In a somewhat surprising move, Disney/Lucasfilm are pushing Gina Carano for a nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the second season of The Mandalorian, alongside Pedro Pascal for Lead Actor and Giancarlo Esposito and Temuera Morrison for Best Supporting Actor. Here is the For Your Consideration advert: –
It is surprising because Carano was fired from her role as Cara Dune after a series of controversial and anti-Semitic posts the actor made across her social media profiles. “Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future,” Lucasfilm said in a statement to the media in February. “Nevertheless, her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable.”
It will be interesting to see if she does get nominated for an Emmy for her role. You can watch both seasons of The Mandalorian exclusively on Disney+.
