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CHASE INFINITI ’22 nabbed a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy for her role as Leonardo DiCaprio’s daughter in Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another.
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The MacArthur grant provided $800,000 in unrestricted funding to support Tonika’s ongoing creative work.
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was named a 2025 MacArthur Fellow, (aka the “Genius Grant”) one of the nation’s most prestigious honors recognizing creative individuals who demonstrate the ability to impact society in a significant way. Tonika’s Folded Map and Don’t Go projects examine structures of segregation in Chicago and how to break them.
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Hers was one of nine total Golden Globe nominations for the critically-acclaimed film, which also picked up six Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. Paul Thomas Anderson called Infiniti’s character “the heart of the film.”
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