No.12

 

Total Points : 25

 

Amy Adams

 

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Amy Adams is a very attractive woman. She is also a very talented actress and many people believe that she is the female version of Leornado DiCaprio based one her bad Oscar luck. I hope she will win an Academy Award in the future because she totally deserves it. She has a wide variety of roles and her movies are usually great/decent. She is an American actress and singer. She began her career on stage performing in dinner theatre and later made her feature film debut in "Drop Dead Gorgeous". After moving to Los Angeles and appearing in a series of television guest appearances and roles in B movies, Amy appeared in Steven Spielberg's Frank Abagnale biopic "Catch Me If You Can". Her breakthrough role came in the 2005 independent film "Junebug", for which she received critical acclaim and her first of five Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress. In 2007, Adams starred in the Disney animated classic reboot film "Enchanted", a critical and commercial success, and received a Golden Globe Award nomination for her lead performance. She received her second Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations and first BAFTA Award nomination for her supporting role in the 2008 film "Doubt". Adams received two more Golden Globe, BAFTA and Academy Award nominations for her supporting roles in the 2010 sports drama "The Fighter" and the 2012 psychological drama "The Master". She achieved further success in 2013 for portraying Lois Lane in the Superman movie "Man of Steel", a supporting role in the Spike Jonze-directed comedy-drama "Her", and a con artist in David O. Russell's crime film "American Hustle", the last of these won her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy along with a fourth BAFTA nomination, and a fifth Oscar nomination, her first in the "Best Actress" category. In 2001, Adams began dating actor and artist Darren Le Gallo, whom she met in an acting class. Adams and Le Gallo became engaged in July 2008. In May 2010, Adams gave birth to their daughter. I really didn't know that she is a mom..Fourth members voted this amazing actress. One of them gave her a 10 (Could you guess..?).

 

I have watched some of her movies so far : Serving Sara (It was a little bit silly but I laughed so much. It had many hilarious scenes), Catch Me If You Can (Nice perfomances, intriguing story), The Wedding Date (Enjoyable movie but it's not something special), Doubt (Great performances, controversial script), Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (Entertaining movie), Julie & Julia (Nice performances but the story was not great), Leap Year (Entertaining movie), The Fighter (It's not a bad movie but it's very overrated), The Master (It's a decent movie but it's quite boring too. Amy's character was bitchy), Man of Steel (The visual and sound effects were great. I really like the fact that she took part in a superhero movie), American Hustle (I couldn't help but wonder why this movie had so much hype when it was released.. It had some funny moments but it didn't deserve to have so many nominations. It's overrated) and Her (Very good performances, unique story).

 

I would suggest you to watch "Catch Me If You Can" because it's an exciting movie with pleasant performances, "Doubt" because it was one of the best movies that year, "Leap Year" because it's a decent romantic movie, "Man of Steel" because it's an impressive movie and "Her" because it totally deserved to win the award for "Best Original Screenplay". It's a very special movie.

Edited December 23, 201410 yr by Insomnio

Kirsten Dunst = An actress I have always admired since watching her as child actress and then developing into a successful adult, being one of the few to do this = "Greedy" (Kirsten only had a small part, so don't really remember her in this, but it was a Michael J Fox movie and actually enjoyed his movies growing up and it's such a shame he doesn't do movies anymore coz of his condition, but he will always be a fantastic actor and this movie is very enjoyable), "The Bonfire Of The Vanities" (awful awful mess and seemed that the critics and public agreed with me as this was a major flop, never read the book, but this is crap in everyway and plus ruined Melanie Grffith's career), "Interview With The Vampire" (a pretty good movie and plus Kristen was clearly a highlight in this and showed such great potential), "Little Women" (a nice classic period drama, good cast and great tear jerker), "Jumanji" (classic Robin Williams movie, really fun and good story), "Small Soldiers" (silly childish fun, but good nonetheless), "The Virgin Suicides" (Fantastic and quite unsettling drama, really different), "Drop Dead Gorgeous" (great movie, very funny and underrated), "Bring It On" (great teen movie and shows that Kirsten can really carry a movie), "Get Over It" (fun teen movie, quite funny), "Crazy/Beautiful" (good drama, great acting from Kirsten), "Spider Man" (fantastic superhero movie, definitely one of the best and plus made Kirsten a household name), "Mona Lisa Smile" (pretty good drama, great performances), "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (really good movie, something original and fresh and very different but the main 2 leads stole the show though), "Spider Man 2" (not quite as strong as the first one, but still highly entertaining and fun), "Wimbledon" (okay bit of fluff, but forgettable though), "Elizabethtown" (awful and dull and plus showed that Orlando Bloom could not act, zero chemistry between him and Kristen as well), "Marie Antoinette" (good performance by Kristen, but a terrible mess of a movie), "Spider Man 3" (definitely the worst out the lot, overcrowded and a total mess, plus they totally ruined Venom by casting that awful actor), "How To Lose Friends and Alienate People" (disappointing and plus Kristen was about as much fun as a cold fish), "Bacherlotte" (quite funny, but a bit patchy in parts), "The Two Faces of January" (A good movie, a definite return to form for Kristen after a series of crap roles, decent plot and keeps you hooked all the way through).

 

Angelina Jolie = I've always enjoyed her roles throughout the years and even remembered her before she hit a-list, I've always liked her. "Hackers" (the first movie I ever saw her in, really enjoyable although dated now by todays technology, but good thriller none the less and plus you could tell that Angelina had that special something). "Foxfire" (really good teen drama, great cast and should be more remembered), "Gia" (fantastic role, and great movie, just loved her style and presence), "Pushing Tin" (an okay movie, quite good, okay a bit boring at times, but good), "The Bone Collector" (great tense thriller and fantastic cast, plus really creepy and eerie), "Girl Interrupted" (Great drama, Angelina totally stole the show from Winona who was great in it also, but well deserved Oscar win for Angelina for such an interesting somewhat tragic character), "Gone In 60 Seconds" (fun popcorn fluff), "Tomb Raider" (fantastic part for her, really defined the female action star era), "Life Or Something Like That" (quite tame and forgettable), "Tome Raider 2" (terrible sequel, quite dull), "Taking Lives" (good thriller, but predictable outcome), "Shark Tale" (fun animated comedy, but there's a lot better out there than this), "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" (style over substance), "Alexander" (sat through 30 mins of this, awful), "Mr and Mrs Smith" (great pairing but overrated and don't see what all the fuss is about), "Kung Fu Panda" (highly entertaining), "Wanted" (quite good, but over the top and very noisy , Angelina's the best thing about it), "Changeling" (really good drama, Angelina turns in a fantastic performance and great story and very sad), "Salt" (another great action role for her, fun over the top twists and turns), "The Tourist" (dull and boring), "Maleficent" (fantastic movie, loved the new angle on an old story, and brilliant role for her as well).

 

Marion Cotillard - I've only seen a couple of her roles, but she is breathtakingly beautiful and a great actress = "La Vie En Rose" (a fantastic performance and a great movie, she truly shines), "Inception" (really good interesting, but somewhat confusing story), "Contagion" (decent plot, but didn't quite click with me), "The Dark Knight Rises" (great addition to the franchise, truly epic and Marion's role became more and more interesting towards the end).

 

 

Angelina Jolie = I've always enjoyed her roles throughout the years and even remembered her before she hit a-list, I've always liked her. "Hackers" (the first movie I ever saw her in, really enjoyable although dated now by todays technology, but good thriller none the less and plus you could tell that Angelina had that special something). "Foxfire" (really good teen drama, great cast and should be more remembered), "Gia" (fantastic role, and great movie, just loved her style and presence), "Pushing Tin" (an okay movie, quite good, okay a bit boring at times, but good), "The Bone Collector" (great tense thriller and fantastic cast, plus really creepy and eerie), "Girl Interrupted" (Great drama, Angelina totally stole the show from Winona who was great in it also, but well deserved Oscar win for Angelina for such an interesting somewhat tragic character), "Gone In 60 Seconds" (fun popcorn fluff), "Tomb Raider" (fantastic part for her, really defined the female action star era), "Life Or Something Like That" (quite tame and forgettable), *1"Tome Raider 2" (terrible sequel, quite dull), "Taking Lives" (good thriller, but predictable outcome), "Shark Tale" (fun animated comedy, but there's a lot better out there than this), "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" (style over substance), "Alexander" (sat through 30 mins of this, awful), "Mr and Mrs Smith" (great pairing but overrated and don't see what all the fuss is about), "Kung Fu Panda" (highly entertaining), "Wanted" (quite good, but over the top and very noisy , Angelina's the best thing about it), "Changeling" (really good drama, Angelina turns in a fantastic performance and great story and very sad), *2"Salt" (another great action role for her, fun over the top twists and turns), "The Tourist" (dull and boring), "Maleficent" (fantastic movie, loved the new angle on an old story, and brilliant role for her as well).

 

*1 I think that Tomb Raider 2 was superior than the first film. It had many action scenes and the visual effects were better.

 

*2 I found "Salt" as one of her worst films. I was disappointed about the result. It had a lot of fake scenes.

Edited December 27, 201410 yr by Insomnio

Angelina is a complete non entity of an actress. I've never seen her in a role where I thought she was decent.

