Editing Meryl Streep (section)

===2010s: Further critical and commercial success===
Streep re-teamed with ''Mamma Mia'' director [[Phyllida Lloyd]] on ''[[The Iron Lady (film)|The Iron Lady]]'' (2011), a British biographical film about [[Margaret Thatcher]], which takes a look at the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] during the [[Falklands War]] and her years in retirement.<ref>{{cite news|first=Tom |last=Peck |title=Meryl Streep takes on her toughest role: the Iron Lady |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/meryl-streep-takes-on-her-toughest-role-the-iron-lady-2016400.html |work=[[The Independent]] |date=July 2, 2010 |access-date=January 26, 2011 |location=London |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624104303/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/meryl-streep-takes-on-her-toughest-role-the-iron-lady-2016400.html |archive-date=June 24, 2011 }}</ref> Streep, who attended a session of the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] to see British [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Members of Parliament]] (MPs) in action in preparation for her role as Thatcher,<ref>{{cite news|title=Meryl Streep attends parliament for Thatcher research |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/meryl-streep-attends-parliament-for-thatcher-research-2189672.html |work=The Independent |location=UK |date=January 12, 2011 |access-date=February 29, 2012 |first=Bang |last=Showbiz |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327141932/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/meryl-streep-attends-parliament-for-thatcher-research-2189672.html |archive-date=March 27, 2012 }}</ref> called her casting "a daunting and exciting challenge".<ref>{{cite news |title=Image of Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher unveiled |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12393674 |work=BBC News |date=February 8, 2011 |access-date=February 8, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209050448/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12393674 |archive-date=February 9, 2011 }}</ref> While the film had a mixed reception, Streep's performance gained rave reviews, earning her Best Actress awards at the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama|Golden Globes]] and the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|BAFTAs]], as well as her third win at the [[84th Academy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/2012-GOLDEN-GLOBES-Are-Tonight-BroadwayWorld-to-Update-Winners-LIVE-20120115 |title=2012 GOLDEN GLOBES Nominees and Winners – Complete List! |website=Broadway World |date=April 13, 2014 |access-date=April 20, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014221919/http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/2012-GOLDEN-GLOBES-Are-Tonight-BroadwayWorld-to-Update-Winners-LIVE-20120115 |archive-date=October 14, 2013 }}<br />- {{cite magazine |last=Perlman |first=Jake |url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/02/12/bafta-winners-announced-2/ |title=BAFTA winners announced |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=February 12, 2012 |access-date=April 20, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108211510/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/02/12/bafta-winners-announced-2/ |archive-date=January 8, 2014 }}<br />- {{cite magazine |last=Perlman |first=Jake |url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/02/26/2012-oscar-winners/ |title=Oscars winners list: 'The Artist', Jean Dujardin, and Meryl Streep take home top awards |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=February 26, 2012 |access-date=April 20, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140216081922/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/02/26/2012-oscar-winners/ |archive-date=February 16, 2014 }}</ref> Former advisers, friends, and family of Thatcher criticized Streep's portrayal of her as "inaccurate" and "biased".<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/margaret-thatcher/8889476/The-Iron-Lady-Meryl-Streep-is-cashing-in-on-Thatcher-say-friends-of-former-PM.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | first=Christopher | last=Hope | title=The Iron Lady: Meryl Streep is 'cashing in' on Thatcher, say friends of former PM | date=November 14, 2011 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309135433/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/margaret-thatcher/8889476/The-Iron-Lady-Meryl-Streep-is-cashing-in-on-Thatcher-say-friends-of-former-PM.html | archive-date=March 9, 2014 }}</ref> The following year, after [[Death and funeral of Margaret Thatcher|Thatcher's death]], Streep issued a formal statement describing Thatcher's "hard-nosed fiscal measures" and "hands-off approach to financial regulation", while praising her "personal strength and grit".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/04/08/meryl-streep-on-margaret-thatcher/ |title=Meryl Streep on Margaret Thatcher |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=April 8, 2013 |access-date=April 20, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140119052334/http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/04/08/meryl-streep-on-margaret-thatcher/ |archive-date=January 19, 2014 }}</ref>

