American actress Monica Barbaro has described her Oscar nomination as a “huge honour”, but said: “It doesn’t actually give my work more meaning.”
The 35-year-old received a nod from the Academy in 2025 for her role in Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown – just three years after her breakout role in the long-awaited Top Gun sequel.
During an interview for Net-A-Porter’s digital title Porter, Barbaro recalled how she felt when she received her first nomination for the prestigious award.
“It’s a huge honour but it doesn’t actually give my work more meaning, and I know that to be very true,” she said.
“In some ways it’s a validation, and it’s…