No.11

 

Total Points : 27

 

Anne Hathaway

 

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Anne Hathaway is definitely one of the best actresses of her generation. She is very charismatic woman. She has a wide variety of roles and critics usually praises her acting. She is very likeable too. I couldn't help but wonder if this woman has haters...Don't hate her, just love her. She is an American actress. She is of mostly Irish and French ancestry, with distant Native American and German roots. Hathaway's first role in a motion picture was in Walt Disney's drama film "The Other Side of Heaven" (2001). Before production of the film, she was cast alongside Julie Andrews in the lead role of Mia Thermopolis in another Disney production, the comedy film "The Princess Diaries", based on Meg Cabot's 2000 novel of the same name and directed by Garry Marshall. Hathaway auditioned for the role of a princess-to-be during a flight layover on the way to New Zealand and was cast on the strength of this one audition. She won the role over 500 other girls. "The Princess Diaries" became a major commercial success, grossing US$165 million worldwide. In 2002, she appeared in Douglas McGrath's comedy-drama "Nicholas Nickleby", opposite Charlie Hunnam and Jamie Bell, which opened to positive reviews. Hathaway's next film role was in the rom-com fantasy film "Ella Enchanted" (2004). Hathaway sang two songs in the film as well as three on the soundtrack, including a duet with singer Jesse McCartney. In 2005, Hathaway starred in Barbara Kopple's drama film "Havoc" and she was cast alongside Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in Ang Lee's drama "Brokeback Mountain" (2005). While "Havoc" was not released in theaters in the United States because of its weak critical reception, "Brokeback Mountain" won rave reviews and received several Academy Award nominations. In 2006, Hathaway appeared in David Frankel's comedy "The Devil Wears Prada". Hathaway was in the 2007 drama "Becoming Jane", in which she portrayed English writer Jane Austen. Her first film of 2008 was a modern adaptation of the 1960s Mel Brooks television series "Get Smart", in which she starred opposite Steve Carell, and Alan Arkin, portraying Agent 99. Also in 2008, she premiered the drama "Passengers", alongside Patrick Wilson, as well as the drama "Rachel Getting Married", opposite Debra Winger. "Rachel Getting Married" premiered at the 2008 Venice and Toronto Film Festivals and garnered her widespread critical acclaim for her performance, including nominations for both an "Academy Award" and a "Golden Globe"!!! Hathaway appeared in the comedy "Bride Wars", released in 2009. In addition to providing her voice for episodes of The Simpsons, which garnered her an "Emmy Award" in 2010 for outstanding voice-over performance,and Family Guy in 2010. In 2010, Hathaway played the White Queen in Tim Burton's adaptation of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass" alongside Helena Bonham Carter and Johnny Depp. In 2011, Hathaway voiced the character Jewel, a female Spix's Macaw from Rio de Janeiro, in the animated adventure-comedy film "Rio". Also in 2011, Hathaway starred alongside Jim Sturgess in the romance "One Day". In 2012, Hathaway's audiobook recording of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was released at Audible.com. Her performance was nominated for a 2013 Audie Award for "Best Solo Narration - Female". Later in 2012, Hathaway played Selina Kyle in The Dark Knight Rises, Christopher Nolan's final installment in his Batman film trilogy. She won the Saturn Award for "Best Supporting Actress' for her perfromance. Hathaway's other 2012 project was Tom Hooper's film "Les Misérables", which was based on the musical of the same name and in which she played Fantine. For her performance, Hathaway received critical acclaim and won over 30 different awards, including the Academy Award, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild Award and BAFTA Award for best supporting actress. Hathaway reprised her role as Jewel in the animated film "Rio 2". Hathaway starred in Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar", along with Matthew McConaughey. She will reprise the role of the White Queen in "Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass", the sequel to Alice in Wonderland, which is slated for release on May 27, 2016! Hathaway is an LGBT rights activist and has donated money to organizations that support same-sex marriage. She has also a Uk Top 40 hit with her amazing cover of the classic song "I Dreamed a Dream"(#22). Five members voted this incredible actress! One of them gave a 10!

 

I have watched some of her movies so far : The Princess Diaries (Entertaining movie), Ella Enchanted (It was funny in some parts but it was very childish too), The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (Pleasant movie but it was very predictable), Brokeback Mountain (There was a big fuss about this movie when it was released. I watched it two years ago. I found it quite overrated/The soundtrack was great though), The Devil Wears Prada (I thought that it would be very funny but it was a movie certainly for women based on the dialogue. The performances were very good though), Rachel Getting Married (Her performance was great and the story was intriguing), Bride Wars (Disappointing movie/ It should be hilarious but it wasn't even funny), Alice in Wonderland (The visual effects and the cinematography were great. However, it was not a great adaptation), Rio (Enjoyable animation) The Dark Knight Rises (The visual and sound effects were stunning/The soundtrack was epic/ Christopher Nolan totally smashed it!), Les Misérables (Nice movie but i didn't like all the singing parts. However, Anne's performance/song was groundbreaking) and Interstellar (The most impressive movie of the year! The performances were very good and the soundtrack was great! However, it was a little bit tiring in some parts).

 

I would suggest you to watch : "Rachel Getting Married" because Anne Hathaway gave one of her best performances, "Rio" because you will enjoy it a lot if you watch animations, "The Dark Knight Rises" because it's one of the most legendary movies about a superhero, "Les Misérables" because it was one of the most powerful films that year and "Interstellar" because it's a thought provoking movie and it had one of the best productions in this year)

 

 

No.10

 

Total Points : 28

 

Helena Bonham Carter

 

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One of the most pleasant surprises in this rate! I didn't expect her to be so high here. She is an amazing actress and I totally respect her. She has always very unique roles/characters. She is an English actress. She made her acting debut in a television adaptation of K. M. Peyton's "A Pattern of Roses" before her debut film role as the titular character in "Lady Jane"(1986). However, her breakthrough role was in "A Room with a View"(1985), which was filmed after "Lady Jane", but released beforehand. In 1994, Bonham Carter appeared in a dream sequence during the second season of the British comedy series "Absolutely Fabulous", playing Edina Monsoon's daughter Saffron, who was normally played by Julia Sawalha. Her early films led to her being typecast as a "corset queen," and "English rose," playing pre- and early 20th century characters, particularly in Merchant-Ivory films. She played Olivia in Trevor Nunn's film version of "Twelfth Night" in 1996. One of the high points of her early career was her performance as the scheming Kate Croy in the 1997 film adaption of "Wings of the Dove" which was highly acclaimed internationally and netted her first "Golden Globe" and "Academy Award" nominations. She speaks French fluently, starring in a 1996 French film "Portraits chinois". In May 2006, Bonham Carter launched her own fashion line, "The Pantaloonies," with swimwear designer Samantha Sage. She played Bellatrix Lestrange in the final four Harry Potter films (2007-2011). She also played Mrs. Lovett, " Todd's (Johnny Depp) amorous accomplice in the film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's Broadway musical, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street". Directed by Tim Burton, Bonham Carter received a nomination for the Golden Globe for "Best Actress" for her performance. In early 2009, Bonham Carter was named one of The Times newspaper's top 10 British Actresses of all time! She appeared on the list with fellow actresses Julie Andrews, Helen Mirren, Maggie Smith, Judi Dench and Audrey Hepburn. She joined the cast of Tim Burton's 2010 film, "Alice in Wonderland" as The Red Queen. In 2010, Bonham Carter played Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in the film The King's Speech. As of January 2011, she had received numerous plaudits for her performance, including nominations for the BAFTA Award for "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" and the Academy Award for "Best Supporting Actress". She won her first BAFTA Award, but lost the Academy Award to Melissa Leo for "The Fighter". In 2012, Bonham Carter appeared as Miss Havisham in Mike Newell's adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel, "Great Expectations". In April 2012, she appeared in Rufus Wainwright's music video for his single "Out of the Game," featured on the album of the same name. Bonham Carter co-starred in a film adaptation of the musical "Les Misérables", released in 2012. She played the role of Madame Thénardier. She was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2012 New Year honours list for services to drama, and received the honour from the Queen at Buckingham Palace on 22 February 2012. In 2013, she played Red Harrington, a peg-legged brothel madam, who assists Reid and Tonto in locating Cavendish, in the movie "The Lone Ranger". In January 2014, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that Bonham Carter had been appointed to Britain's new national Holocaust Commission. I'm sure that eveyone knows that Helena Bonham Carter had relationship with Tim Burton. In 2001, she began a relationship with director Tim Burton, whom she met while filming "Planet of the Apes". Bonham Carter and Burton have two children together: son Billy Raymond Burton (born October 2003) and daughter Nell Burton (born December 2007). On 23 December, 2014, it was announced that she and Tim Burton separated. Four members had her name on their lists.

 

I have watched a few of her movies so far : Fight Club (Very good movie with unpredictable ending), Planet of the Apes (It wasn't a great remake but it's watchable), Big Fish (One of my favourite movies that year/ The directing was awesome), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (One of my favourite Harry Potter films/ The visual effects were great), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (It had elaborate editing), Terminator Salvation (The visual and sound effects were stunning / I was impressed about the result/It was full of tension), Alice in Wonderland (Imaginative movie with beautiful shots), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (It had a lot of suspense), The King's Speech (One of my favourite movies that year/Great performances/ Intriguing script), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (Great ending) Dark Shadows (It was quite funny in some parts), Les Misérables (It had one of the best productions that year) and The Lone Ranger (I really enjoyed this movie but it failed to have an impact..).

 

I would suggest you to watch : "Fight Club" because many critics and moviegoers regard it as one of the best film of 90's, "Big Fish" because the cinematography and the photography are remarkable, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" because it's one of the most exciting parts, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" because it has a great atmosphere, "Terminator Salvation" because it's an absorbing movie, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1" because Harry Potter films never fail to be great, "The King's Speech" because it has clever script and charismatic performances, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" because it's the most nostalgic part of the series and "Les Misérables" because it's the best musical of this decade (so far)!

Edited December 27, 201410 yr by Insomnio

Marion Cotillard is one of the best of her generation. Her roles in La Vie en Rose, Rust and Bone, The Immigrant and Two Days, One Night are all mind blowing. I really hope the Academy honours her with a nomination, as she has been praised by critics worldwide for Two Days, One Night as one of the best performances of the year.

 

Tilda Swinton is also extraordinary. I have yet to see her disappoint. It was such a travesty when she didn't get nominated for We Need To Talk About Kevin, in which she gave a terrific performance!

Tilda Swinton = A very fine and brilliant actress with such a unique look, I dunno there's just something magical about her = "The War Zone" (very bleak and depressing, but powerful performances made this work, but not something I would sit through again), "The Beach" (I saw this in the cinema and thought It was very disappointing), "Vanilla Sky" (awful), "The Deep End" (This was where I first really noticed Tilda, such a fantastic performance and character), "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" (great adventure movie, loved the book and the original BBC film, and they did a great job with this and Tilda was perfect as the wicked snow queen, so menacing and evil, she had the right look, just brilliant), "Broken Flowers" (quite interesting story, great Bill Murray movie), "Burn After Reading" (good characters, loved the intertwining storylines), "We Need To Talk About Kevin" (very dark and bleak, Tilda does It again with such a mesmerizing performance).

