 In 2013 , Streep starred alongside Julia Roberts , Ewan McGregor , Chris Cooper , and others in the black comedy drama August : Osage County about a dysfunctional family that reunites into the familial house when their patriarch suddenly disappears . Based on Tracy Letts 's Pulitzer Prize @-@ winning play of the same name , 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 , and was subsequently nominated for another Golden Globe , SAG , and Academy Award . At the National Board of Review Awards in 2013 , Streep labeled Walt Disney as " anti @-@ semitic " and a " gender bigot . " Former actors , employees and animators who knew Disney during his lifetime rebuffed the comments as misinformed and selective . The Walt Disney Family Museum issued a statement rebuking Streep 's allegations indirectly , citing , among others , Disney 's contributions to Jewish charities and his published letters stating that women " have the right to expect the same chances for advancement as men . " However , Disney 's grandniece , Abigail Disney , wholeheartedly agreed with Streep 's statements , stating that he was an " anti @-@ Semite , " and " racist " who was also an exemplary filmmaker whose work " made billions of people happy . " 
