Jennifer Lawrence tipped for Oscars glory 12 years after her last win as Cannes critics praise her 'mesmerising' performance as a struggling mother in Die, My Love

Daily Mail​

20-05-2025

has been tipped for Oscars glory after critics praised her 'mesmerising' performance in Lynne Ramsay's Die, My Love.
The actress, 34, stars alongside Robert Pattison as a struggling mother battling postpartum depression and subsequent psychosis in an adaptation of Ariana Harwicz's 2017 novel, which has been described as both a horror and a comedy.
The film star, who appears as Grace in the highly-charged movie, is a four-time Oscar nominee, but her only success was scooping the Best Actress gong in 2013 for Silver Lining's Playbook.
But now 12 years after her crowning moment, Jennifer could be a contender for yet another Academy Award if recent reviews are anything to go by after the film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 17.
And while co-star Robert, 39, and supporting cast including Sissy Spacek, 75, have been hailed for their roles, it is Jennifer's stand-out turn as mentality fragile wife and mother that stands out.
Vogue's Radhika Seth remarked: 'Several critics at Cannes have already labeled her as one to watch ahead of the 2026 Oscars, and if an effective comeback narrative is constructed (it's been a staggering 12 years since her Academy Award win and a decade since her last nomination), then I could certainly see it—despite its outlandishness, her turn is pure Oscar bait.'
Meanwhile, though Vanity Fair's Richard Lawson didn't heap praise on the film, he lauded her performance, penning: 'What keeps our attention during the film's slightly sagging middle, and makes it such bracing viewing, is the marvel of Lawrence's mesmerizing performance. She cannily balances mordant humor with existential unease and fury, a bolt of energy coursing through the film.'
With the publication's David Canfield noting in a separate piece: 'Jennifer Lawrence gives the kind of performance in Die, My Love that demands instant Oscar attention.'
He later adds: 'Alongside strong supporting turns from Pattinson and Sissy Spacek, Lawrence arguably has never been better. It's a striking return to the cinephile space for the Oscar winner, a reminder of what she can pull off alongside an ambitious, visionary filmmaker.
'This is easily her most significant dramatic role since 2017's Mother!, Darren Aronofsky's polarizing psychological horror drama, and should result in her first Oscar nomination in a decade (going back to David O. Russell's 2015 Joy).'
Deadline's Damon Wise adds of her hopes for awards season: 'America knows very well how good Jennifer Lawrence can be, and this could well mean a fifth Oscar nomination if it lands in savvy hands.'
While IndieWire remarked: 'Lawrence gives an unleashed performance as a mother in freefall that festival Best Actress awards are made for.'
It comes as Jennifer candidly shared her struggles during an 'extremely isolating' postpartum period after the birth of her first child.
The actress, 34, who welcomed her second baby earlier this year with husband Cooke Maroney, is starring as a mother battling psychosis in her new film Die, My Love.
12 years after her crowning moment, Jennifer could be a contender for yet another Academy Award if recent reviews are anything to go by after the film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 17
And while co-star Robert, 39, and supporting cast including Sissy Spacek, 75, have been hailed for their roles, it is Jennifer's stand-out turn as mentality fragile wife and mother that stands out
Speaking at a press conference to promote the film, Jennifer candidly shared how she related to her character's struggles after struggling with the loneliness of her early motherhood.
The Hunger Games star gave birth to her first child, son Cy, back in 2022, and shared that she had not long had her baby when she was approached to star in the film.
She said: 'I mean, obviously, as a mother, it was really hard to separate what I would do as opposed to what she would do.
It was just heartbreaking. When I first read the book, it was just such a devastating, powerful... Lynne (Ramsay) said it was dreamlike.
'I had just read my first (baby). And there's not really anything like postpartum. It's extremely isolating, which is so interesting when Lynn (Ramsay) moves this couple into Montana.
'She doesn't have a community. She doesn't have her people. But the truth is, extreme anxiety and extreme depression is isolated, no matter where you are. You feel like an alien. And so it deeply moved me. I wanted to work with Lynn Ramsey since I saw Rat Catcher.'
In the film, Jennifer stars as Grace, a new mother whose mental health begins to deteriorate as her marriage crumbles, with Robert Pattinson starring as her husband Jackson.
The star admitted that since having children, it has changed her perspective on her career, and described motherhood as 'brutal and incredible.'
She added: 'Well, having children changes everything.
'It changes your whole life. But it's brutal and incredible. And so not only do they go into every decision of if I'm working, where I'm working, when I'm working.
'It taught me... I didn't know that I could feel so much. My job has a lot to do with emotion. They've opened up the world to me. It's almost like feeling like a blister or something, so sensitive.