her from winning an Academy Award this year? It is about to become clear to us.
Business Times has reached out to Angelina Jolie for comments.
