Florence Pugh’s next film role as the lead in the 2016 British period drama Lady Macbeth (surprisingly not a female-driven rewrite of the William Shakespeare tragedy) earned her several nominations and wins and, two years later, she was nominated for a Best Actress BAFTA for the Netflix period drama Outlaw King (a far more Shakespearean film starring Pugh as the wife of Chris Pine’s rebellious Scottish royal).
Many see 2019 as the actress’ breakthrough year, including the several organizations that have nominated and awarded her as Breakthrough Performer of the year for the triple-threat of landing weighty roles in in Fighting with My Family, Midsommar, and Little Women.