{"id":26566,"date":"2013-02-21T06:47:46","date_gmt":"2013-02-21T11:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=26566"},"modified":"2014-02-18T16:25:45","modified_gmt":"2014-02-18T21:25:45","slug":"oscars-2013-know-your-nominees-best-actress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2013\/02\/21\/oscars-2013-know-your-nominees-best-actress\/","title":{"rendered":"OSCARS 2013: Know Your Nominees: Best Actress"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the days leading up to the 85th Academy Awards, FilmBuffOnline will be offering\u00a0profiles on all the nominees in the major categories. Some may be well known, others might be new to you, but if you\u00a0need a refresher on these talented nominees, here it is.<\/em><\/p>\n

Jessica Chastain<\/h1>\n

\"jessica-chastain-ecu-1626822369\"<\/a>Nominated for:\u00a0<\/strong>Playing the CIA analyst responsible for finding Osama Bin Laden in\u00a0Zero Dark Thirty.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Other honors for this role:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, Australian Film Institute<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Leading Actress, 2013 BAFTA Awards.<\/p>\n

Won<\/strong>, Best Actress, Broadcast\u00a0Film Critics Association Awards.<\/p>\n

Won<\/strong>, Best Actress, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.<\/p>\n

Won<\/strong>, Best Actress, 2013 Critics\u2019 Choice Awards.<\/p>\n

Won<\/strong>, Best Actress, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards.<\/p>\n

Won<\/strong>, Best Actress, Florida Film Critics Circle Awards.<\/p>\n

Won<\/strong>, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Actress of the Year, London Critics Circle Film Awards.<\/p>\n

Won, <\/strong>Best Actress,\u00a0National Board of Review<\/p>\n

3rd Place,\u00a0<\/strong>Best Actress, National Society of Film Critics Awards.<\/p>\n

Won<\/strong>, Best Actress, Online Film Critics Society Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, San Diego\u00a0Film Critics Society Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, 2013 Screen Actors Guild Award.<\/p>\n

2nd Place<\/strong>, Best Actress, Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, Toronto Film Critics Association Awards.<\/p>\n

Won<\/strong>, Best Actress, Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards.<\/p>\n

Won<\/strong>, Best Actress, Washington DC Area Film Critics Association.<\/p>\n

Where you might know her from:<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you haven\u2019t seen the numerous other films she put out in the last two years like Mama\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0The Tree of Life<\/strong>, perhaps you remember her from her recurring role as Assistant District Attorney Sigrun Borg on the TV series\u00a0Law and Order: Trial By Jury<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

History with Oscar:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jessica Chastain has one previous nominations.<\/p>\n

2012: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, The Help<\/strong>\u00a0(Lost to Octavia Spencer, The Help<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

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Jennifer Lawrence<\/h1>\n

\"jennifer<\/a>Nominated for<\/strong>:\u00a0Playing a sexually destructive widow in\u00a0Silver Linings Playbook<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Other honors for this role:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Won,\u00a0<\/strong>Best Actress, Austin Film Critics Association.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, Australian Film Institute<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Leading Actress, 2013 BAFTA Awards.<\/p>\n

Won<\/strong>,\u00a0Best Actress in a Comedy, Broadcast\u00a0Film Critics Association Awards.<\/p>\n

Won<\/strong>, Best Actress, Central Ohio Film Critics Association.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, 2013 Critics\u2019 Choice Awards.<\/p>\n

2nd Place<\/strong>, Best Actress, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards.<\/p>\n

Won<\/strong>, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Female Lead, Independent Spirit Awards.<\/p>\n

Won,\u00a0<\/strong>Best Actress, Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards.<\/p>\n

Won<\/strong>, Best Actress, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Actress of the Year, London Critics Circle Film Awards.<\/p>\n

Won,<\/b>\u00a0Best Actress, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (TIE).<\/p>\n

2nd Place,\u00a0<\/strong>Best Actress, National Society of Film Critics Awards.<\/p>\n

2nd Place<\/strong>, Actress of the Year, New York Film Critics Circle Film Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, Online Film Critics Society Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, San Diego\u00a0Film Critics Society Awards.<\/p>\n

Won<\/strong>, Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Satellite Awards.<\/p>\n