Streep re-united with ''Prada'' director [[David Frankel]] on the set of the romantic comedy-drama film ''[[Hope Springs (2012 film)|Hope Springs]]'' (2012), co-starring [[Tommy Lee Jones]] and [[Steve Carell]]. Streep and Jones play a middle-aged couple, who attend a week of intensive marriage counseling to try to bring back the intimacy missing in their relationship. Reviews for the film were mostly positive, with critics praising the "mesmerizing performances ... which offer filmgoers some grown-up laughs – and a thoughtful look at mature relationships".<ref>{{cite web|title=''Hope Springs'' (2012)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hope_springs_2012/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Flixster|access-date=October 22, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030000126/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hope_springs_2012/|archive-date=October 30, 2012}}</ref> In 2013, Streep starred alongside [[Julia Roberts]] and [[Ewan McGregor]] in the [[black comedy]] drama ''[[August: Osage County (film)|August: Osage County]]'' (2013) about a [[dysfunctional family]] that re-unites into the familial house when their patriarch suddenly disappears. Based on [[Tracy Letts]]'s Pulitzer Prize-winning [[August: Osage County|eponymous play]], Streep received positive reviews for her portrayal of the family's strong-willed and contentious matriarch, who is suffering from [[oral cancer]] and an addiction to narcotics. She was subsequently nominated for another Golden Globe, SAG, and Academy Award.<ref>{{cite magazine|title='12 Years a Slave' and 'American Hustle' lead Golden Globe nominees|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/12/12/golden-globe-nominations-2013/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=December 12, 2013|access-date=January 17, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212144444/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/12/12/golden-globe-nominations-2013/|archive-date=December 12, 2013}}<br />- {{cite magazine|last=Johnson|first=Zack|title=Screen Actors Guild Awards 2014: Complete List of Nominations|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/12/12/golden-globe-nominations-2013/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=December 11, 2013|access-date=January 17, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212144444/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/12/12/golden-globe-nominations-2013/|archive-date=December 12, 2013}}<br />- {{cite magazine|title=Oscars 2014: And the nominees are...|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/01/16/oscars-nominations-academy-awards-2014/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=January 16, 2014|access-date=January 16, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116192425/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/01/16/oscars-nominations-academy-awards-2014/|archive-date=January 16, 2014}}</ref>

[[File:Meryl Streep At The 2014 SAG Awards (12024455556) (cropped 2).jpg|thumb|upright|Streep at the [[20th Screen Actors Guild Awards|2014 Screen Actors Guild Awards]]]]

In 2014's ''[[The Giver (film)|The Giver]]'', a motion picture adaptation of [[The Giver|the young adult novel]], Streep played a community leader.<ref>{{cite news|first=Kevin|last=Jagernauth|title=Meryl Streep Joins YA Adaptation 'The Giver' With Jeff Bridges|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/meryl-strip-joins-ya-adaptation-the-giver-with-jeff-bridges-20130806|work=[[Indiewire]]|date=August 6, 2013|access-date=August 22, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821065406/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/meryl-strip-joins-ya-adaptation-the-giver-with-jeff-bridges-20130806|archive-date=August 21, 2013}}</ref> Set in 2048, the social science fiction film recounts the story of a post-apocalyptic community without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, where a young boy is chosen to learn the real world. Streep was aware of the book before being offered the role by co-star and producer [[Jeff Bridges]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Josh|last=Lasser|title=Meryl Streep talks 'The Giver' and says 'I like to be boss'|url=http://www.hitfix.com/news/meryl-streep-talks-the-giver-and-says-i-like-to-be-boss|website=[[HitFix]] |date=August 12, 2014|access-date=December 30, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230224031/http://www.hitfix.com/news/meryl-streep-talks-the-giver-and-says-i-like-to-be-boss|archive-date=December 30, 2014}}</ref> Upon its release, ''The Giver'' was met with generally mixed to negative reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-giver|title=''The Giver''|website=[[Metacritic]]/[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=September 9, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907112335/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-giver|archive-date=September 7, 2014}}</ref> Streep also had a small role in the period drama film ''[[The Homesman]]'' (2014). Set in the [[History of the United States (1849–65)|1850s midwest]], the film stars [[Hilary Swank]] and [[Tommy Lee Jones]] as an unusual pair who help three women driven to madness by the frontier to get back East. Streep does not appear until near the end of the film, playing a preacher's wife, who takes the women into care.