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At the 81st Golden Globe Awards, Emma Stone, the well-known American actress recognized for her versatility and captivating on-screen persona, enthralled the crowd. Stone won the Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for her outstanding performance in Poor Things during a glamorous evening at The Beverly Hilton. In this satire inspired on Frankenstein, Stone played Bella, a Victorian woman whose life was saved by injecting her with the brain of a fetus. Stone’s performance was highly praised. The movie itself took home the esteemed Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy trophy, securing Stone’s standing among Hollywood’s elite at the 2024 Golden Globes.
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The audience praised “Poor Things,” and in 2024, you should definitely check out the several masterpiece films in which Emma Stone excels.
Poor Things (2023)
A science fantasy black comedy film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. In the film, she plays Bella Baxter, a young woman who is brought back to life by a scientist, played by Mark Ruffalo, and runs off with a lawyer, played by Willem Dafoe, to explore her sexuality and identity. The film is based on the novel by Alasdair Gray and also stars Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott, and Jerrod Carmichael. The film was praised for its originality, humor, and Stone’s performance.
The Favorite (2018)
Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, and Olivia Colman play the key roles in this historical period comedy-drama, which is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. The movie is based on the story of the rivalry between cousins Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (Rachel Weisz), and Abigail Masham (Emma Stone) to be court favorites during the reign of Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) at the height of the War of the Spanish Succession.
The Favourite has won numerous awards, including 1 Oscar and 119 wins and 274 nominations in total. The movie won the Best Actress award at the 91st Academy Awards for Olivia Colman’s performance as Queen Anne
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
Emma Stone, Edward Norton, and Michael Keaton play the key roles in this dark comedy-drama, which is directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. The movie tells the tale of a failed actor who puts on a Broadway play in an attempt to get back into the spotlight. The protagonist’s daughter, Sam Thomson, is portrayed by Emma Stone.
In total, Birdman, has had 293 nominations, 192 wins, and 4 Oscar nominations. The film took home the 87th Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Cinematography. Emma Stone won the 87th Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress after receiving high praise for her work in the film.
I would highly recommend watching Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) for its unique storyline, brilliant performances, and stunning cinematography. The movie is a must-watch for anyone who enjoys black comedy-drama films.
La La Land (2016)
This romantic musical drama is directed by Damien Chazelle and stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in the lead roles. The movie is based on the story of a jazz pianist and an aspiring actress who fall in love while pursuing their dreams in Los Angeles. Emma Stone plays the role of Mia Dolan, an aspiring actress who works as a barista in a coffee shop. With brilliantly confident direction, stirring performances, and an uncontrollably excessive amount of heart, La La Land revitalizes a genre that has faded.
Against a $30 million production budget, La La Land made $151.1 million in the US and Canada and $320.9 million in other countries, for a total global box office revenue of $472 million.
Check this out if you’re curious in some lesser-known facts about La La Land.
Zombieland (2009)
In Ruben Fleischer’s post-apocalyptic zombie comedy, Zombieland, Emma Stone, Jesse Eisenberg, and Woody Harrelson play the key roles.
The movie is about a shy student named Columbus, played by Jesse Eisenberg, who has a unique set of zombie survival rules. He travels from Austin, Texas, towards Columbus, Ohio, to search for his parents. On the way, he meets Tallahassee, played by Woody Harrelson, who reluctantly agrees to accompany Columbus towards Ohio. On the way, he mentions to Columbus that he misses his puppy, Buck, who was killed by zombies. The pair meet con artist sisters Wichita and Little Rock, played by Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin respectively, who trick Tallahassee and Columbus and steal their weapons and Escalade after Little Rock feigns being bitten by a zombie.
Additionally, the movie was financially successful, taking in over $102 million worldwide.
Superbad (2007)
Superbad is a 2007 American coming-of-age teen buddy comedy film directed by Greg Mottola and produced by Judd Apatow. The movie stars Jonah Hill and Michael Cera as Seth and Evan, two teenagers about to graduate from high school. Before graduating, the boys want to party and lose their virginity, but their plan proves harder than expected. The script was written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and began development when they were 13 years old. Emma Stone played the role of Jules, the love interest of Jonah Hill’s character.
The film also proved financially successful, grossing over $170 million on a $17.5–20 million budget.
Easy A (2010)
This teen comedy-drama is directed by Will Gluck and stars Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, and Amanda Bynes in the lead roles. The movie is based on the story of a high school student who becomes the subject of gossip after she pretends to have sex with a gay friend. Emma Stone plays the role of Olive Penderghast, the protagonist.
The story is narrated by Olive Penderghast, a seventeen-year-old high school girl living in Ojai, California. Olive lies to her best friend, Rhiannon Abernathy, about going on a date in order to get out of camping with Rhiannon’s hippie parents. Instead, she hangs around the house all weekend listening to the Natasha Bedingfield song “Pocketful of Sunshine” from a musical greeting card her grandmother sent her. The following Monday, Rhiannon presses Olive until she lies about losing her virginity to a college boy. Marianne Bryant, a devout Christian whom Olive considers to be prudish, overhears her telling the lie and it soon spreads throughout the school. The school’s church group, run by Marianne, decides to “save” Olive from her supposed promiscuity. Olive confides the truth to her friend Brandon, who is bullied by other students for being gay. Brandon asks Olive to pretend to have sex with him at a party so the other students will believe he is straight, to which she agrees. After a fight with Rhiannon over her new reputation as a “dirty skank”, Olive decides to counteract the harassment by embracing her new image as the school tramp, wearing more provocative clothing and stitching a red “A” onto her clothing, inspired by Hester Prynne from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter, which she was reading in her English class. Boys who have had no previous luck with girls beg Olive to increase their popularity by saying they have had sex with her, which she does in return for gift cards to various stores.
