I, Tonya
I, Tonya peels back the layers of Tonya Harding’s involvement in the 1994 assault on Nancy Kerrigan, exposing the absurd, tragic, and hilarious story behind the most infamous tabloid scandal in the history of the Olympic Games. Winner of the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress (Allison Janney).
In 1994, the figure-skating world was rocked by a brutal attack on US medal hopeful Nancy Kerrigan. The more shocking news was that the attack was allegedly conceived and executed by those close to – and perhaps including – rival figure skater Tonya Harding.
Tonya Harding was the first American woman to achieve figure skating’s Holy Grail move, completing a triple axel in competition in 1991. But success on the ice was not always matched with happiness in her personal life. She grew up constantly at odds with her abusive mother. Though an accomplished technical skater, pleasing the judges proved tougher and she was criticized for her lack of artistry and unconventional ‘trailer park’ beauty. When she met Jeff Gillooly, he provided a long-awaited escape from her mother, an encouraging voice in her corner, and fatefully, connections to a sleazy underworld. (source: www.tiff.net)