Our special Oscar nominees interview series starts with Best Actress contender Kristen Stewart. "If you can't speak, if you are muzzled, if you are not free to express yourself, you implode," Stewart tells Gold Derby editor Rob Licuria. Stewart is a Best Actress darkhorse heading into Sunday's show. (Originally published March 7, 2022.)

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