<ref>{{cite news|title=Meryl Streep & Hilary Swank Team For 'The Homesman'|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/meryl-streep-hilary-swank-team-for-the-homesman-while-streep-tina-fey-pic-mommy-me-falls-apart-20120927/|work=[[Indiewire]]|date=September 27, 2012|access-date=October 22, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025142522/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/meryl-streep-hilary-swank-team-for-the-homesman-while-streep-tina-fey-pic-mommy-me-falls-apart-20120927|archive-date=October 25, 2012}}</ref> ''The Homesman'' premiered at the [[2014 Cannes Film Festival]] where it garnered largely positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_homesman/?search=the%20homesman|title=''The Homesman''|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Flixster|access-date=January 20, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228082212/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_homesman/?search=The%20Homesman|archive-date=December 28, 2014}}</ref>

Directed by [[Rob Marshall]], ''[[Into the Woods (film)|Into the Woods]]'' (also 2014) is a Disney film adaptation of [[Into the Woods|the Broadway musical]] with music and lyrics by [[Stephen Sondheim]] in which Streep plays a witch.<ref>{{cite web|title=SCOOP: Meryl Streep to Play the Witch in INTO THE WOODS Film; Arranger David Krane Confirms!|url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/SCOOP-Meryl-Streep-to-Play-the-Witch-in-INTO-THE-WOODS-Film-Arranger-David-Krane-Confirms-20130131|website=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=January 31, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204024644/http://broadwayworld.com/article/SCOOP-Meryl-Streep-to-Play-the-Witch-in-INTO-THE-WOODS-Film-Arranger-David-Krane-Confirms-20130131|archive-date=February 4, 2013}}</ref> A fantasy genre crossover inspired by the [[Brothers Grimm|Grimm Brothers]]' fairy tales, it centers on a childless couple who set out to end a curse placed on them by Streep's vengeful witch.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roxbury Composer's Future: New Town, Working with Meryl Streep as a Witch |url=http://www.countytimes.com/articles/2013/01/31/entertainment/doc510959d3e6ffa160222903.txt |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130215182723/http://www.countytimes.com/articles/2013/01/31/entertainment/doc510959d3e6ffa160222903.txt |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 15, 2013 |work=Litchfield Country Times |access-date=January 31, 2013 }}<br />- {{cite web|title=Meryl Streep Will Head into The Woods With Rob Marshall|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Meryl-Streep-Head-Woods-With-Rob-Marshall-35460.html|website=Cinema Blend|access-date=February 1, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130205082617/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Meryl-Streep-Head-Woods-With-Rob-Marshall-35460.html|archive-date=February 5, 2013|date=February 2013}}</ref><ref name=Disney>{{cite web|url=http://www.hypable.com/meryl-streep-to-play-the-witch-in-into-the-woods-film-adaptation/|title=Meryl Streep to play the Witch in 'Into the Woods' film adaptation|work=Hypable|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20151205160717/http://www.hypable.com/meryl-streep-to-play-the-witch-in-into-the-woods-film-adaptation/|archive-date=December 5, 2015|date=February 2013|access-date=November 12, 2015}}</ref> Though the film was dismissed by some critics such as [[Mark Kermode]] as "irritating naffness",<ref>{{cite news|author=Kermode, Mark|author-link=Mark Kermode|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jan/11/into-the-woods-review-meryl-streep|title=Into the Wood review|newspaper=The Guardian|date=January 11, 2015|access-date=July 2, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703035633/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jan/11/into-the-woods-review-meryl-streep|archive-date=July 3, 2015}}</ref> Streep's performance earned her Academy Award, Golden Globe, SAG, and Critic's Choice Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Labrecque|first1=Jeff|title=Oscars 2015: Full list of nominations|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2015/01/15/oscars-2015-nominations/|access-date=January 15, 2015|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=January 15, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115214139/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2015/01/15/oscars-2015-nominations/|archive-date=January 15, 2015}}<br /> -{{cite news|last1=Gray|first1=Tim|title=Golden Globes: 'Birdman', 'Fargo' Top Nominations|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/golden-globe-nominations-announced-updated-1201376916/|access-date=January 15, 2015|work=Variety|date=December 11, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106055547/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/golden-globe-nominations-announced-updated-1201376916/|archive-date=January 6, 2015}}<br />- {{cite web|title=Nominees Announced for the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®|url=http://www.sagawards.org/media-pr/press-releases/nominees-announced-21st-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards%C2%AE|publisher=[[SAG-AFTRA]]|access-date=January 15, 2015|date=December 10, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214034146/http://www.sagawards.org/media-pr/press-releases/nominees-announced-21st-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards%C2%AE|archive-date=December 14, 2014}}<br />- {{cite web | last=Douglas | first=Edward | url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/400273-the-winners-of-the-20th-annual-critics-choice-movie-awards | title=The Winners of the 20th Annual Critics Choice Movie Awards | website=Coming Soon | date=January 16, 2015 | access-date=January 17, 2015 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119223230/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/400273-the-winners-of-the-20th-annual-critics-choice-movie-awards | archive-date=January 19, 2015 }}</ref> In July 2014, it was announced that Streep would portray [[Maria Callas]] in ''[[Master Class]]'', but the project was pulled after director [[Mike Nichols]]'s death in November of the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.movienewsguide.com/meryl-streep-to-star-in-hbos-master-class/22509|title=Meryl Streep to Star in HBO's Master Class|work=Movie News Guide|access-date=November 29, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102031256/http://movienewsguide.com/meryl-streep-to-star-in-hbos-master-class/22509|archive-date=January 2, 2015|date=July 14, 2014}}</ref>

In 2015, Streep starred in [[Jonathan Demme]]'s ''[[Ricki and the Flash]]'', playing a grocery store checkout worker by day who is a rock musician at night, and who has one last chance to reconnect with her estranged family.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-tristar-acquires-meryl-streep-diablo-cody-ricki-and-the-flash-20140401-story.html|title=TriStar lands Meryl Streep rocker movie 'Ricki and the Flash'|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=November 11, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141118062336/http://articles.latimes.com/2014/apr/01/entertainment/la-et-mn-tristar-acquires-meryl-streep-diablo-cody-ricki-and-the-flash-20140401|archive-date=November 18, 2014|date=April 2014|last1=Gettell|first1=Oliver}}</ref> Streep learned to play the guitar for the semi-autobiographical drama-comedy film,<ref name="LearningGuitar">{{cite news |last1=Abramovitch |first1=Seth |title=Meryl Streep Learning Guitar for Diablo Cody Movie |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/meryl-streep-learning-guitar-diablo-721337 |access-date=October 17, 2014 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=August 1, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003232607/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/meryl-streep-learning-guitar-diablo-721337 |archive-date=October 3, 2014 }}</ref> which again featured Streep with her eldest daughter Mamie Gummer.<ref name="LearningGuitar"/> Reviews of the film were generally mixed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ricki_and_the_flash/|title=''Ricki and the Flash''|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Flixster|access-date=November 29, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151128143333/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ricki_and_the_flash|archive-date=November 28, 2015}}</ref> Streep's other film of this time was director [[Sarah Gavron]]'s period drama [[Suffragette (film)|''Suffragette'']] (also 2015), co-starring [[Carey Mulligan]] and [[Helena Bonham Carter]]. In the film, she played the small, but pivotal, role of [[Emmeline Pankhurst]], a British political activist and leader of the British [[suffragette]] movement who helped women win the right to vote.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-meryl-streep-to-play-british-suffragette-emmeline-pankhurst-20140220,0,1712555.story | work=Los Angeles Times | first=Oliver | last=Gettell | title=Meryl Streep to play British suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst | date=February 20, 2014 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429220400/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-meryl-streep-to-play-british-suffragette-emmeline-pankhurst-20140220,0,1712555.story | archive-date=April 29, 2014 }}</ref> The film received mostly positive reviews, particularly for the performances of the cast, though its distributor earned criticism that Streep's prominent position within the marketing was misleading.<ref>{{cite web|first=Brian|last=Formo|url=https://collider.com/suffragette-movie-review-carey-mulligan-telluride-2015/|title=Suffragette' Review: Fighting the Good Fight – Telluride 2015|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|access-date=February 21, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202135658/http://collider.com/suffragette-movie-review-carey-mulligan-telluride-2015/|archive-date=February 2, 2016|date=September 6, 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Meryl Streep with the Emersons February 2016 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Streep at the [[Embassy of the United States, Berlin]], in 2016]]

