Rose Byrne's 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You' Oscar chances, by the numbers

Rose Byrne has earned her archetypal Oscar information for “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.” Her pb show arsenic a therapist, caretaker to an acutely sick girl and shaper of funny decisions showcases the Australian actor’s distinctive acquisition for tragicomedy.

2007

Byrne, possessed of the saddest, astir compelling resting look since Garbo’s, broke done successful the U.S. with “The Dead Girl,” “28 Weeks Later” and the FX bid “Damages.”

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Byrne’s motivation ambiguity and haunted expressions arsenic a young lawyer connected “Damages” brought her 2 Emmy nominations.

30s

In her 30s, Byrne showcased her scope successful horror, with 3 “Insidious” films, and wide comedy, with memorable turns arsenic the haughty antagonist successful “Bridesmaids” (2011) and an insult-dripping planetary transgression successful “Spy” (2015).

1980s

Byrne’s prima crook arsenic an ambitious, tortured, caustically comic aerobics teacher connected the 2021-23 Apple TV bid “Physical” mightiness beryllium considered a precursor to her Oscar-nominated role.

46

Now, astatine property 46, Byrne has received the astir accolades of her vocation for “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” including L.A. and New York critics’ prizes and, possibly a small belatedly, the Palm Springs International Film Festival’s “Breakthrough Performance Award.”

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Jessie Buckley’s devastating show successful “Hamnet” is favored to triumph implicit Byrne’s astatine the Oscars.

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But the astir caller pb histrion winners — Jessica Chastain successful “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”; Michelle Yeoh successful “Everything Everywhere All astatine Once”; Emma Stone successful “Poor Things”; and Mikey Madison successful ”Anora” — inclination serio-comic, suggesting the anticipation of a antithetic outcome.