Hailee Steinfeld on 'Bumblebee', Being the Youngest Oscar Nominee & More | MTV News: The Big Picture

Hailee Steinfeld talks with Josh Horowitz about evolving from the youngest Oscars nominee to singer/songwriter, starring in 'Bumblebee', how she relates to her character, exploring the world of the '80s, and focusing on music in 2019.

0:30 'True Grit' and Hailee's first big break
1:28 Oscar Nomination for 'True Grit'
3:51 Reacting to old MTV interviews
6:42 Taking a break after 'True Grit'
7:29 Working on 'Bumblebee'
9:44 Hailee's biggest birthday thus far
11:08 Appreciation for 80s culture
13:48 Being the face of a franchise & 'The Hunger Games'
15:56 Playing Gwen Stacy in 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'
17:46 Hailee's Music Career

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[midnightatam]

okay not gonna lie, I love Jennifer Lawrence but HAILEE AS KATNISS WOULD HAVE SLAYED MY EXISTENCE WHAT THE HELL

[MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive]

Josh Horowitz is a great interviewer. He researches, puts the guest at ease, has fun, stays engaged, and asks interesting questions.

[eon]

Hailee Steinfeld was up for Katniss!?!? Oh man she would have been awesome.

[rsfilmdiscussionchannel]

I like Hailee's facial features. Her Filipino ancestry makes her stand out from other actresses that I see in major films.

[koulor]

She’s actually the reason why I actually wanna see this film, as long as she was cast, I was down for the movie, great actress and her performance in Edge of Seventeen was good

[akiyalaimti]

I love Hailee., Not only she is gorgeous, she is talented as well. She acts at the same time she sings. 💗💗She is so humble and so sweet 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

[frankoceanstanaccount]

Edge of Seventeen is my favorite movie from her!

[mayataff]

She's so down to earth and genuine

[KaitlinsDisneyExperience]

I don't understand how someone can be so perfect ...

[sannzxa]

hailee rocks ! and bumblebee was amazing she did a great work

[SH-AQ_]

Age 22 only, her career is still long I hope she don't messed her career. Really love as an artist, would really love to collabrate with her!

[Ty]

she's defiantly my favorite Hollywood person I think. She actually seems normal.

[joeyfigueroa]

This is why I love all the characters Hailee plays, no matter the characters background, attitude, so on so fourth, she always makes her characters relatable. I’m a guy, and I find her portrayal of characters more relatable then most male characters.

[dcc]

Hailee Steinfeld is adorable, so well poised and humble...love her!!

[davidsistaro]

Hailee Steinfeld was so cute when she was young. I really have a crush on her. Her Acting and Her 🎤. Hailee Steinfeld is my Favorite Woman !

[rainierpalao]

She truley deserves everything she got right now

[EojElhok]

The youngest actor Oscar nominee is Quvenzhané Wallis (9 yrs, 135 days), Best Actress for Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) . The youngest actor Oscar winner is Tatum O’Neal (10 yrs, 148 days), Paper Moon (1973). Hailee Steinefeld is the 9th youngest best supporting actress nominee, 15th youngest for all acting categories, True Grit (2010.)

[jairbear]

Hailee seems like a chill person to talk to!

[stephensharma]

She also doesnt have a much of a weird accent she is so clear in her pronunciation and diction

[obsidian]

This is a great interview not just the conversation but it's very well shot 3 cameras angles, perfectly framed, and letter-boxing, nice job MTV.