Following the duties of the president at the [[66th Berlin International Film Festival]] in 2016,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/oct/14/meryl-streep-berlinale-berlin-film-festival-jury-president-2016 |title=Meryl Streep gets Berlin's vote as president of film festival jury |access-date=December 20, 2015 |newspaper=The Guardian |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222144952/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/oct/14/meryl-streep-berlinale-berlin-film-festival-jury-president-2016 |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |date=October 14, 2015 |last1=Pulver |first1=Andrew }}</ref> Streep starred in the [[Stephen Frears]]-directed comedy ''[[Florence Foster Jenkins (film)|Florence Foster Jenkins]]'' (2016), an eponymous biopic about a blithely unaware tone-deaf [[Florence Foster Jenkins|opera singer]] who insists upon public performance.<ref>{{cite news|author=Child, Ben|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/oct/22/meryl-streep-hugh-grant-opera-singer-florence-foster-jenkins-biopic|title=Meryl Streep on for biopic of off-key opera singer Florence Foster Jenkins|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=November 11, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141203122247/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/oct/22/meryl-streep-hugh-grant-opera-singer-florence-foster-jenkins-biopic|archive-date=December 3, 2014 |date=October 22, 2014}}</ref> Other cast members were [[Hugh Grant]] and [[Simon Helberg]].<ref>{{cite web|title = Meryl Streep in 'Florence Foster Jenkins' Biopic Debuts May 6 in U.K.|url = http://www.classicalite.com/articles/37713/20160216/meryl-streep-florence-foster-jenkins-biopic-debuts-6-u-k.htm|website = Classicalite|date = February 16, 2016|access-date = February 17, 2016|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160217093135/http://www.classicalite.com/articles/37713/20160216/meryl-streep-florence-foster-jenkins-biopic-debuts-6-u-k.htm|archive-date = February 17, 2016|df = mdy-all}}</ref> [[Robbie Collin]] considered it to be one of her most "human performance" and felt that it was "full of warmth that gives way to heart-pinching pathos".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2016/05/05/florence-foster-jenkins-is-the-perfect-antidote-for-sobering-tim/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2016/05/05/florence-foster-jenkins-is-the-perfect-antidote-for-sobering-tim/ |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Florence Foster Jenkins is the perfect antidote for sobering times – review|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=May 6, 2016|access-date=July 18, 2018|first=Collin|last=Robbie}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She won the [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy]],<ref>{{cite magazine |title=2016 Critics' Choice Awards: 'La La Land' Leads With 8 Wins Including Best Picture; Donald Glover Unveils Lando Calrissian 'Stache |url=https://deadline.com/2016/12/tj-miller-la-la-land-hbo-2016-critics-choice-awards-the-complete-winners-list-live-1201868363/ |magazine=Deadline |date=December 11, 2016 |access-date=January 8, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118110330/http://deadline.com/2016/12/tj-miller-la-la-land-hbo-2016-critics-choice-awards-the-complete-winners-list-live-1201868363/ |archive-date=January 18, 2017 }}</ref> and received Academy Award, Golden Globe, SAG, and BAFTA nominations.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/2017-oscar-nominations-academy-awards-nominees-1201968107/ |title=Oscar Nominations: Complete List |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=January 24, 2017 |access-date=January 24, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170124150844/http://variety.com/2017/film/news/2017-oscar-nominations-academy-awards-nominees-1201968107/ |archive-date=January 24, 2017 }}<br />- {{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/golden-globes-nominees-2017-list-955075 |title=Golden Globes 2017: The Complete List of Nominations |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=December 12, 2016 |access-date=January 8, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213020558/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/golden-globes-nominees-2017-list-955075 |archive-date=December 13, 2016 }}<br />- {{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sag-awards-2017-complete-list-nominations-956034 |title=SAG Awards 2017: The Complete List of Nominations |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=December 14, 2016|access-date=January 8, 2017}}<br />- {{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/awards/2017/01/10/bafta-nominations-2017-full-list/ |title=La La Land dominates BAFTA nominations with 11 nods |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=January 10, 2017 |access-date=January 10, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111100601/http://ew.com/awards/2017/01/10/bafta-nominations-2017-full-list/ |archive-date=January 11, 2017 }}</ref>