 

Amy Adams = Such a lovely actress, always love her acting performances and always comes across as bright and warm = "Drop Dead Gorgeous" (very underrated, dark comedy, just loved it), "The Wedding Date" (bland romantic comedy that attempted to turn Debra Messing into a movie star, just didn't work), "Enchanted" (brilliant, just brilliant, great story and loved the concept and Amy was fantastic), "Doubt" (powerful story and performances and just brilliant), "Night At The Museum 2" (fun standard sequel, okay but nothing special), "Julie and Julia" (really good), "Leap Year" (a bit bland, not Amy's best work, she can do better), "The Fighter" (just fantastic), "The Muppets" (great fun and highly enjoyable), "Man Of Steel" (better than Superman Returns, but not brilliant though, but Amy was a Lois Lane than Kate Bosworth, but nobody beats Margot Kidder in my opinion), "American Hustle" (really good movie, interesting plot and great cast)

No.9

 

Total Points: 28

 

Charlize Theron

 

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Charlize Theron is one of the most beautiful/sexy women on this planet. How could someone resist her??? Charlize is a very talented actress although she was a professional model in the past. However, she proved that she can play very intriguing/difficult characters so far. She is a South African and American actress. Her ancestry includes French, German, and Dutch persons. Although seeing herself as a dancer, Theron at 16 won a one-year modeling contract at a local competition in Salerno and with her mother moved to Milan, Italy. At 19, Theron flew to Los Angeles, on a one-way ticket her mother bought her, intending now to work in the movie industry. Her first speaking role was a supporting but significant and attention-garnering part as a hitwoman in "2 Days in the Valley" (1996). Larger roles in widely released Hollywood films followed, and her career expanded in the late 1990s with box-office successes like "The Devil's Advocate" (1997), "Mighty Joe Young" (1998), and "The Cider House Rules" (1999). She starred in four films in 2000 – "Reindeer Games", "The Yards", "The Legend of Bagger Vance" and "Men of Honor" – and was briefly considered a new It girl. After appearing in other films, Theron starred as serial killer Aileen Wuornos in "Monster" (2003). For this role, Theron won the Academy Award for Best Actress at the 76th Academy Awards in February 2004, as well as the Screen Actors Guild Award and the Golden Globe Award. She is the first South African to win an Oscar for Best Actress!!! AskMen also named her the number one most desirable woman of 2003. In 2005, Theron portrayed Rita, Michael Bluth's (Jason Bateman) love interest, on the third season of Fox's critically acclaimed television series Arrested Development. She also received Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her role of Britt Ekland in the 2004 HBO film "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers". On 30 September, Theron received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2006, Theron received Best Actress Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for her lead performance in the drama North Country (2005). In 2008, Theron was named the Hasty Pudding Theatricals Woman of the Year. Following a three-year hiatus from the big screen, Theron returned to the spotlight in 2011 with Young Adult. Directed by Jason Reitman, the film earned critical acclaim especially for Theron's performance. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and several other high profile awards. Theron played the Wicked Queen in the film Snow White & the Huntsman, which began production in 2011 and was released in 2012. She also starred in Ridley Scott's science fiction film Prometheus (2012). On 7 February 2013 it was announced that Theron was cast as Libby Day, the lead character in the film adaptation of the Gillian Flynn novel "Dark Places". She is also well-known for her activism. The Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project (CTAOP) was created in 2007 by Theron, Academy Award winning actor and UN Messenger of Peace, in an effort to support African youth in the fight against HIV/AIDS. In 2008, Theron was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace! Theron is involved in women's rights organisations, and has marched in pro-choice rallies. Theron also is a supporter of animal rights and active member of PETA. She appeared in a PETA ad for its anti-fur campaign. Theron is a supporter of same-sex marriage and attended a march and rally to support that in Fresno, California, on 30 May 2009. She has publicly stated that she refuses to get married until same sex marriage is legal in the United States. She has a son, Jackson, whose adoption was announced in March 2012. In the mid-1990s, Theron had a two-year relationship with actor Craig Bierko. From 1997 to 2001, she dated Third Eye Blind frontman Stephan Jenkins. Theron then began a relationship with Irish actor Stuart Townsend, with whom she starred in "Trapped" (2002) and "Head in the Clouds" (2004). Theron and Townsend separated in January 2010 after nearly nine years together. Since early 2014, she has been dating actor Sean Penn. Five members voted this amazing woman. One of them gave a 10!!!

 

I have watched many of her movies so far: The Devil's Advocate (One of the movies that defined 90's/Intriguing script/Unpredictable plot), Mighty Joe Young (The story is very sensitive/Nice performances), The Astronaut's Wife (It was quite slow and a little bit boring), The Cider House Rules (One of her best movies/The directing is very good and the characters are likeable), The Yards (It's a good movie but there was something missing), The Legend of Bagger Vance (it's not a bad movie but it's so forgettable), Men of Honor (One of the best movies that year, Great story), Sweet November (One of my favourite movies ever! She had chemistry with Keanu Reeves/One of the best romantic drama movies ever!), The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (I really enjoyed this movie/ The dialogues are hilarious), 15 Minutes (I remember that there was a fuss about this movie when it was released/However, it wasn't something great), Trapped (It has suspense but it's so predictable), Waking Up in Reno (It's funny in some parts but it's not a good film) The Italian Job (Nice remake), Monster (One of the best female performances ever! The story is very intriguing), Head in the Clouds (Average movie but it's watchable), North Country (Another great performance by Charlize, enlightening story), Aeon Flux (Imaginative story but the result was average), In the Valley of Elah (Nice performances, interesting story), Hancock (It has very good visual effects but the story isn't great), The Road (I love this movie, the visual effects and the photography are great, absorbing story), Snow White and the Huntsman (She was great as the bitch witch of the story, the visual and the sound effects are stunning), Prometheus (I felt a little disappointed about the plot but the visual effects are stunning) and A Million Ways to Die in the West (Hilarious).

 

I would suggest you to watch : "The Devil's Advocate" because it's one of the most iconic movies of the 90's, "Mighty Joe Young" because it's one of her first decent movies, "The Cider House Rules" because it has incredible cast and the performances are very sentimental, "Men of Honor" because it's one of the most underrated movies of the 00's, "Sweet November" because it's a very powerful story, "The Curse of the Jade Scorpion" because it's an uproarious movie with clever characters, "Monster" because Charlize gave a groundbreaking performance and critics totally praised her acting, "North Country" because it's one of the best movies of 2005, "In the Valley of Elah" because it's a decent movie, "The Road" because it's one of the most underrated movies of this decade and it should have won Academy Awards, "Snow White and the Huntsman" because it's a fascinating movie, "Prometheus" because it's an impressive movie and "A Million Ways to Die in the West"because you will laugh a lot!!!

 

How could someone resist her???

 

She doesn't have a dick.

 

Charlize is a decent actress, not seen her in much though. Young Adult and North Country are both great though.

I've only seen her in The Road, but I don't actually remember her in it. It was a boring film and the kid was annoying as hell. I need to watch Monster one day.

Anne Hathaway = A really good actress with a beautiful natural look and have seen a lot of her movies and has a bright and long future ahead of her = "The Princess Diaries" (A great start and perfect role for her, I knew straight away that she would be huge), "Ella Enchanted" (An okay children's movie, but not great but quite fun), "The Princess Diaries 2" (Not as strong as the 1st one and wasn't really needed, but still good), "Brokeback Mountain" (a nice movie with touching performances, and even the supporting players did well), "The Devil Wears Prada" (fantastic movie, Meryl steals the show and Anne was very likeable), "Get Smart" (quite funny spy spoof both Steve and Anne are fantastic in this), "Rachel Getting Married" (an okay movie, but didn't like the cheap documentary feel, but Anne was fantastic and showed some real range), "Bride Wars" (stupid fluff and bland), "Valentine's Day" (Too much going on), "Alice In Wonderland" (a decent version, but nothing beats the original, but okay), "Love and Other Drugs" (decent movie, another decent role for Anne), "One Day" (not very good at all, rather plain and dull), "The Dark Knight Rises" (A fantastic 3rd act in a great trilogy and plus loved Anne as Catwoman and definitely up there as one of the best), "Les Miserables" (fantastic movie, stunning performances, just loved).

 

Helena Bonham Carter = A fantastic quirky actress whose great in everything = "Mary Shelly's Frankenstien" (okay not a brilliant movie, but it's okay and Helena was fantastic in it), "Fight Club" (fantastic movie with an all time great twist, plus loved Helena's role she really kept everything together), "Planet Of The Apes 2001" (could have been better, but nothing compared to the original and rather stupid, all style and no substance), "Wallace and Gromit - The Curse of the Ware Rabbit" (not normally a fan of these, but I actually enjoyed this), "Corpse Bride" (great animation, and loved her character and voice work, just brilliant), "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (nothing compared to the original, didn't like Johnny's take on Willy Wonka, found him rather creepy), "Harry Potter films" (loved her work in all these, she was perfect casting, loved her gothic look and really evil, just superb), "Sweeny Todd" (an okay version, again Helena steals the show), "Terminator Salvation" (why do they keep making these, after the awful 3rd one, this one is just as awful and bloated), "Enid" (again perfectly cast, loved her take on the classic children's author, she was just brilliant and definitely one of her best performances), "The Kings Speech" (weren't that keen on the film itself, but Helena truly shines), "Dark Shadows" (an okay movie, but loved Helena's character and her own storyline, which was very interesting, but she bowed out too soon), "Les Misrables" (fantastic performances and just excellent), "Burton and Taylor" (another great performance by Helena, much better than the awful Lindsay Lohan version).

