Hilary Swank is perhaps clearing some area on her trophy shelf—this time, probably for an Emmy.
The 2-time Oscar winner has entered the Emmy dialog with a bang, because of her shock look in Yellowjackets, and followers (together with the Tv Academy) are buzzing.
Swank is being submitted for consideration within the Excellent Visitor Actress in a Drama Collection class for her jaw-dropping flip as grownup Melissa within the horror-thriller collection that streams on Paramount+.
And in case you’ve seen her March 28 debut—episode eight of the third season—you already know why that submission makes excellent sense.
The massive twist revealed that Melissa, lengthy presumed gone, may be very a lot alive. And never simply alive—she’s main a complete new life underneath a contemporary id, full with a household that has zero concept about her darkish previous.
The reunion between Melissa and grownup Shauna (performed by Melanie Lynskey) shortly spirals right into a tense and emotional showdown, delivering one of the intense performances of the season.
Swank’s episode will function her official Emmy submission, although she’s additionally set to seem within the remaining two episodes of the season. So, sure, the drama is much from over.
Identified for her powerhouse movie roles in Boys Don’t Cry (1999) and Million Greenback Child (2004), Swank not often ventures into the TV area—making her Yellowjackets look all of the extra thrilling for longtime followers.
She final made waves on the small display screen in 2018 with FX’s Belief and led Netflix’s sci-fi drama Away in 2020. However nothing fairly compares to the dramatic punch she packs in her Yellowjackets position.
Paramount+, Showtime, and the present’s inventive crew did a masterful job conserving her casting underneath wraps, making her reveal one of many season’s best-kept secrets and techniques—and a serious second for the fandom.
Whether or not she takes house the Emmy or not, one factor’s for positive: Hilary Swank is aware of learn how to make an entrance.
