One of those eight nominations was forMonica Barbaros turn as Joan Baez.
Barbaro told Deadline of her shock and surprise shortly after the announcement Thursday morning.
This was really unexpected, she said.
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Im not going to expect any of it.
The film is set in LA and exteriors were shot there.
The action includes scenes on the Pacific Coast Highway, which has since been ravaged by the LA fires.
Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez in ‘A Complete Unknown’
Im a resident there.
That would be a beautiful thing, and I know a lot of people feel that way.
Right after hearing of herA Complete Unknownnomination, Barbaro got in touch with directorJames Mangoldand her co-stars.
Jim and I have texted back and forth, and I immediately texted the four of us.
We were just in Rome and Paris and London together, so I just texted that group chat quickly.
She also reached out to nominated costume designer Arianne Phillips.
Shes a legend, Barbaro says, simply.