No.8

 

Total Points : 39

 

Julia Roberts

 

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If I made the actress rate in 90's, Julia Roberts would be on the top of the list. That says it all..Though, I'm so glad that she is in the Top 10! I totally love this woman and I grew up with her movies. My family also loves her and my grandmother always watches "Pretty Woman" on Tv. I remember that she had many fans in my high school and many of my friends discussed about her movies (both boys and girls). She has the perfect smile and she always makes my mood when I see her photos. I believe that she is a gifted actress and I could praise her all day. She doesn't choose many roles as she used to do in the past and I'm a little bit disappointed about that. However, when she releases a new movie, I'll try to watch it in the cinema. She is an American actress and producer. She is of English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, German, and Swedish descent. Roberts wanted to be a veterinarian as a child. She also played the clarinet in her school band. After graduating from Smyrna's Campbell High School, she attended Georgia State University, but did not graduate. She later headed to New York to pursue a career in acting. Once there, she signed with the Click Modeling Agency and enrolled in acting classes. Roberts made her first big screen appearance in the film "Satisfaction" (1988). She had previously performed a small role opposite her brother, Eric, in "Blood Red" (she has two words of dialogue), filmed in 1987 and released in 1989. Her first television appearance was as a juvenile rape victim in the initial season of the series Crime Story with Dennis Farina, in the episode titled "The Survivor", broadcast on February 13, 1987. Her first critical success with moviegoers was her performance in the independent film "Mystic Pizza" in 1988. That same year, she had a role in the fourth season finale of Miami Vice. In 1989, she was featured in "Steel Magnolias", and received both her first Academy Award nomination (as Best Supporting Actress) and first Golden Globe Award win (Motion Picture Best Supporting Actress) for her performance. Roberts became known to worldwide audiences when she starred with Richard Gere in "Pretty Woman", in 1990. Roberts won the role after Michelle Pfeiffer, Molly Ringwald, Meg Ryan, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Karen Allen, and Daryl Hannah turned it down (Thanks God!). The role also earned her a second Oscar nomination, this time as Best Actress, and second Golden Globe Award win, as Motion Picture Best Actress (Musical or Comedy). Her next box office success was the thriller Sleeping with the Enemy, playing a battered wife who escapes her abusive husband, played by Patrick Bergin, and begins a new life in Iowa. She played Tinkerbell in Steven Spielberg's "Hook" in 1991, and also played a nurse in the 1991 film, "Dying Young". This work was followed by a two-year hiatus, during which she made no films other than a cameo appearance in Robert Altman's "The Player" (1992). Roberts co-starred with Denzel Washington in The Pelican Brief (1993), based on John Grisham's 1992 novel of the same name. In 1996, she appeared in season 2 of Friends (episode 13 "The One After the Superbowl"). Roberts co-starred with Liam Neeson in "Michael Collins" (1996). Over the next few years, she starred in Stephen Frears' "Mary Reilly" (1996), followed by "My Best Friend's Wedding" in 1997. She starred in the films "Stepmom" (1998), alongside Susan Sarandon, "Notting Hill" (1999), with Hugh Grant, and, also in 1999, in "Runaway Bride", her second film with Richard Gere. Roberts was a guest star on the Law & Order television series episode "Empire" with series regular Benjamin Bratt. She earned a nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series! In 2001, Roberts received the Academy Award for "Best Actress" for her portrayal of "Erin Brockovich". Roberts' first film following "Erin Brockovich" was the romantic comedy "America's Sweethearts" along with Billy Crystal, John Cusack, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Later in 2001 she starred in Gore Verbinski's road gangster comedy, "The Mexican", giving her a chance to work with long-time friend, Brad Pitt. In fall 2001, Roberts teamed with Erin Brockovich director Steven Soderbergh for "Ocean's Eleven" (2001). A success with critics and at the box office alike, Ocean's Eleven became the fifth highest-grossing film of the year with a total of $450 million worldwide. In 2003, Roberts was cast in Mike Newell's drama film Mona Lisa Smile, also starring Kirsten Dunst, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Julia Stiles. Roberts received a record $25 million which was the highest ever earned by an actress then. In 2004, Roberts replaced Cate Blanchett in Mike Nichols's "Closer", a romantic drama film written by Patrick Marber, based on his award-winning 1997 play of the same name. Also in 2004, the actress reprised the role of Tess Ocean in Soderbergh's crime comedy sequel "Ocean's Twelve". In 2005, she was featured in the music video for the single "Dreamgirl" by the Dave Matthews Band. It was her first music video appearance. Roberts had two films released in 2006: The Ant Bully and Charlotte's Web. Both films were animated features for which she provided voice acting. Her next film was "Charlie Wilson's War" (2007), with Tom Hanks and Philip Seymour Hoffman, directed by Mike Nichols and based on the book by former CBS journalist George Crile. Roberts made her Broadway debut on April 19, 2006 as Nan in a revival of Richard Greenberg's 1997 play "Three Days of Rain" opposite Bradley Cooper and Paul Rudd. Although the play grossed nearly US$1 million in ticket sales during its first week and was a commercial success throughout its limited run, her performance drew criticism. In 2009, Roberts starred with Clive Owen in the comedy-thriller "Duplicit" for which she received her seventh Golden Globe nomination. In 2010, she appeared in the ensemble romantic comedy "Valentine's Day", with Cooper, and starred in the film adaptation of "Eat Pray Love". It had the highest debut at the box office for Roberts in a top-billed role since "America's Sweethearts". In 2011, she co-starred as Mercedes Tainot opposite Tom Hanks who directed and played the title role in the romantic comedy "Larry Crowne". She appeared in the 2012 Tarsem Singh adaptation of Snow White, titled "Mirror Mirror", playing the Evil Queen. In 2013, Roberts appeared in "August: Osage County", playing one of Meryl Streep's character's three daughters. Her performance in it earned her nominations for the Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Critics' Choice Award and Academy Award for "Best Supporting Actress", amongst other accolades. It was her fourth Academy Award nomination. Julia Roberts is noted for her charitable work but she is notable for her love affairs too..:P Roberts reportedly had romantic relationships with actors Jason Patric, Liam Neeson, Kiefer Sutherland, Dylan McDermott, and Matthew Perry. On June 25, 1993, she married country singer Lyle Lovett (I couldn't help but wonder what happened to her?????). They separated in March 1995 and subsequently divorced. From 1998 to 2001, Roberts dated actor Benjamin Bratt. Roberts and her husband, cameraman Daniel Moder, met on the set of her film The Mexican in 2000, while she was still dating Bratt. At the time, Moder was married to Vera Steimberg. He filed for divorce a little over a year later, and after it was finalized, he and Roberts wed on July 4, 2002, at her ranch in Taos, New Mexico. Together, they have three children: twins Hazel Patricia and Phinnaeus "Finn" Walter Moder and Henry Daniel Moder (I really didn't know that she has children!!!). Six members voted this amazing actress!!! One of them gave a 10 (Me).

 

I have watched many of her movies so far : Mystic Pizza (It's funny in some parts but I wouldn't say that it was the best choise for her. However, it was her first movie..), Steel Magnolias (Great performances, emotional story, incredible female cast), Pretty Woman (One of the movies that defined the 90's/One of the best romantic movie ever! Julia was gorgeous there), Flatliners (I really liked that movie when I watched it. However, I want to watch it again), Hook (I read the novel and I found it as an amazing adaptation / The cinematography and the photography are stunning), The Pelican Brief (Intriguing scipt/ It has suspense), My Best Friend's Wedding (Entertaining movie with funny scenes), Runaway Bride (It's quite funny but it's so Hollywood..), Erin Brockovich (One of my favourite female performances ever! This movie couldn't have happened without Julia. The story is very interesting and it's very meaningful too), The Mexican (It isn't a bad movie but it's a little bit forgettable), America's Sweethearts (It's funny in some parts but it's nothing special), Ocean's Eleven (Nice performances/clever script), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (I didn't expect it to be so good/ It has nice perfromances and the script is intriguing), Full Frontal (One of my worst movies ever! Waste of time/ Her worst movie to date), Mona Lisa Smile (Decent movie with likeable performances from the young actresses. Julia is very good too), Ocean's Twelve (Nice movie. However it wasn't better than the first film), Closer (One of the most overrated movies that year..I found it very boring), Duplicity (It's very funny because of the characters of the leading stars but it could have a better result), Eat Pray Love (I liked this movie when I watched it in the cinema. It has pleasant story, nice performances and beautiful photography) and August: Osage County (Great performances, powerful story and nice directing).

 

I would suggest you to watch : "Steel Magnolias" because it's one of the best films of 80's, "Pretty Woman" because Julia's performance is adorable, "Flatliners" because it's quite good sci-fi horror thriller film, "Hook" because it's an entertaining movie, "The Pelican Brief" because it's one of the best suspenseful legal thrillers of the 90's, "My Best Friend's Wedding" because you will laugh a lot with the plot, "Erin Brockovich" because Julia gave a gifted performance and critics totally praised her acting, "Ocean's Eleven" because it's one of the best remakes of the 00's, "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" because it's an unexpected good movie, "Eat Pray Love" because you will have a beautiful journey with Julia and "August: Osage County" because it's one of the best movies of 2013!

 

Angelina is a complete non entity of an actress. I've never seen her in a role where I thought she was decent.

 

I think she did a pretty good job in 'Changeling' :o

Angelina is a complete non entity of an actress. I've never seen her in a role where I thought she was decent.

 

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Not even her Oscar nominated ones? She was pretty great in Girl, Interrupted and absolutely deserved the win and she was fantastic in Changeling too. I find her totally electric in the right part. She just has that something that makes her so watchable.

I believe that Angelina Jolie is a decent actress. Maybe, Regina hasn't watched her best films yet (Changeling/Girl, Interrupted etc). However, I wouldn't say that her action films are great..

