Sadie Sink was already regarded as one of the best young actors working, but her sensational performance in Darren Aronofsky's The Whale opposite 2023 Academy Award nominee Brendan Fraser arguably confirmed her as Stranger Things' true star. It's been a banner year for Sink, possibly surpassing a breakthrough 2021 in which she starred in Netflix's Fear Street trilogy and played one of the leads in Taylor Swift's "All Too Well" music video. While Fear Street and "All Too Well" helped establish her profile outside the Stranger Things fandom, Stranger Things season 4 and The Whale illustrated her charisma and dramatic heft as a young actor.

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