"Angelina! Angelina! Angelina!"

The Venice Film Festival loves its movie stars, and Angelina Jolie was the toast of Italy on Thursday night. The actress wept during an eight-minute standing ovation at the Sala Grande Theater during the premiere of “Maria,” Pablo Larraín’s biographical drama about Greek opera singer Maria Callas.

The outpouring of love and emotion is reminiscent of another standing ovation in Venice, which kicked off Brendan Fraser's Oscar campaign in "The Whale," as he wept through the applause that sealed a career comeback in 2022.

Jolie was similarly taken aback by the enthusiastic response, wiping away tears and sometimes turning her face away from the cheers as she became overcome with emotion. She embraced Larraín and the cast of the film, which is sure to be an Oscar contender. , putting Jolie in contention for Best Actress for her first nomination since 2009. (She won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for 1999's “Girl Interrupted.”)