Edited January 4, 201510 yr by Insomnio

No.7

 

Total Points : 40

 

Cate Blanchett

 

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Another fantastic actress in the Top 10! I'm a big fan of Cate Blanchett! She is very talented actress and critics always praise her for her amazing perfromances. She is definitely one of the best actresses of her generation! I have watched many of her films and she hasn't one bad perfromance yet. That says it all..She is an Australian actress of screen and stage. Blanchett has described herself as being "part extrovert, part wallflower" during childhood. She had a penchant for dressing in masculine clothing, and went through goth and punk phases during her teenaged years, shaving her head at one point. Her first major stage role was in the 1992 David Mamet play "Oleanna", for which she won the Sydney Theatre Critics' Best Newcomer Award. She also played the role of Ophelia in an acclaimed 1994–95 Company B production of "Hamlet", directed by Neil Armfield, starring Rush and Richard Roxburgh; She was nominated for a Green Room Award. She made her international film debut with a supporting role as an Australian nurse captured by the Japanese Army during World War II, in Bruce Beresford's 1997 film "Paradise Road", which co-starred Glenn Close and Frances McDormand. Her first leading role, also in 1997, was as Lucinda Leplastrier in Gillian Armstrong's production of "Oscar and Lucinda", opposite Ralph Fiennes. Blanchett received wide acclaim for her performance, and earned her first Australian Film Institute (AFI) Award nomination as "Best Leading Actress", losing to Pamela Rabe in "The Well". She won the AFI Best Actress Award in the same year for her role as Lizzie in the 1997 romantic comedy "Thank God He Met Lizzie", co-starring Richard Roxburgh and Frances O'Connor. By 1997, Blanchett had accrued significant praise and recognition in her native Australia. Her first high-profile international role was as Elizabeth I of England in the critically-acclaimed 1998 film "Elizabeth", which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. She became the first and only actress in the history of The Academy Awards, to be nominated in this category for the part. Blanchett lost out to Gwyneth Paltrow for her role in "Shakespeare in Love", but won a British Academy Award (BAFTA) and a Golden Globe Award for "Best Actress" in a Motion Picture Drama. The following year, Blanchett appeared in the Mike Newell comedy "Pushing Tin", with critics singling out her performance, and the Anthony Minghella film "The Talented Mr. Ripley" alongside Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law. Blanchett received her second BAFTA nomination for her performance in Ripley. Already an acclaimed actress, Blanchett received a host of new fans when she appeared in Peter Jackson's Oscar-winning blockbuster trilogy, "The Lord of the Rings", playing the role of Galadriel in all three films. The trilogy holds the record as the highest grossing film trilogy of all time!!! In addition to "The Lord of the Rings", 2001 also saw Blanchett diversify her portfolio with a range of roles in the dramas "Charlotte Gray" and "The Shipping News" and the American crime-comedy "Bandits", for which she earned a second Golden Globe and SAG Award nomination. In 2002, Blanchett appeared, opposite Giovanni Ribisi, in Tom Tykwer-directed "Heaven", the first film in an unfinished trilogy by acclaimed writer-director Krzysztof Kieślowski. 2003 saw Blanchett again playing a wide range of roles; Galadriel in the third and final installment of the "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy (which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), the Ron Howard-directed western-thriller "The Missing", Jim Jarmusch's "Coffee and Cigarettes" — playing two roles (both against herself) — for which she received an Independent Spirit Award for "Best Supporting Female" nomination, and the biographical film "Veronica Guerin", which earned her a Golden Globe "Best Actress Drama" nomination. In 2005, she won her first Academy Award in "Best Supporting Actress" for her acclaimed portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese's "The Aviator". This made Blanchett the first actor to garner an Academy Award for playing an Oscar-winning actor. That same year, Blanchett won the Australian Film Institute Best Actress Award for her role as Tracy Heart, a former heroin addict, in the Australian film "Little Fish". Though lesser known globally than some of her other films, Little Fish received great critical acclaim in Blanchett's native Australia. In 2006, she starred opposite Brad Pitt in the multi-lingual, multi-narrative ensemble drama "Babel", which received seven Academy Award nominations, the Steven Soderbergh-directed "The Good German" with George Clooney, and the acclaimed "Notes on a Scandal" opposite Dame Judi Dench. Blanchett received a third Academy Award nomination for her performance in the latter film. In 2007, Blanchett was named as one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World and also one of the most successful actresses by Forbes magazine. She reprised her role as Queen Elizabeth I in the sequel "Elizabeth: The Golden Age", and portrayed Jude Quinn, one of six incarnations of Bob Dylan in Todd Haynes' experimental film "I'm Not There". She won the Volpi Cup Best Actress Award at the Venice Film Festival (accepted by fellow Australian actor and I'm Not There co-star Heath Ledger), the Independent Spirit and Golden Globe "Best Supporting Actress" Award for her portrayal of Jude Quinn. At the 80th Academy Awards Blanchett received two Academy Award nominations—"Best Actress" for "Elizabeth: the Golden Age" and "Best Supporting Actress" for "I'm Not There"—becoming the eleventh actor to receive two acting nominations in the same year, and the first female actor to receive another nomination for the reprisal of a role. She next appeared in Steven Spielberg's "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull", as the villainous KGB agent Col. Dr. Irina Spalko, and in David Fincher's Oscar-nominated "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", appearing on screen with Brad Pitt for a second time. In 2010, she appeared opposite Russell Crowe in Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood". In 2011, she took part in film "Hanna". As of 2011, Blanchett has featured in seven films that were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture: "Elizabeth" (1998), "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy (2001, 2002 and 2003), "The Aviator" (2004), "Babel" (2006), and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (2008). Blanchett reprised her role as Galadriel in Peter Jackson's adaptations of "The Hobbit", filmed in New Zealand. Blanchett played the lead role in "Blue Jasmine" (2013), written and directed by Woody Allen, and costarring Alec Baldwin and Sally Hawkins. She received rave reviews for her performance, with some critics calling it the best role of her career (surpassing her acclaimed starring role in Elizabeth)! The performance earned her more than 40 industry and critics awards (including LAFCA (tied), NYFCC, NSFC, and Critic's Choice Awards), the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Outstanding Performance of the Year Award, an Australian Academy Award (AACTA), a SAG award, Golden Globe award, BAFTA award, an Independent Film Spirit Award and an Academy Award for "Best Actress"! Blanchett's win makes her just the sixth actress to win an Oscar in both of the acting categories. She is the first Australian actor to win more than one acting Oscar. In 2014, Blanchett co-starred with Matt Damon and George Clooney in the latter's film, "The Monuments Men", based on the true story of a crew of art historians and museum curators who recover renowned works of art stolen by Nazis. The film featured an ensemble cast, including John Goodman, Bill Murray, Hugh Bonneville, and Jean Dujardin. Blanchett voiced the part of Valka in 2014's "How to Train Your Dragon 2". Blanchett will play Lady Tremaine, the Wicked Stepmother, in a live-action re-imagening of both the fairy tale "Cinderella" and Walt Disney's animated film, set to be released on March 13, 2015. Apart from her acting skills, she is a patron and ambassador of the Australian Film Institute and its academy, the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts. She has also a family. Blanchett's husband is playwright and screenwriter Andrew Upton, whom she met in 1996 on the set of a TV show. They have three sons! Seven members voted this incredible actress! One of them gave a 10!!!

 

I have watched many of her movies so far: Elizabeth (Great performance/ Many critics and moviegoers claimed that she was totally robbed by Gwyneth Paltrow that year), The Talented Mr. Ripley (Intriguing scipt with nice performances), The Gift (It's not great but it's not bad either), The Shipping News (Underrated movie), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (My favourite part of the trilogy, Great beginning), Bandits (funny movie), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Great cinematography, stunning visual and sound effects), Heaven (I watched this movie many years ago. I don't remember every detail of it but it was decent), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Epic), The Missing (The story is quite good and I really liked this movie), Veronica Guerin (Great story about drugs, Cate's performance was very good), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (Anderson's movies are always special. I wouldn't say that "The Life...." is one of his best movies. However, it's quite unique), The Aviator (The directing is great, the perfromances are very good and the story is interesting. However, it was a little bit boring in some parts because of its total length), Babel (One of my favourite movies ever! Thought provoking movie/It's full of social messages), Notes on a Scandal (The performances are great. It's based on a controversial story), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Disappointing comeback :nocheer: ), Robin Hood (The directing is very good, it has nice photography and the performances are quite good. I'm a big fan of this hero), Hanna (Quite good), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (The visual and sounds effects are amazing, the story has many funny moments), Blue Jasmine (One of my favourite female performances ever! It has genius script/One of the best Wooody Allen films), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (The visual effects are impressive/ It has a lot of action in comparison with the first film) and The Monuments Men (The story is very interesting. However, the directing and the film sets aren't great).

 

I would suggest you to watch "Elizabeth" because Cate is great as Queen Elizabeth I of England, "The Talented Mr. Ripley" because it's based on a great novel, "The Shipping News" because it's an emotional story with notable cast, "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy" because it's magnificent, "The Missing" because it's one of the best recent western thriller films, "Veronica Guerin" because it's based on a great personality, "The Aviator" because Martin Scorsese always tries for his best, "Babel" because it's one of the movies that defined the 00's, "Notes on a Scandal" because it's one of the best movies that year, "Robin Hood" because it's a decent adventure film about a great hero, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug because they are very entertaining movies with incredible visual effects and amazing sound effects and "Blue Jasmine" because Cate Blanchett gave a lengedary performance!

