Best actresses are renowned for their weepy acceptance speeches, just as their winning performances often feature crocodile tears.
February 11, 2007 (Press Release) --
When the Oscar is given for best actress, everyone watches for waterworks. An analysis of this category over the past decade found several such trends -- including the academy's propensity to honor beautiful women who hide it.
• Nicole Kidman donned a nose extension to play Virginia Woolf in 2002's ''The Hours.''
• In 1999's ''Boys Don't Cry,'' Hilary Swank made herself resemble a boy to play the transgendered Brandon Teena, and she beefed up to win her second Oscar, for 2004's ''Million Dollar Baby.''
• Julia Roberts looked mostly like herself in 2000's ''Erin Brockovich,'' but she did give a boost to her bust to more resemble the real Brockovich.
• Charlize Theron is the queen of camouflage, wholly inverting her beauty to play murderous prostitute Aileen Wuornos in 2003's ''Monster.''
• And Helen Mirren is widely expected to win this year for her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in ''The Queen'' -- a costumed look quite different from the youthful, sexier roles many associate with the British actress.
Interestingly, all the above performances (except for Swank's in ''Million Dollar Baby'') were modeled on real people. And last year, Reese Witherspoon won for her performance as June Carter, Johnny Cash's second wife, in ''Walk the Line.''
''The trend is getting so strong they should probably just change the name of the award from best performance by an actress to best imitation by a star,'' says Tom O'Neil, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times' awards site TheEnvelope.com.
Mirren fits this trend as well, but she stands out from past winners in one notable respect: She's 61 years old. Only six actresses over 50 have ever won the best actress Oscar, most recently in 1989, when 80-year-old Jessica Tandy won for ''Driving Miss Daisy.''
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POSTED BY JAKE COYLE
• Nicole Kidman donned a nose extension to play Virginia Woolf in 2002's ''The Hours.''
• In 1999's ''Boys Don't Cry,'' Hilary Swank made herself resemble a boy to play the transgendered Brandon Teena, and she beefed up to win her second Oscar, for 2004's ''Million Dollar Baby.''
• Julia Roberts looked mostly like herself in 2000's ''Erin Brockovich,'' but she did give a boost to her bust to more resemble the real Brockovich.
• Charlize Theron is the queen of camouflage, wholly inverting her beauty to play murderous prostitute Aileen Wuornos in 2003's ''Monster.''
• And Helen Mirren is widely expected to win this year for her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in ''The Queen'' -- a costumed look quite different from the youthful, sexier roles many associate with the British actress.
Interestingly, all the above performances (except for Swank's in ''Million Dollar Baby'') were modeled on real people. And last year, Reese Witherspoon won for her performance as June Carter, Johnny Cash's second wife, in ''Walk the Line.''
''The trend is getting so strong they should probably just change the name of the award from best performance by an actress to best imitation by a star,'' says Tom O'Neil, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times' awards site TheEnvelope.com.
Mirren fits this trend as well, but she stands out from past winners in one notable respect: She's 61 years old. Only six actresses over 50 have ever won the best actress Oscar, most recently in 1989, when 80-year-old Jessica Tandy won for ''Driving Miss Daisy.''
Source: http://www.yahoo.com
POSTED BY JAKE COYLE
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