Predicting Oscar's Good Actress

Gina Wilhelm Actress - Predicting Oscar's Good Actress

Oscar Nominations will be announced on Tuesday, February 2. Gossipvita.com has joined in on predicting whose name will be called that morning.

The predictions include Meryl Streep for "Julie & Julia," Carey Mulligan for "An Education," and Hilary Swank in "Amelia."

Also predicted are Gabourey Sidibe in "Precious" and Marion Cotillard for her performance in the musical "Nine."

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Hilary Swank Honored for Being a Good Actress

Gina Wilhelm Actress - Hilary Swank Honored for Being a Good Actress

The Hollywood Film Festival will be honoring Hilary Swankfor her body of work on October 26 at the Beverly Hilton.

Swank, who stars in the biopic about Amelia Earhart, will receive the Actress Award. Her male counterpart will be Robert De Niro.

Other honorees are Julianne Moore for supporting actress, Kathryn Bigelow, director of "The Hurt Locker," and Nora Ephron for screenwriting "Julie & Julia." Disney/Pixar will be honored for "Up."

"Breakthrough" awards will be given to Carey Mulligan for "An Education" and Gabourey Sidibe for "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire."

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Virginia Madsen Wouldn't Give Up

Gina Wilhelm Actress - Virginia Madsen Wouldn't Give Up

Struggling as an actress (and single mother) over 40, Virginia Madsen heard some people tell her she was done working.

Despite that, she never considered leaving acting. "It's part of my soul," she explained.

She worried about losing her house, but she stuck with it.

It finally paid off when she got into "Sideways" in 2004, receiving a best supporting actress nomination for her performance there.

Since then, she's been making up for the time she lost during the early part of her career. After "Sideways," she was immediately approached by Robert Altman for a part in "A Prairie Home Companion."

She's currently appearing in "The Haunting in Connecticut" and will soon be in "Amelia," a biography of Amelia Earhart starring Hillary Swank and featuring Richard Gere and Ewan McGregor.

Although there were times when she feared her career was over, but clearly hanging on has really paid off for her.

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