Monica Barbaro was in the middle of a costume fitting in London for “Crime 101” when her phone started buzzing non-stop. The actress was aware that Oscar nominations were being announced around the time of the fitting, so when texts and calls started flooding in five minutes later, it was mayhem — in a good way.
“We just celebrated and freaked out. I was on the ground and just blown away — absolutely blown away,” Barbaro, who earned her first Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of folk legend Joan Baez in “A Complete Unknown,” told TheWrap over the phone. “Jenny Eagan, the [“Crime 101″] costume designer, was like, ‘I’ve never been in the room when someone found out they’re nominated before!’ And I was like, ‘Me either!’”
She said her “A Complete Unknown” family has been “blowing up each other on private text” since the film scored eight Oscar nominations Thursday.