 

 

No.6

 

Total Points : 45

 

Jennifer Lawrence

 

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Jennifer Lawrence is the youngest actress in the Top 10! She is one of the most talented actresses of her generation and she has already a large fanbase all around the world. I was sure that she would end up so high in this rate! It was obvious based on her popularity the latest years. She has also a very funny personality and she looks stunning in her photos. She is an American actress. By the age of 14, she had decided to pursue an acting career, persuading her parents to take her to New York City to find a talent agent. In July 2007, Lawrence started her acting career as a teenager in the TBS comedy series "The Bill Engvall Show", playing Lauren Pearson, the oldest daughter. "The Bill Engvall Show", including Lawrence, won a Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Performers in a TV Series at their 2009 award show and Lawrence was nominated for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama), but did not win. In 2007, she auditioned for the role of Bella Swan in "Twilight", but the role went to Kristen Stewart. In 2008, she appeared in a small role in the film "Garden Party" as Tiff. Lawrence had the role of Agnes in "The Poker House". She was awarded the Los Angeles Film Festival Award for "Best Performance" in the Narrative Competition in 2008 for her role in the film. This was followed by an appearance in Guillermo Arriaga's film directorial debut "The Burning Plain", opposite Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger. Her performance in the film earned her the Marcello Mastroianni Award for best emerging actor/actress at the Venice Film Festival in 2008. She appeared in the music video for the song "The Mess I Made", from the band Parachute's 2009 album Losing Sleep. Lawrence's lead role in Debra Granik's "Winter's Bone", which won best picture at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010, is often cited as a breakout performance for her. The performance was highly acclaimed by film critics! Receiving accolades for her performance, Lawrence was awarded the National Board of Review Award for "Best Breakthrough Performance". She received a nomination for the Academy Award for "Best Actress" on January 25, 2011. Also in 2011, Lawrence co-starred in the independent film "Like Crazy", which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. She starred as shape-shifting villain, Mystique, alongside James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender in X-Men: First Class, a prequel to the rest of the X-Men film series. In 2011, Lawrence appeared in "The Beaver", a dark comedy starring Jodie Foster and Mel Gibson. In 2012, Lawrence starred as Katniss Everdeen in the film "The Hunger Games", based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins. Despite being a fan of the books, Lawrence took three days to accept the role because she was initially intimidated by the size of the movie and how it might affect her career. The film was released on March 23, 2012, and set a record for the third-largest opening weekend, making a record-breaking $152.5 million in three days for a non-sequel film. In November 2012, she played the recently widowed Tiffany Maxwell in David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook", an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Matthew Quick, opposite Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro. She received critical praise for her performance in the film! She won the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for "Best Actress" for her performance in the film. She also starred alongside Max Thieriot and Elisabeth Shue in Mark Tonderai's thriller "House at the End of the Street". In 2013, she reprised her role as Katniss Everdeen in "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire". It became a major commercial and critical success. Lawrence also played Rosalyn Rosenfeld, a supporting role in David O. Russell's crime drama "American Hustle". She received critical acclaim for her performance and was nominated for "Best Supporting Actress" by the Screen Actors Guild and the Critics' Choice Awards. She won the Golden Globe for "Best Supporting Actress"on January 12, 2014. She also received the BAFTA Award for "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" and a third Academy Award nomination, her first for a supporting role, becoming the youngest actress to have three nominations. In 2014, Lawrence again played Mystique, in the film "X-Men: Days of Future Past", with James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender. She reprised her role as Katniss Everdeen in the film adaptations of the final Hunger Games book, Mockingjay. For the musical score of the first Mockingjay film, she was featured on a song titled "The Hanging Tree", which reached the top 40 on multiple international singles charts. Her latest film is "Serena".

In 2013 she was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time. In 2014, Lawrence was ranked #1 on the FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World list. In August 2014, Lawrence was named the second-highest-paid actress in Hollywood behind Sandra Bullock. Jennifer Lawrence is also notable for her philanthropy. She is active in charities such as the World Food Programme, Feeding America, and The Thirst Project. Lawrence is an official ambassador of the Special Olympics, the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellctual disabilities. Lawrence has created the Jennifer Lawrence Foundation, which supports charities such as the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, Special Olympics, and Do Something, a non-profit organization with the goal of motivating young people to take action around social changes. Six members had this amazing woman on their lists. One of them gave a 10!

 

I have watched many of her films so far: Winter's Bone (Her performance is really great/It has intriguing script), X-Men: First Class (One of my favourite movies that year/ I totally loved the story), The Hunger Games (Amazing action film), House at the End of the Street (It's not great but it's watchable), Silver Linings Playbook (Very good performances, funny story with some emotional parts), The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Impressive visual effects, incredible sound effects/It has a lot of action), American Hustle (It's quite good but it's one of the most overrated films ever), X-Men: Days of Future Past (One of the best blockbusters of the last year) and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (A little bit boring in some parts. However, it has some powerful scenes like "The Hanging Tree").

 

I would suggest you to watch "Winter's Bone" because it's a very good independent drama film, "X-Men: First Class" because these superheroes are the best, "The Hunger Games" because it has one of the best action heroines, "Silver Linings Playbook" because it has an original script with notable performances, "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" because it's a great sequel, "American Hustle" because it has a great cast and "X-Men: Days of Future Past" because anyone can beat this amazing team!

 

No.5

 

Total Points : 45

 

Julianne Moore

 

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Julianne Moore is one of the most important and talented actresses of her generation! She has a wide variety of roles and critics usulaly praise her acting! I didn't expect her to be so high in this rate but I'm glad that she has a lot of fans here. She totally deserves it. She hasn't won an Academy Award yet. However, I heard that she is one of the big contenders this year. I hope so..Julianne Moore is an American actress and children's author. She considers herself half Scottish and claimed British citizenship in 2011 to honor her deceased mother. When she was 16, her family moved to Frankfurt, Germany, where she attended Frankfurt American High School. She was clever and studious, a self-proclaimed "good girl", and she planned to become a doctor. She had never considered performing, or even attended the theatre, but she was an avid reader and it was this hobby that led her to begin acting at the school. She appeared in several plays, including "Tartuffe" and "Medea", and with the encouragement of her English teacher she chose to pursue a theatrical career. Moore's parents supported her decision, but asked that she train at university to provide the added security of a college degree. She was accepted to Boston University and graduated with a BFA in Theatre in 1983. Her first screen role came in 1984, in an episode of the soap opera "The Edge of Night". Her break came the following year, when she joined the cast of "As the World Turns". Moore appeared on the show until 1988, when she won a "Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series". Once she had finished on the soap opera, she turned to the stage to play Ophelia in a Guthrie Theater production of "Hamlet". The actress sporadically returned to television over the next three years, appearing in the TV movies "Money, Power, Murder" (1989), "The Last to Go" (1991), and "Cast a Deadly Spell" (1991). In 1990, Moore began working with stage director Andre Gregory on a workshop theatre production of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya". The same year, Moore made her cinematic debut in "Tales from the Darkside: The Movie", playing a mummy's victim. Her next film role did not come until 1992, but introduced her to a wide audience. The thriller "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle"—in which she played the main character's friend—was number one at the US box office, and Moore caught the attention of several critics with her performance. She followed it the same year with the comedy "The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag". Moore continued to play supporting roles throughout 1993, firstly appearing in the Madonna flop "Body of Evidence", which she later regretted, and then in the romantic comedy "Benny & Joon"with Johnny Depp. She also appeared briefly as a doctor in one of the year's biggest hits, the Harrison Ford thriller "The Fugitive". The filmmaker Robert Altman saw Moore in Uncle Vanya, and was sufficiently impressed to cast her in his next project: the ensemble drama "Short Cuts"(1993). It was critically acclaimed, and received awards for "Best Ensemble Cast" at the Venice Film Festival and the Golden Globe Awards. Moore received an individual nomination for "Best Supporting Female" at the Independent Spirit Awards, while the monologue earned her a degree of notoriety. "Short Cuts" was one of a trio of successive film appearances that boosted Moore's reputation. It was followed in 1994 with "Vanya on 42nd Street", a filmed version of her ongoing Vanya production, directed by Louis Malle. Moore's performance of Yelena was described as "simply outstanding" by Time Out, and she won the Boston Society of Film Critics award for Best Actress. Moore was then given her first leading role in Todd Haynes' low-budget film "Safe" (1995). Moore's next appearance was a supporting role in the comedy–drama "Roommates" (1995). Her following film, "Nine Months" (1995), was crucial in establishing her as a leading lady in Hollywood. It was poorly reviewed but a box office success and remains one of her highest grossing films. Her next release was also a Hollywood production, as Moore appeared alongside Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Banderas in the thriller "Assassins" (1995). Moore's only appearance of 1996 was as the artist Dora Maar in the Merchant Ivory film "Surviving Picasso", which met with poor reviews. A key point in Moore's career came when she was cast by Steven Spielberg to star as paleontologist Dr. Sarah Harding in "The Lost World: Jurassic Park"—the sequel to his 1993 blockbuster "Jurassic Park". "The Lost World" (1997) finished as one of the ten highest-grossing films in history to that point. "The Myth of Fingerprints" was her second appearance of 1997, where she met her future husband in director Bart Freundlich. Later that year, she made a cameo appearance in the dark comedy "Chicago Cab". Her first Academy Award nomination came for the critically acclaimed "Boogie Nights" (1997). Alongside her Oscar nomination for "Best Supporting Actress", Moore was nominated at the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards, and several critics groups named her a winner. Moore followed her success in "Boogie Nights" with a role in the Coen brothers' dark comedy "The Big Lebowski" (1998). The film was not a hit at the time of release but subsequently became a cult classic. At the end of 1998, Moore had a flop with Gus Van Sant's "Psycho", a remake of the classic Alfred Hitchcock film of the same name. After reuniting with Robert Altman for the dark comedy "Cookie's Fortune" (1999), Moore starred in "An Ideal Husband"—Oliver Parker's adaptation of the Oscar Wilde play. She earned a Golden Globe nomination for "Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy". She was also nominated in the Drama category that year for her work in "The End of the Affair" (1999). Moore received her second Academy Award nomination for the role—her first for Best Actress—as well as nominations at the British Academy (BAFTA) and Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards. In between her two Golden Globe-nominated performances, Moore was seen in "A Map of the World", supporting Sigourney Weaver, as a bereaved mother. Her fifth and final film of 1999 was the acclaimed drama "Magnolia". She was subsequently named "Best Supporting Actress" of 1999 by the National Board of Review, in recognition of her three performances in "Magnolia", "An Ideal Husband", and "A Map of the World".

