Many are the actresses who already sound like aspiring to the Best Actress Oscar this year.
The gala is still six months away, but we already have a list of candidates to succeed Cate Blanchett as the best leading female performer.
Reese Witherspoon by "It«: Almost a decade after winning the best actress statuette in her only nomination, Reese Witherspoon could be a candidate for the Oscar again. In 2006 she was winning for "On a tight rope", this year she could be a candidate for "Wild", a new work by one of the directors of the moment, Jean-Marc Vallée.
Rosamund pike by "Gone Girl«: David Fincher's new film could lead to Rosamund Pike running for the Oscar for best actress. Previously, up to three actors have received their first Oscar nominations from the director, Jesse Eisenberg for "The Social Network", Taraji P. Henson for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and Rooney Mara for "The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo ». With "Gone Girl" he could launch his fourth performer to stardom.
Emily Blunt by "Into the Woods«: Another one that could be premiered at the gala is Emily Blunt. The actress has options to be eligible for the Oscar for leading role for her role in Rob Marshall's "Into the Woods", a director who in with only four films in his filmography has already led five interpreters to the nomination and one of them to win the Oscar, Catherine Z-Jones best supporting actress for "Chicago".
Helen Mirren by "The Hundred Foot Journey«: The one who has been nominated for an Oscar on several occasions, has even won a statuette, is the veteran Helen Mirren. Winner of the 2006 Academy Award for Best Actress for "The Queen" and nominated up to three more times, the British actress could once again compete for the Oscar for "The Hundred-Foot Journey."
Jennifer Lawrence by "Serena": Young Jennifer Lawrence has already made history by becoming the youngest actress to win three Oscar nominations last year, this year she wants to continue forging her own legend with" Serena. " In 2010 she opted for the Academy Award for best actress for the first time for "Winter's Bone", the second time was in 2012 when she ended up getting the award for best actress for "Silver Linings Playbook", last year she got the nomination for the third time, this time for best supporting actress for "American Hustle." "Serena" could earn him the third consecutive nomination, the fourth in his career.
Keira Knightley by "Little laughs«: Ten years have passed since the only nomination of Keira Knightley. In 2005 she was up for the best actress award for "Pride and Prejudice" and, oddly enough, she has not been a candidate for the Academy Award again. This year he could return to the gala for his role in "Laggies."
Naomi Watts by "While We're Young«: Naomi Watts has been a candidate for the Oscar for best actress twice, in 2005 she was a candidate for the award for« 21 grams »and only two years ago for the Spanish film« The impossible ». Now he could get the third for "While We're Young" and thus qualify for his first statuette.