With four nominations by the age of 25 (for Atonement, Brooklyn, Lady Bird, and Little Women), she certainly is overdue. I’m not sure if she will get in for either Blitz or The Outrun this year, but boy does she deserve a statuette. I mean, her movies even align both alphabetically and chronologically!

This article is part of a special year-long series of anecdotes, reflections and thoughts about the Academy Awards.