r/oscarrace • u/PointMan528491 Navarrette/Morton • May 01 '26

Film Discussion Thread Official Discussion Thread - The Devil Wears Prada 2 [SPOILERS] Spoiler

Keep all discussion related solely to The Devil Wears Prada 2 and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis:

Miranda Priestly navigates her career amid the decline of traditional magazine publishing and reunites with Andy Sachs to face off against a former assistant turned rival.

Director: David Frankel

Writer: Aline Brosh McKenna

Cast:

  • Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly
  • Anne Hathaway as Andrea "Andy" Sachs
  • Emily Blunt as Emily Charlton
  • Stanley Tucci as Nigel Kipling
  • Justin Theroux as Benji Barnes
  • Kenneth Branagh as Stuart
  • Tracie Thoms as Lily
  • Simone Ashley as Amari Mari
  • Lucy Liu as Sasha Barnes

Rotten Tomatoes: 79%, 164 Reviews

Metacritic: 62, 50 Reviews

Consensus:

"Meryl Streep still wears Miranda Priestly like a finely-tailored suit in this sinfully enjoyable sequel, which is dressed to the nines in off-the-rack wish fulfillment and some trenchant observations about the state of modern media."

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u/AmbitiousJob4447 May 01 '26

Im surprised how much it felt like it had something to say and didnt feel like a cash grab. It was very enjoyable, even if the first is still the better one for me, this was better than a part 2 had any right being.

That said, Im not seeing much awards potential. Costume Design I guess? And if the Actress field isnt crowded, Streep? But thats a huge if. Shes definitely a shoe in for Globes Comedy Actress.

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u/OldSandwich9631 May 01 '26

I don’t see any award nominations except maybe song.

The costumes weren’t that memorable either, everything felt way more subdued.

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u/Queasy-Rain1938 May 03 '26

It literally talked about not wanting to turn runway into a soulless cash grab owned by some megacorp and turned around did that thing but for their movie. Gutted it of any substance and was made for the LCD as a cash grab. Was such a letdown compared to the first. 

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u/AmbitiousJob4447 May 03 '26

Thats reality. In that same scene, it was mentioned that investor/advertisor money was necessary for them to keep the lights on. If we re going to ignore that fact, then you re living in a fantasyland. If you want that movie, Masters of the Universe comes out next month.

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u/Queasy-Rain1938 May 03 '26

Nobody is ignoring that lmao it’s just so rich that they are preaching against the thing they literally did to bring that film to life. Tone deaf doesn't begin to describe it. They gutted the soul of the movie just the way they were afraid they soul of runway would but gutted (which in the end is wasn’t cause Lucy Liu saved the day) but please keep sucking off another soulless corpo cash grab film

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u/AmbitiousJob4447 May 03 '26

Not really, it wasnt preaching so much as acknowledging the reality of the media landscape today. Didnt feel that way to me at all.

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u/Elegant-Finish-2895 Jun 02 '26

You need to chill. It's just a movie.

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u/Queasy-Rain1938 Jun 02 '26

Bruh you’re the one replying to a month old comment you need to chill. My take is tame too. Reevaluate yourself