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Cannes 2016: Critics are betting on this black actress getting an Oscar for Loving performance

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Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton in Loving (Picture: Focus Features)
Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton in Loving (Picture: Focus Features)

Cannes Film Festival premiered Jeff Nichols’ interracial marriage drama Loving on Monday morning – and critics couldn’t stop raving about Misfits star Ruth Negga, calling her a ‘put-a-bet-on-now’ sure thing for next year’s awards season.

Loving is the true tale of one interracial couple’s fight to stay married in 1950s Virginia, and those at the annual festival were quick to praise Ruth’s ‘terrific’ performance.

‘I’m gonna bet that next year won’t be with Ruth Negga’s performance in Loving,’ wrote Melissa Silverstein, while Jessica Kiang wrote: ‘I’m a… Read the full story


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