Spike Lee Says Lily Gladstone Has His Vote at the Oscars

Spike Lee told the Washington Post in an interview that he believes Lily Gladstone will take home the Oscar statuette in March for her work on Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon.

Responding to a question about recent films that inspired him, he said, "Well, you know, Scorsese, that's my guy. Killers of the Flower Moon is a great film. That Native American woman, Lily Gladstone, she's winning an Oscar. And I don't think that's a supporting role. I think that's a leading role. She's got my vote."

Killers of the Flower Moon is adapted from David Grann's 2017 non-fiction book about the Osage murders.

With a screenplay from Eric Roth and Scorsese himself, the film stars the usual players like Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert DeNiro as well as Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, John Lithgow and Brendan Fraser.

Lily Gladstone stars as Mollie Burkhart, receiving critical acclaim for her performance. Gladstone has previously starred in Certain Women and First Cow but is having a breakout year with roles in Fancy Dance and Killers of the Flower Moon, as well as appearances in two TV shows, Billions and Reservation Dogs.