Last Chance to Debate Oscar's Good Actress

Gina Wilhelm Actress - Last Chance to Debate Oscar's Good Actress

With The Oscar ceremony mere hours away (5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on ABC), there are also mere hours to debate who will take home the best actress award.

Although the conventional wisdom is that it's between Meryl Streep and Sandra Bullock, entertainmentandshowbiz.com advise not counting out Helen Mirren or Gabourey Sidibe.

Of particular import, they point to the fact that Gabourey Sidibe (as well as costar and supporting actress favorite Mo'Nique) were both honored at the NAACP Image Awards.

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Newcomers and Vets Battle for Oscar's Good Actress

Gina Wilhelm Actress - Newcomers and Vets Battle for Oscar's Good Actress

Although there is nearly a month until the Academy Award nominations are announced, the Los Angeles Times is trying to figure out who the nominees and winners of the actress awards will be.

Newcomers Carey Mulligan of "An Education" and Gabourey Sidibe of "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" are both top contenders.

Both young women have already gotten nominations for National Board of Review, Screen Actors Guild, and Critics Choice Movie Awards.

Other less sure bets are Abbie Cornish of "Bright Star," Emily Blunt from "The Young Victoria," and Mo'Nique, also from "Precious."

Oddly enough, 15-year-old Saoirse Ronan of "The Lovely Bones" is among the vets, having been nominated two years ago for "Atonement."

Other veterans who have a good shot at hearing their names on February 2 include Meryl Streep for her role as Julia Child in "Julie & Julia" or for her turn in "It's Complicated."

Also likely candidates are Helen Mirren in "The Last Station," Sandra Bullock for "The Blind Side," and Penélope Cruz and Marion Cotillard from "Nine."

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Golden Globe Names Good Actress Candidates

Gina Wilhelm Actress - Golden Globe Names Good Actress Candidates


The Golden Globe nominations have come out, and once again, there are a lot of talented actresses vying to be named the year's best leading actress in a motion picture.


Among them are the perennials, such as Helen Mirren, Emily Blunt, and Sandra Bullock, as well as newcomers Gabourey Sidibe and Carey Mulligan in the movie drama category.


For musical or comedy motion picture, Sandra Bullock is nominated again, but is joined by Meryl Streep, Marion Cotillard, and Julia Roberts.


In fact, Meryl Streep is nominated twice in musical/comedy, both for "It's Complicated" and "Julie & Julia."

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Helen Mirren Honored as Good Actress

Gina Wilhelm Actress - Helen Mirren Honored as Good Actress

Dame Helen Mirren received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 19th Annual Women In Film and Television Awards on December 4.

The 64-year-old Mirren received an Oscar for her performance in "The Queen," in which she played Queen Elizabeth II. That portrayal received approval of the monarch herself.

Mirren received the award for her "'outstanding and lasting' contribution to film and television." She came to prominence as detective Jane Tennison on the television series "Prime Suspect."

She shares the honor with such actresses as Dame Judi Dench, Dame Maggie Smith, Dame Diana Rigg, and Julie Walters.

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Helen Mirren At The Movies

Gina Wilhelm Actress -Helen Mirren at the Movies

Helen Mirren is keeping busy these days. She's about to appear in "State of Play," starring Russell Crowe.

She likens the films to the Hollywood thrillers of the '70s. It's based on the 2003 British miniseries by the same name. In it, she plays Crowe's newspaper-editor boss.

She takes over the role played on TV by Bill Nighy.

In addition to that, she's currently working on the movies "The Debt" and a remake of Israeli film "Hahov."

She's also wrapped filming on "Love Ranch," "The Last Station," and "The Tempest."

For "The Tempest," directed by Julie Taymor, Mirren will play Prospero-or rather, Prospera.

In all other respects, she says, it's a very traditional take on the story.

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