Streep next starred as the first American female newspaper publisher, [[Katharine Graham]], to [[Tom Hanks]]' [[Ben Bradlee]], in [[Steven Spielberg]]'s political drama ''[[The Post (film)|The Post]]'' (2017), which centers on ''[[The Washington Post]]''{{'}}s publication of the 1971 [[Pentagon Papers]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kroll|first1=Justin|title=Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Meryl Streep Team Up for Pentagon Papers Movie|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/steven-spielberg-tom-hanks-meryl-streep-pentagon-papers-movie-1202002762/|access-date=March 6, 2017|work=Variety|date=March 6, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307103311/http://variety.com/2017/film/news/steven-spielberg-tom-hanks-meryl-streep-pentagon-papers-movie-1202002762/|archive-date=March 7, 2017}}</ref> The film received positive reviews with praise directed to the performances of the two leads.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shepard |first1=Jack |title=The Post review round-up: Steven Spielberg's Oscar 2018 frontrunner wins glowing reception |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/the-post-review-steven-spielberg-tom-hanks-meryl-streep-bob-odenkirk-oscars-2018-a8095456.html |access-date=December 6, 2017 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=December 6, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206192916/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/the-post-review-steven-spielberg-tom-hanks-meryl-streep-bob-odenkirk-oscars-2018-a8095456.html |archive-date=December 6, 2017 }}<br />- {{cite web|last1=Han|first1=Angie|title=The reviews are in and critics absolutely adore Steven Spielberg's 'The Post'|url=http://mashable.com/2017/12/06/the-post-movie-review-roundup/|access-date=December 6, 2017|work=[[Mashable]]|date=December 6, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206181624/http://mashable.com/2017/12/06/the-post-movie-review-roundup/|archive-date=December 6, 2017}}</ref> [[Manohla Dargis]] wrote that "Streep creates an acutely moving portrait of a woman who in liberating herself helps instigate a revolution".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/21/movies/the-post-review-steven-spielberg-tom-hanks-meryl-streep.html|title=Review: In 'The Post,' Democracy Survives the Darkness|work=The New York Times|date=December 21, 2017|access-date=July 18, 2018|first=Dargis|last=Manohla}}</ref> It earned over $177 million against a budget of $50 million.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=untitledstevenspielberg.htm|title=The Post (2017)|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=July 18, 2018}}</ref> Streep received her 31st Golden Globe nomination and 21st Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/golden-globe-nominations-2018-nominees-full-list-1202634435/|title=Golden Globe Nominations: Complete List|work=Variety|date=December 11, 2017|access-date=December 11, 2017|first=Rebecca|last=Rubin|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214021531/http://variety.com/2017/film/news/golden-globe-nominations-2018-nominees-full-list-1202634435/|archive-date=December 14, 2017}}</ref><ref name="AA18">{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/oscar-nominations-2018-complete-list-nominees-1067893 |title=Oscars: 'Shape of Water' Leads With 13 Noms |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=January 23, 2018 |access-date=January 23, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123192110/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/oscar-nominations-2018-complete-list-nominees-1067893 |archive-date=January 23, 2018 }}</ref>

In 2018, Streep briefly reprised her role in the musical sequel ''[[Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/mamma-mia-here-we-go-again-review-1202874501/|title=Film Review: 'Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again'|work=Variety|date=July 17, 2018|access-date=July 18, 2018|first=Owen|last=Gleiberman}}</ref> She also played a supporting part in Rob Marshall's ''[[Mary Poppins Returns]]'', a musical sequel to the 1964 film ''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]]'' starring [[Emily Blunt]] in the titular role.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kroll|first1=Justin|title=Meryl Streep Joins Emily Blunt in 'Mary Poppins' Sequel|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/meryl-streep-joins-emily-blunt-in-mary-poppins-sequel-exclusive-1201825001/|access-date=August 2, 2016|work=Variety|date=July 28, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801072558/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/meryl-streep-joins-emily-blunt-in-mary-poppins-sequel-exclusive-1201825001/|archive-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref> Streep next featured in her first main role in a television series by starring in the second season of the HBO drama series ''[[Big Little Lies (TV series)|Big Little Lies]]'' in 2019. She took on the part of Mary Louise Wright, the mother-in-law of [[Nicole Kidman]]'s character.