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Josh! View member profile	Apr 3 2017, 09:29 AM Post #1
c: Joined: 12 March 2014 Posts: 13,150 User: 20,692	OSCARS 2015 BEST LEADING ACTRESS The nominees were: Julianne Moore "Still Alice" Marion Cotillard "Two Days, One Night" Felicity Jones "The Theory of Everything" Rosamund Pike "Gone Girl" Reese Witherspoon "Wild" What were your favourites? What was unfairly snubbed? Who shouldn't have even been here in the first place? Here are some of the other nominees from major awards from the same year: Golden Globes Drama: Julianne Moore "Still Alice" Jennifer Aniston "Cake" Felicity Jones "The Theory of Everything" Rosamund Pike "Gone Girl" Reese Witherspoon "Wild" Musical or Comedy: Amy Adams "Big Eyes" Emily Blunt "Into the Woods" Helen Mirren "The Hundred-Foot Journey" Julianne Moore "Maps to the Stars" Quvenzhané Wallis "Annie" BAFTAS Julianne Moore "Still Alice" Amy Adams "Big Eyes" Felicity Jones "The Theory of Everything" Rosamund Pike "Gone Girl" Reese Witherspoon "Wild" SAG Awards Julianne Moore "Still Alice" Jennifer Aniston "Cake" Felicity Jones "The Theory of Everything" Rosamund Pike "Gone Girl" Reese Witherspoon "Wild" OSCARS REVIEWS 2016 Best Picture 2016 Best Leading Actress 2016 Best Leading Actor 2016 Best Supporting Actress 2016 Best Supporting Actor 2016 Best Director 2015 Best Picture 2015 Best Leading Actor


Josh! View member profile	Apr 3 2017, 09:42 AM Post #2
c: Joined: 12 March 2014 Posts: 13,150 User: 20,692	Not seen Gone Girl, it's been on my watchlist for ages now but just never got around to it This would be my ranking without Pike then: 1 Julianne Moore 2 Marion Cotillard 3 Reese Witherspoon 4 Felicity Jones I don't really agree with the claims that Moore only won because she hadn't won before, it really discredits her emotional and powerful performance in Still Alice, so many scenes had my heart breaking. I wasn't expecting to be so enthralled in TD,ON but the story itself got me hooked and you're really rooting for Cotillard to keep her job, so glad she made it in despite hitting none of thr precursors (almost the opposite story for her in Rust & Bone ). Reese Witherspoon was easily the best thing about Wild, the film was so dull imo but she was a fantastic lead character, first time I ever took her seriously as a dramatic actress. I don't really like Felicity Jones tbh anyway but she was nothing special this year, outshone in every scene by Eddie Redmayne tbh. I'd have easily taken out Jones and put in Jennifer Aniston, I was gutted when she missed out, I thought it was finally her time! She'd easily be top 3 in my ranking for leading actress this year. Amy Adams was solid in Big Eyes too but it's not one of her mosf exciting performancess though it would've been nice to see her get a sixth nomination. I'd probably put Emily Blunt in Into The Woods as my fifth spot, hilarious in places and a really competent singer too, she was better than Meryl imo!


Frank! View member profile	Apr 3 2017, 07:00 PM Post #3
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 14 June 2006 Posts: 21,557 User: 761	I loved every performance in this category! Julianne Moore really deserved it, even though her and Cotillard both had incredible, immersive performances. Felicity Jones was actually excellent, I adored her performance. She had a though job opposite such a well known character as Hawking, but she totally held her own and was Redmayne's equal if you ask me!


UltraCruelSummer View member profile	Apr 3 2017, 07:08 PM Post #4
It's a cruel summer. Joined: 26 May 2014 Posts: 35,240 User: 20,947	QUOTE(Frank! @ Apr 3 2017, 08:00 PM) I loved every performance in this category! Julianne Moore really deserved it, even though her and Cotillard both had incredible, immersive performances. Felicity Jones was actually excellent, I adored her performance. She had a though job opposite such a well known character as Hawking, but she totally held her own and was Redmayne's equal if you ask me! Frank vote in the 2014 Oscars thread!!! (back on topic, will comment on this later but Moore/Pike/Witherspoon were such a killer trio! <3)


Regina View member profile	Apr 3 2017, 07:08 PM Post #5
Raining Shitter Joined: 9 March 2008 Posts: 63,090 User: 5,572	I never really found Jen Aniston to be Oscar worthy for Cake, so would have been annoyed if she ended up there. She's an average actress at best who gave an above average performance. Amy should have been there for Big Eyes but Julianne was the only winner that year.