I’d like to call out the extent of Rose Byrne’s victory for Leading Performance for her tour de force as Linda, a mother/therapist in crisis in “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.” It’s not like the Oscars where Byrne needs only to prevail over four other nominees for the Best Actress award.
Lead Performance: Rose Byrne
An independent spirit fires through her Spirit-winning performance of as a mother in crisis in “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.”
By Peter Travers
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