Won<\/strong>, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor\u00a0in a Leading Role, 2013 Screen Actors Guild Award.<\/p>\n

Won<\/strong>, Best Actress, Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, Washington DC Area Film Critics Association.<\/p>\n

Where you might know him from:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lawrence is best known as Katniss in\u00a0The Hunger Games\u00a0<\/strong>franchise.<\/p>\n

History with Oscar:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jennifer Lawrence has one prior Oscar nominations.<\/p>\n

2011: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role,\u00a0Winter’s Bone\u00a0<\/strong>(Lost to Natalie Portman,\u00a0Black Swan<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

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Emmanuelle Riva<\/h1>\n

\"Emmanuelle<\/a>Nominated\u00a0for<\/strong>: Playing an elderly woman in deteriorating health in\u00a0Amour<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Other honors for this role:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, Australian Film Institute.<\/p>\n

Won<\/strong>, Best Leading Actress, 2013 BAFTA Awards.<\/p>\n

Won,\u00a0<\/strong>Best Actress, Boston Society of Film Critics Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, Broadcast\u00a0Film Critics Association Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, 2013 Critics\u2019 Choice Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Supporting Actress, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards.<\/p>\n

Won,\u00a0<\/strong>Best Actress, European Film Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Actress\u00a0of the Year, London Critics Circle Film Awards.<\/p>\n

Won,<\/b>\u00a0Best Actress, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (TIE).<\/p>\n

Won,\u00a0<\/strong>Best Actress, National Society of Film Critics Awards.<\/p>\n

3rd Place<\/strong>, Actress of the Year, New York Film Critics Circle Film Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, Online Film Critics Society Awards.<\/p>\n

Won<\/strong>, Best Actress, San Francisco Film Critics Circle.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, Toronto Film Critics Association Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, Washington DC Area Film Critics Association.<\/p>\n

Where you might know her from:<\/strong><\/p>\n

While far from a household word here in the United States, Riva has had a long and notable career in France, starring in films such as\u00a0Hiroshima, Mon Amour\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Blue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

History with Oscar:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emmanuelle Riva\u00a0has no prior Oscar nominations. She is also the oldest Best Actress nominee in Academy history.<\/p>\n

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Quvenzhan\u00e9 Wallis<\/h1>\n

\"18th<\/a>Nominated for:\u00a0<\/strong>Playing a resilient and independent Hushpuppy in\u00a0Beasts of the Southern Wild<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Other honors for this role:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, Black Reel Awards<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, 2013 Critics\u2019 Choice Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, Image Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated,\u00a0Best Female Lead, Independent Spirit Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, Online Film Critics Society Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards.<\/p>\n

Where you might know her from:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beasts of the Southern Wild\u00a0<\/strong>is Wallis’ first film.<\/p>\n

History with Oscar:<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is Quvenzhan\u00e9 Wallis’\u00a0is first Oscar nomination. She is also the youngest woman to ever be nominated at Best Actress.<\/p>\n

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Naomi Watts<\/h1>\n

\"Naomi<\/a>Nominated for:\u00a0<\/strong>Playing a mother trying to save her children’s life in tsunami-torn Thailand in\u00a0The Impossible.<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Other honors for this role:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, Australian Film Institute<\/p>\n

Nominated,\u00a0Best Actress, Broadcast\u00a0Film Critics Association Awards.<\/p>\n

2nd Place<\/strong>, Best Actress, Central Ohio Film Critics Association.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, CinemaWriters Circle Awards, Spain.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, 2013 Critics\u2019 Choice Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, Goya Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Best Actress, San Diego\u00a0Film Critics Society Awards.<\/p>\n

Nominated, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor\u00a0in a Leading Role, 2013 Screen Actors Guild Award.<\/p>\n

Where you might know her from:<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Watts burst on the scene in David Lynch’s\u00a0Mullholland Dr.<\/strong>, but might be best known for her work in\u00a0The Ring\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0King Kong<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

History with Oscar:<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is Weaver’s second Oscar nomination.<\/p>\n

2004: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role,\u00a021 Grams\u00a0<\/strong>(Lost to Charlize Theron,\u00a0Monster<\/strong>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s a list for the ages as the Best Actress nominees make history.<\/div>\n

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