Each year, you'll see one or two actresses who get a Golden Globe nomination for the best actress in a comedy or musical category end up on the slate for best actress at the Oscars. Last year, we saw both Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie compete at the Oscars and the Golden Globes. With a Golden Globe nomination under her belt for portraying smart, grounded Rachel Chu, Constance Wu has a shot at an Academy Award nomination, although it's a slimmer chance just because the Oscars don't split the best actress category into two major genres. Her competition is tight, as we've seen excellent performances from dramas (an Oscar favorite) this year from Viola Davis (Widows), Lady Gaga (A Star Is Born), Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?), and more.
If Wu were to get an Oscar nomination, this would be groundbreaking for the Asian-American community. The only Asian actress to receive a nomination in the past was Merle Oberon as Kitty Vane in the 1935 film The Dark Angel.