The year 2000 saw only one appearance from Moore, a cameo role in the comedy "The Ladies Man". In early 2001, she appeared as FBI Agent Clarice Starling in "Hannibal", a sequel to the Oscar winning film "The Silence of the Lambs". Jodie Foster had declined to reprise the role, and director Ridley Scott eventually cast Moore over Angelina Jolie, Cate Blanchett, Gillian Anderson, and Helen Hunt. In three more 2001 releases, Moore starred with David Duchovny in the science fiction–comedy "Evolution", appeared in her husband's dramatic film "World Traveler", and acted with Kevin Spacey, Judi Dench, and Cate Blanchett in "The Shipping News". The year 2002 marked a high point in Moore's career, as she became the ninth performer in history to be nominated for two Academy Awards in the same year. She received a "Best Actress" nomination for the melodrama "Far from Heaven". The role won Moore the "Best Actress" award from 19 different organizations, including the Venice Film Festival and the National Board of Review. Moore's second Oscar nomination that year came for "The Hours", which she co-starred in with Nicole Kidman and Meryl Streep. "The Hours" was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Moore also received BAFTA and SAG Award nominations for "Best Supporting Actress", and was jointly awarded the Silver Bear for "Best Actress" with Kidman and Streep at the Berlin Film Festival. Moore did not make any screen appearances in 2003, but returned in 2004 with three films. There was no success in her first two ventures of the year: "Marie and Bruce" and "Laws of Attraction". Commercial success returned to Moore with "The Forgotten". Although the film was unpopular with critics, it opened as the US box office number one. In 2005, Moore worked with her husband for the third time in the comedy "Trust the Man", and starred in the true story of a 1950s housewife, "The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio". Her first release of 2006 was "Freedomland", a mystery co-starring Samuel L. Jackson. The response was overwhelmingly negative but her follow-up, Alfonso Cuarón's 'Children of Men" (2006), was highly acclaimed! Moore made her Broadway debut in the world premiere of David Hare's play "The Vertical Hour". Moore played an FBI agent for the second time in "Next" (2007). Next was followed by "Savage Grace" (2007). "I'm Not There" (2007) saw Moore work with Todd Haynes for the third time. In 2008, she starred with Mark Ruffalo in "Blindness", a dystopian thriller from the director Fernando Meirelles. Moore was not seen on screen again until late 2009, with three new releases. She had a supporting role in "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee", and then starred in the erotic thriller "Chloe" with Amanda Seyfried and Liam Neeson. Shortly afterwards, she appeared in the well-received drama "A Single Man". It was named one of the 10 best films of the year by the American Film Institute, and Moore received a fifth Golden Globe nomination for her work. Moore returned to television for the first time in 18 years when she played a guest role in the fourth season of "30 Rock". Her first big-screen appearance of the new decade was "Shelter" (2010). Moore next starred with Annette Bening in the independent film "The Kids Are All Right" (2010). It was widely acclaimed, eventually garnering an Oscar nomination for "Best Picture". "The Kids Are All Right" earned Moore a sixth Golden Globe Award nomination and a second BAFTA nomination for "Best Actress". For her next project, Moore actively looked for another comedy. She had a supporting role in "Crazy, Stupid, Love". Moore was not seen on screens again until March 2012, with a performance that received considerable praise and recognition. She starred in the HBO television film "Game Change", a dramatization of Sarah Palin's 2008 campaign to become Vice President. Although the response to the film was mixed, critics were highly appreciative of Moore's performance. For the first time in her career, she received a Golden Globe, a Primetime Emmy, and a SAG Award. Moore made two film appearances in 2012. The drama "Being Flynn", in which she supported Robert De Niro, had a limited release. Greater success came for "What Maisie Knew". Following her well-received performance in "What Maisie Knew", Moore began 2013 with a supporting role in Joseph Gordon-Levitt's comedy "Don Jon". Her next appearance was a starring role in the comedy "The English Teacher" (2013). In October 2013, she played the demented mother Margaret White in "Carrie", an adaptation of Stephen King's horror novel. Moore stated that she wanted to make the role her own. Moore's first release of 2014 came alongside Liam Neeson in the action–thriller "Non-Stop". In May 2014, she was awarded the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for portraying Havana Segrand, an aging actress receiving psychotherapy in David Cronenberg's black comedy "Maps to the Stars". Moore's success at Cannes made her the second actress in history, after Juliette Binoche, to win at the "Big Three" film festivals (Cannes, Venice and Berlin). In the third installment of the popular Hunger Games film series, entitled "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1" (2014), Moore played the supporting role of President Alma Coin, the leader of a rebellion against The Capitol. The film ranks as her highest-grossing film to date, and she will reprise the role of Coin in the final film of the series.Also in 2014, Moore portrayed the leading role of a linguistic professor diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's disease in the drama "Still Alice". She received Golden Globe nominations for her roles in both "Maps to the Stars" and "Still Alice". As of December 2014, Moore has several upcoming films. She will star with Jeff Bridges in the fantasy–adventure film "Seventh Son". In addition, she has been cast in the romantic comedy Maggie's Plan, where she will star with Greta Gerwig. She has also committed to star alongside Ellen Page in a feature film adaptation of the documentary "Freeheld", an independent drama based on a true story about a police detective and her same-sex partner. Alongside her acting work, Moore has established a career as a children's author. Her first book, "Freckleface Strawberry", was published in October 2007 and became a New York Times Best Seller. Moore is also politically liberal and supported Barack Obama at the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections. She is a pro-choice activist and sits on the board of advocates for "Planned Parenthood". She is also a campaigner for gay rights, and since 2008 she has been an Artist Ambassador for "Save the Children". Regarding religion, Moore has implied that she is an atheist. Moore has said she finds little value in the concept of celebrity and is concerned with living a "normal" life. Seven members voted this amazing actress! Two of them gave a 10!!

 

I have watched many of her movies so far : The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (Intriguing scipt/ Intense plot), The Fugitive (Decent action movie), Nine Months (Pleasant movie), Boogie Nights (Great directing/Very good performances/Interesting story), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (I'm a huge fan of Jurassic Park. "The Lost Word" has impressive visual effects and powerful sound effects but it's not as good as the first film), The Big Lebowski (I didn't like it when I watched it twelve years ago. I need to watch it again because I have differest taste now..:P), Psycho (I haven't watched the original film yet. Yes, I know...Shame on me! However, it wasn't a bad movie but I can guess why so many critics hate it..), Magnolia (Interesting concept with great cast/Enlightening story/Thought provoking movie), Hannibal (Quite good but it can't touch "The Silence of The Lambs), Evolution (Entertaining movie but it was a little bit silly in some parts), The Shipping News (Lovely movie), World Traveler (It's a meaningful movie/It has something nostalgic), Far from Heaven (Good movie/Julianne was very good), The Hours (Intriguing story/ Very good directing/Great perfromances), The Forgotten (It has mystery and suspense. However, I was very disappointed by the ending), Children of Men (Very good movie), Next (A little bit forgettable), A Single Man (The directing is interesting/Very good performances), Chloe (It wasn't bad but I was disappointed about the ending), What Maisie Knew (Emotional story/Very good performances), Carrie (It was a decent remake. I really like Julianne's perfromance) and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (It was very slow/It had a few action scenes).

 

I would suggest yo uto watch: "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" because it's an upredictable movie, 'The Fugitive" because it's an enjoyable movie, "Boogie Nights" because it's a n absorbing movie, Magnolia because it''s a meaningful movie with touching performances, "The Shipping News" because it's a very sensitive movie, "Far from Heaven" because Julianne gave a very good performance, "The Hours" because it's one of the most critically-acclaimed movies of the last decade, "Children of Men" because it's one of the best science fiction thriller of the last decade, "A Single Man" because it has charismatic performances and "What Maisie Knew" because it's one of the best social movies of this decade.

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No.5

 

Total Points : 45

 

Julianne Moore

 

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Julianne Moore is one of the most important and talented actresses of her generation! She has a wide variety of roles and critics usulaly praise her acting! I didn't expect her to be so high in this rate but I'm glad that she has a lot of fans here. She totally deserves it. She hasn't won an Academy Award yet. However, I heard that she is one of the big contenders this year. I hope so..Julianne Moore is an American actress and children's author. She considers herself half Scottish and claimed British citizenship in 2011 to honor her deceased mother. When she was 16, her family moved to Frankfurt, Germany, where she attended Frankfurt American High School. She was clever and studious, a self-proclaimed "good girl", and she planned to become a doctor. She had never considered performing, or even attended the theatre, but she was an avid reader and it was this hobby that led her to begin acting at the school. She appeared in several plays, including "Tartuffe" and "Medea", and with the encouragement of her English teacher she chose to pursue a theatrical career. Moore's parents supported her decision, but asked that she train at university to provide the added security of a college degree. She was accepted to Boston University and graduated with a BFA in Theatre in 1983. Her first screen role came in 1984, in an episode of the soap opera "The Edge of Night". Her break came the following year, when she joined the cast of "As the World Turns". Moore appeared on the show until 1988, when she won a "Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series". Once she had finished on the soap opera, she turned to the stage to play Ophelia in a Guthrie Theater production of "Hamlet". The actress sporadically returned to television over the next three years, appearing in the TV movies "Money, Power, Murder" (1989), "The Last to Go" (1991), and "Cast a Deadly Spell" (1991). In 1990, Moore began working with stage director Andre Gregory on a workshop theatre production of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya". The same year, Moore made her cinematic debut in "Tales from the Darkside: The Movie", playing a mummy's victim. Her next film role did not come until 1992, but introduced her to a wide audience. The thriller "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle"—in which she played the main character's friend—was number one at the US box office, and Moore caught the attention of several critics with her performance. She followed it the same year with the comedy "The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag". Moore continued to play supporting roles throughout 1993, firstly appearing in the Madonna flop "Body of Evidence", which she later regretted, and then in the romantic comedy "Benny & Joon"with Johnny Depp. She also appeared briefly as a doctor in one of the year's biggest hits, the Harrison Ford thriller "The Fugitive". The filmmaker Robert Altman saw Moore in Uncle Vanya, and was sufficiently impressed to cast her in his next project: the ensemble drama "Short Cuts"(1993). It was critically acclaimed, and received awards for "Best Ensemble Cast" at the Venice Film Festival and the Golden Globe Awards. Moore received an individual nomination for "Best Supporting Female" at the Independent Spirit Awards, while the monologue earned her a degree of notoriety. "Short Cuts" was one of a trio of successive film appearances that boosted Moore's reputation. It was followed in 1994 with "Vanya on 42nd Street", a filmed version of her ongoing Vanya production, directed by Louis Malle. Moore's performance of Yelena was described as "simply outstanding" by Time Out, and she won the Boston Society of Film Critics award for Best Actress. Moore was then given her first leading role in Todd Haynes' low-budget film "Safe" (1995). Moore's next appearance was a supporting role in the comedy–drama "Roommates" (1995). Her following film, "Nine Months" (1995), was crucial in establishing her as a leading lady in Hollywood. It was poorly reviewed but a box office success and remains one of her highest grossing films. Her next release was also a Hollywood production, as Moore appeared alongside Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Banderas in the thriller "Assassins" (1995). Moore's only appearance of 1996 was as the artist Dora Maar in the Merchant Ivory film "Surviving Picasso", which met with poor reviews. A key point in Moore's career came when she was cast by Steven Spielberg to star as paleontologist Dr. Sarah Harding in "The Lost World: Jurassic Park"—the sequel to his 1993 blockbuster "Jurassic Park". "The Lost World" (1997) finished as one of the ten highest-grossing films in history to that point. "The Myth of Fingerprints" was her second appearance of 1997, where she met her future husband in director Bart Freundlich. Later that year, she made a cameo appearance in the dark comedy "Chicago Cab". Her first Academy Award nomination came for the critically acclaimed "Boogie Nights" (1997). Alongside her Oscar nomination for "Best Supporting Actress", Moore was nominated at the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards, and several critics groups named her a winner. Moore followed her success in "Boogie Nights" with a role in the Coen brothers' dark comedy "The Big Lebowski" (1998). The film was not a hit at the time of release but subsequently became a cult classic. At the end of 1998, Moore had a flop with Gus Van Sant's "Psycho", a remake of the classic Alfred Hitchcock film of the same name. After reuniting with Robert Altman for the dark comedy "Cookie's Fortune" (1999), Moore starred in "An Ideal Husband"—Oliver Parker's adaptation of the Oscar Wilde play. She earned a Golden Globe nomination for "Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy". She was also nominated in the Drama category that year for her work in "The End of the Affair" (1999). Moore received her second Academy Award nomination for the role—her first for Best Actress—as well as nominations at the British Academy (BAFTA) and Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards. In between her two Golden Globe-nominated performances, Moore was seen in "A Map of the World", supporting Sigourney Weaver, as a bereaved mother. Her fifth and final film of 1999 was the acclaimed drama "Magnolia". She was subsequently named "Best Supporting Actress" of 1999 by the National Board of Review, in recognition of her three performances in "Magnolia", "An Ideal Husband", and "A Map of the World".

