2011 Best Supporting Actress Oscar Contenders
Could this be the year's most competitive category?
Will the first-timer tradition continue?
Like Baseball, trends and statistics actually mean something in Oscar voting. In the best supporting actress category, first time winners dominate. You rarely ever see a former Academy Award winner repeat in this field. In fact, the last time that occurred was when Dianne Wiest won her second statue for "Bullets Over Broadway" in 1994. Oh, and guess whose back in contention in this category this year? Wiest. The legendary actress has her own trends to overcome to duplicate that feat here, but it doesn't bode well for other potential nominees such as Marion Cotillard. Still, among all the acting races this year, best supporting actress may be the most wide open. Not just to win, but to land a nod. With that in mind, let's review the 20 contenders vying for those precious five slots.
Pro: She gives a strong and sympathetic performance as a young hooker who agrees to try and turn her life around under the guidance of a visiting salesman (James Gandolfini). She also gave a pretty great turn as Joan Jett in "The Runaways" earlier this year and has an impressive resume that has built up goodwill with roles in "Into the Wild," "The Yellow Handkerchief" and "Adventureland."
Con: The problem is the movie's distributor may not send out screeners (a big need for this one) and there's that "Twilight Saga" elephant in the room. She might need that series to be over before she's taken seriously again by the industry.
Kristen Stewart, "Welcome to the Rileys"
Con: The problem is the movie's distributor may not send out screeners (a big need for this one) and there's that "Twilight Saga" elephant in the room. She might need that series to be over before she's taken seriously again by the industry.
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