Thursday, January 24, 2013

Road to the Oscars #2: Best Supporting Actress

The Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role is filled with extremely talented women, namely Amy Adams for The Master, Sally Field in Lincoln, Anne Hathaway for Les Misérables, Helen Hunt for The Sessions, and Jacki Weaver for Silver Linings Playbook. However, unlike the race for Best Supporting Actor, this category seems like much less of a competition.

I am nearly certain that Anne Hathaway will take the Oscar in this category for her role as Fantine in Les Misérables. The sheer emotion that Hathaway displays in the musical-turned-screenplay is worthy of this prestigious award. Live singing "I Dreamed a Dream" in merely one shot as beautifully as Hathaway did in the film is impossible for about 99% of the human population, and the fact that she accomplished this so perfectly proves how amazing and versatile an actress she truly is. She also demonstrates her dedication to the project in the way she allowed her hair to be cut disproportionately during the film in order to stay true to her character. Her performance drew me to tears and was one of the redeeming qualities of this rather long and tiresome movie. Also, it doesn't hurt her chances that she successfully grabbed the Golden Globe in this category for the same role. I have a strong feeling that the Academy will give this award to Hathaway.

The only other actress in the running who could potentially beat Hathaway in my opinion is Sally Field for her role as Mary Todd Lincoln in Lincoln. However, the Academy will probably not want to continue Sally's winning streak of 2 awards for 2 nominations, giving Hathaway the advantage once again.

Once again, I have noticed buzz about how Amy Adams should win this award, even though she probably will not. Since I have still not seen The Master, I cannot form my own opinion, though I am a big fan of Adams and am sure she could do no acting wrong (except for Night at the Museum 2).

Examining the actresses in this category carefully, it is evident to me that Hathaway already has the award for Best Supporting Actress in her back pocket. Her incredible, emotion-driven, dedicated performance will have the Academy shedding tears just like the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. It is almost a sure win for Anne Hathaway, and it is very much deserved for this accomplished, stunning actress.

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