The year 2000 saw only one appearance from Moore, a cameo role in the comedy "The Ladies Man". In early 2001, she appeared as FBI Agent Clarice Starling in "Hannibal", a sequel to the Oscar winning film "The Silence of the Lambs". Jodie Foster had declined to reprise the role, and director Ridley Scott eventually cast Moore over Angelina Jolie, Cate Blanchett, Gillian Anderson, and Helen Hunt. In three more 2001 releases, Moore starred with David Duchovny in the science fiction–comedy "Evolution", appeared in her husband's dramatic film "World Traveler", and acted with Kevin Spacey, Judi Dench, and Cate Blanchett in "The Shipping News". The year 2002 marked a high point in Moore's career, as she became the ninth performer in history to be nominated for two Academy Awards in the same year. She received a "Best Actress" nomination for the melodrama "Far from Heaven". The role won Moore the "Best Actress" award from 19 different organizations, including the Venice Film Festival and the National Board of Review. Moore's second Oscar nomination that year came for "The Hours", which she co-starred in with Nicole Kidman and Meryl Streep. "The Hours" was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Moore also received BAFTA and SAG Award nominations for "Best Supporting Actress", and was jointly awarded the Silver Bear for "Best Actress" with Kidman and Streep at the Berlin Film Festival. Moore did not make any screen appearances in 2003, but returned in 2004 with three films. There was no success in her first two ventures of the year: "Marie and Bruce" and "Laws of Attraction". Commercial success returned to Moore with "The Forgotten". Although the film was unpopular with critics, it opened as the US box office number one. In 2005, Moore worked with her husband for the third time in the comedy "Trust the Man", and starred in the true story of a 1950s housewife, "The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio". Her first release of 2006 was "Freedomland", a mystery co-starring Samuel L. Jackson. The response was overwhelmingly negative but her follow-up, Alfonso Cuarón's 'Children of Men" (2006), was highly acclaimed! Moore made her Broadway debut in the world premiere of David Hare's play "The Vertical Hour". Moore played an FBI agent for the second time in "Next" (2007). Next was followed by "Savage Grace" (2007). "I'm Not There" (2007) saw Moore work with Todd Haynes for the third time. In 2008, she starred with Mark Ruffalo in "Blindness", a dystopian thriller from the director Fernando Meirelles. Moore was not seen on screen again until late 2009, with three new releases. She had a supporting role in "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee", and then starred in the erotic thriller "Chloe" with Amanda Seyfried and Liam Neeson. Shortly afterwards, she appeared in the well-received drama "A Single Man". It was named one of the 10 best films of the year by the American Film Institute, and Moore received a fifth Golden Globe nomination for her work. Moore returned to television for the first time in 18 years when she played a guest role in the fourth season of "30 Rock". Her first big-screen appearance of the new decade was "Shelter" (2010). Moore next starred with Annette Bening in the independent film "The Kids Are All Right" (2010). It was widely acclaimed, eventually garnering an Oscar nomination for "Best Picture". "The Kids Are All Right" earned Moore a sixth Golden Globe Award nomination and a second BAFTA nomination for "Best Actress". For her next project, Moore actively looked for another comedy. She had a supporting role in "Crazy, Stupid, Love". Moore was not seen on screens again until March 2012, with a performance that received considerable praise and recognition. She starred in the HBO television film "Game Change", a dramatization of Sarah Palin's 2008 campaign to become Vice President. Although the response to the film was mixed, critics were highly appreciative of Moore's performance. For the first time in her career, she received a Golden Globe, a Primetime Emmy, and a SAG Award. Moore made two film appearances in 2012. The drama "Being Flynn", in which she supported Robert De Niro, had a limited release. Greater success came for "What Maisie Knew". Following her well-received performance in "What Maisie Knew", Moore began 2013 with a supporting role in Joseph Gordon-Levitt's comedy "Don Jon". Her next appearance was a starring role in the comedy "The English Teacher" (2013). In October 2013, she played the demented mother Margaret White in "Carrie", an adaptation of Stephen King's horror novel. Moore stated that she wanted to make the role her own. Moore's first release of 2014 came alongside Liam Neeson in the action–thriller "Non-Stop". In May 2014, she was awarded the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for portraying Havana Segrand, an aging actress receiving psychotherapy in David Cronenberg's black comedy "Maps to the Stars". Moore's success at Cannes made her the second actress in history, after Juliette Binoche, to win at the "Big Three" film festivals (Cannes, Venice and Berlin). In the third installment of the popular Hunger Games film series, entitled "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1" (2014), Moore played the supporting role of President Alma Coin, the leader of a rebellion against The Capitol. The film ranks as her highest-grossing film to date, and she will reprise the role of Coin in the final film of the series.Also in 2014, Moore portrayed the leading role of a linguistic professor diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's disease in the drama "Still Alice". She received Golden Globe nominations for her roles in both "Maps to the Stars" and "Still Alice". As of December 2014, Moore has several upcoming films. She will star with Jeff Bridges in the fantasy–adventure film "Seventh Son". In addition, she has been cast in the romantic comedy Maggie's Plan, where she will star with Greta Gerwig. She has also committed to star alongside Ellen Page in a feature film adaptation of the documentary "Freeheld", an independent drama based on a true story about a police detective and her same-sex partner. Alongside her acting work, Moore has established a career as a children's author. Her first book, "Freckleface Strawberry", was published in October 2007 and became a New York Times Best Seller. Moore is also politically liberal and supported Barack Obama at the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections. She is a pro-choice activist and sits on the board of advocates for "Planned Parenthood". She is also a campaigner for gay rights, and since 2008 she has been an Artist Ambassador for "Save the Children". Regarding religion, Moore has implied that she is an atheist. Moore has said she finds little value in the concept of celebrity and is concerned with living a "normal" life. Seven members voted this amazing actress! Two of them gave a 10!!

 

I have watched many of her movies so far : The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (Intriguing scipt/ Intense plot), The Fugitive (Decent action movie), Nine Months (Pleasant movie), Boogie Nights (Great directing/Very good performances/Interesting story), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (I'm a huge fan of Jurassic Park. "The Lost Word" has impressive visual effects and powerful sound effects but it's not as good as the first film), The Big Lebowski (I didn't like it when I watched it twelve years ago. I need to watch it again because I have differest taste now..:P), Psycho (I haven't watched the original film yet. Yes, I know...Shame on me! However, it wasn't a bad movie but I can guess why so many critics hate it..), Magnolia (Interesting concept with great cast/Enlightening story/Thought provoking movie), Hannibal (Quite good but it can't touch "The Silence of The Lambs), Evolution (Entertaining movie but it was a little bit silly in some parts), The Shipping News (Lovely movie), World Traveler (It's a meaningful movie/It has something nostalgic), Far from Heaven (Good movie/Julianne was very good), The Hours (Intriguing story/ Very good directing/Great perfromances), The Forgotten (It has mystery and suspense. However, I was very disappointed by the ending), Children of Men (Very good movie), Next (A little bit forgettable), A Single Man (The directing is interesting/Very good performances), Chloe (It wasn't bad but I was disappointed about the ending), What Maisie Knew (Emotional story/Very good performances), Carrie (It was a decent remake. I really like Julianne's perfromance) and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (It was very slow/It had a few action scenes).

 

I would suggest yo uto watch: "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" because it's an upredictable movie, 'The Fugitive" because it's an enjoyable movie, "Boogie Nights" because it's a n absorbing movie, Magnolia because it''s a meaningful movie with touching performances, "The Shipping News" because it's a very sensitive movie, "Far from Heaven" because Julianne gave a very good performance, "The Hours" because it's one of the most critically-acclaimed movies of the last decade, "Children of Men" because it's one of the best science fiction thriller of the last decade, "A Single Man" because it has charismatic performances and "What Maisie Knew" because it's one of the best social movies of this decade.

Edited January 6, 201510 yr by Insomnio