In 2018, Stone and Rachel Weisz starred as Abigail Masham and Sarah Churchill, two cousins fighting for the affection of Queen Anne (Olivia Colman), in Yorgos Lanthimos' historical comedy-drama "The Favourite". Stone found herself challenged by the fact of being an American among a British cast, and struggled to master her character's accent. The film premiered at the 75th Venice International Film Festival to critical acclaim. Michael Nordine of IndieWire praised Stone for taking on such a bold role following the success of "La La Land", and termed the three lead actresses "a majestic triumvirate in a period piece that's as tragic as it is hilarious." For "The Favourite", Stone received her fifth Golden Globe nomination and third Oscar nomination. That September, she starred in and served as an executive producer for the Netflix dark comedy miniseries "Maniac", co-starring Jonah Hill and directed by Cary Fukunaga. Stone and Hill played two strangers, Annie Landsberg and Owen Milgrim, whose lives are transformed due to a mysterious pharmaceutical trial. An admirer of Fukunaga's work, Stone agreed to the project without reading the script. Lucy Mangan of "The Guardian" commended both Stone and Hill for playing against type and delivering career-best performances; Judy Berman of "Time" magazine was similarly impressed with their growth as actors since "Superbad" and noted the complexity in their performances. In the same year, Stone appeared alongside Paul McCartney in a music video for his song "Who Cares".