Oscar nominee profile: Maria Bakalova (‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’) has already won over critics Rob Licuria
Maria Bakalova scored her first-ever Oscar nomination for her audacious performance as Tutar in “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.” Bakalova is arguably the most acclaimed breakout star of 2020, which is all the more impressive because this role is not only her debut in an American studio film, but it is also her first comedic foray. The young Bulgarian actress had to date only worked in theater and on screen in primarily dramatic roles in Europe.
Filmed in secret, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” is the follow-up by three-time Oscar nominee