Monica Barbaro, First-Time Oscar Nominee, Is Plotting a Way to Meet Joan Baez

Cristiana Gigina

“If I could dance in a drum circle with Joan, I’d die right there.” Photo: �Searchlight Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection Finally, one of Tom Cruise’s star pupils from Top Gun: Maverick has made it to the Academy Awards. Monica Barbaro, whose portrayal of Joan Baez in A Complete Unknown elevated the biopic as a compelling romantic and industry foil for Timothée Chalamet’s Bob Dylan, is among the nominees for Best Supporting Actress at this year’s ceremony. (We’ll be thinking of her line