<ref name="Business Insider">{{cite news|author1=Carrie Wittmer|title=Everything we know so far about HBO's 'Big Little Lies' season 2, including details about Meryl Streep's pivotal role|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/big-little-lies-on-hbo-season-2-details-release-date-casting-meryl-streep-2018-1|date=January 25, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206002543/http://www.businessinsider.com/big-little-lies-on-hbo-season-2-details-release-date-casting-meryl-streep-2018-1|archive-date=February 6, 2018}}</ref> [[Liane Moriarty]], author of the [[Big Little Lies (novel)|novel of the same name]], on which the first season is based, wrote a 200-page novella that served as the basis for the second season. Moriarty decided to name the new character Mary Louise, after Streep's legal name. Streep subsequently agreed to the part without reading a script for the first time in her career.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/3015504/big-little-lies-why-meryl-streep-didnt-even-need|title=Big Little Lies: Why Meryl Streep didn't even need a script|date=June 22, 2019|website=South China Morning Post |access-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref> Writing for the [[BBC]], [[Caryn James]] labeled her performance "delicious and wily" and found her to be the "embodiment of a passive-aggressive granny".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20190607-big-little-lies-series-2-review|title=Big Little Lies series 2 review|work=BBC|date=June 10, 2019|access-date=June 11, 2019|first=Caryn|last=James}}</ref> She received an [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Emmy]] nomination for the show. The same year, Streep then starred in the [[Steven Soderbergh]]-directed biographical comedy ''[[The Laundromat (2019 film)|The Laundromat]]'', about the [[Panama Papers]], opposite [[Gary Oldman]] and [[Antonio Banderas]]. It was the first movie distributed by [[Netflix]] in which Streep starred.<ref>{{cite web|title=''The Laundromat'' (2019)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Flixster|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_laundromat |access-date=October 18, 2019}}<br />- {{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/16/netflix-the-laundromat-defamation-panama-papers/|title=The Panama Papers lawyers want to stop Netflix's 'The Laundromat'|website=Engadget |date=October 16, 2019 |access-date=October 18, 2019}}</ref> She also played Aunt March in [[Greta Gerwig]]'s ''[[Little Women (2019 film)|Little Women]]'', co-starring with [[Saoirse Ronan]], [[Emma Watson]], [[Florence Pugh]], [[Timothée Chalamet]], and [[Laura Dern]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Whipp|first1=Glenn|title=Exclusive: Meryl Streep will play Aunt March, not Marmee, in Greta Gerwig's 'Little Women'|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-little-women-meryl-streep-greta-gerwig-20180703-story.html#|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=July 5, 2018|date=July 3, 2018}}<br />- {{cite news|last1=Melas|first1=Chloe|title=Meryl Streep joins cast of 'Little Women'|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/04/entertainment/meryl-streep-little-women-aunt-march/index.html|website=[[CNN]]|access-date=July 5, 2018|date=July 4, 2018}}</ref> 
David Rooney of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' praised Streep's performance writing, "Streep is clearly having a ball as the imperious snob who snorts with disapproval...[and] does her best to hide her affection for her nieces behind her narrowed gaze and all-purpose disdain".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/little-women-1257699/|title= 'Little Women': Film Review|website= The Hollywood Reporter|date= November 25, 2019|accessdate= August 8, 2023}}</ref> The film received critical acclaim and grossed over $218 million against its $40 million budget.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Carras|first1=Christi|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-02-09/oscars-2020-little-women-greta-gerwig-costume-design|title=The only Oscar 'Little Women' won was for costume design|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=February 9, 2020|access-date=July 5, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200210090147/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-02-09/oscars-2020-little-women-greta-gerwig-costume-design|archive-date=February 10, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Moreau|first1=Jordan|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/little-women-100-million-box-office-international-1234643991/|title='Little Women' Crosses $100 Million at the International Box Office|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=June 21, 2020|access-date=July 5, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622013238/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/little-women-100-million-box-office-international-1234643991/|archive-date=June 22, 2020}}</ref>