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Fans are convinced that Jennifer Lopez could finally nab her first Oscar after the trailer for Kiss of the Spider Woman dropped.
The film, an adaptation of the 1993 Broadway musical of the same name, will be released in cinemas on October 10 and has already been met with rave reviews.
The On The Floor star, 55, will be starring as Ingrid Luna, a diva actress made up by gay hairdresser Luis Molina (Tonatiuh) while he’s enduring an eight-year jail sentence in Argentina.
Attempting to escape the horror of prison, he dreams up a string of movies starring the imaginary actress, including one where she plays a spider woman who kills her lovers with a kiss.
When he is joined in his cell by Marxist Valentin Arregui Paz (Diego Luna), his time behind bars is transformed as they forge an unlikely bond.
The first teaser for the movie, directed by Bill Condon, was shared this week, showing the singer belting out Where You Are while switching between a series of fabulous costumes – all through the imagination of Luis.
Fans were mesmerized over the footage and flocked to social media to rave about JLo’s efforts, with many tipping her to win big during awards season.
Flocking to the comments below an Instagram post of the trailer, Cru.stella predicted: ‘This could be the movie that Jennifer will receive an Oscar nomination. It looks dazzling.’
The_messymentor agreed: ‘I was just thinking the same thing. She has waited for too long to be recognized for her talents by the academy.’
‘Hello????! I hear an Oscar win!! This looks phenomenal!!,’ Jlotheitgirl commented.
Ladelsanto penned: ‘They’re so not ready for this award winning performance!!!!!!!!’
As Ohmymybri added: ‘And the 2026 Oscar for Best Supporting Actress goes to… Jennifer Lopez!’
This isn’t the first time Jennifer has been mentioned in the lead up to the Academy Awards, as she was previously tipped to take home a coveted trophy for her efforts in 2019 flick Hustlers, but failed to land a nomination.
The 1985 movie adaptation of Kiss of the Spider Woman – based on Manuel Puig’s novel – previously saw success at the ceremony when William Hurt landed the gong for best actor for his role.
In a new interview, the Love Don’t Cost A Thing musician shared her hopes that Bill’s version gets the same love.
Speaking of the Oscars buzz surrounding her latest role, she told Variety that she didn’t ‘even want to begin the conversation’, but insisted: ‘Of course, I would love it to get the recognition that I believe it deserves.
‘Bill wrote a script that for the first time in my life I was in bed reading it and I started saying it out loud. Saying the lines and laughing and crying.
‘This is what I’ve been waiting for my whole life. This is all I’ve ever wanted to do.
‘I got into movies because of West Side Story. I thought I was going to do Broadway. I wanted to do movies but I didn’t even think about records. I wanted to do musicals. I love musicals. My kids love musicals. My mother did.
‘It was a dream fulfilled in having done the movie.’
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