Bringing a great crying scene to the big screen requires a combination of craft and empathy. This is how three recent movies — “Close,” “Babylon” and “The Woman King” — pulled it off.
It’s not just the volume and range of films centered on female characters. It’s also a shift in consciousness that has made feminist concerns mainstream.
Now that critics’ laurels and box office results are in, the race for the top honor is clearer. But there’s still room for an outside contender to slip in.