Amy Adams and Glenn Close’s Oscar Chances Try to Stand Above ‘Hillbilly Elegy’

Hillbilly Eleg, veteran actress Glenn Close has revealed that Gwyneth Paltrow’s 1999 Oscar win for Shakespeare in Love left her confused. Close, who currently holds the record of being the most Oscar nominated actress in history without a win, wasn’t in the running against Paltrow that year but nevertheless shared her thoughts on the ceremony and the way winners can often be perplexing.

Amy Adams and Glenn Close are speaking out in defense of "Hillbilly Elegy," a new film they star in. The Ron Howard-directed movie was met with a slew of negative reviews following its release on Netflix earlier this week.The film follows a Yale law student who returns to his home state of Ohio where he contemplates his family generations and his future.

Glenn Close knows a thing or two about being nominated for Oscars. She has seven nominations under her belt, with the most recent one being in 2019 for her performance in “The Wife.” But Close has yet to land the actual trophy.

Clayton Davis There’s no better time than the first time, at least when it comes to actors debuting in their inaugural feature films.In the history of the Oscars, more than 25 actors have been nominated for their feature debuts across all four acting categories. Among them are winners like Lupita Nyong’o (“12 Years a Slave”) and Anna Paquin (“The Piano”) and nominees such as Edward Norton (“Primal Fear”) and Barkhad Abdi (“Captain Phillips”).

Amy Adams sees her newest movie outside of politics.

Hillbilly Elegy.The actress, who plays Bev Vance in Ron Howard’s Netflix film, has responded to the mixed reception it has received since its release.“I think the themes of this movie are very universal,” Adams told NME, discussing the film’s politics in regards to negative reviews.She added: “Whether it be generational trauma, whether it be just examining where we come from to understand where we’re going and who we are.

Maybe Amy Adams should stick to acting.

Jery Hewitt, who served as the stunt coordinator on Dick Wolf-produced shows for more than 30 years and on 14 Coen brothers films from Raising Arizona to Inside Llewyn Davis, has died. He was 71.

Shakespeare In Love.It was a shock at the time - she beat the likes of Cate Blanchett, in Elizabeth, Meryl Streep in One True Thing and Brazilian actress Fernanda Montenegro in Walter Salles' celebrated drama Central Station, which was also nominated in the Best Foreign Language film category.And now Glenn Close has rather heavily implied that she was baffled by the decision.: “I remember the year that Gwyneth Paltrow won over that incredible actress who was in Central Station, and I thought,

Clayton Davis This awards season could showcase possibly one of the most diverse group of contenders ever. A record-breaking number of women are directing and writing films; Tara Miele among them with her cerebral drama “Wander Darkly,” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

One week after its southern Ohio county voted to reelect Donald Trump by a 24-point margin, the Cinema 10 in the steel town of Middletown was playing host to a Hollywood film premiere of sorts, a prerelease screening of the new Netflix movie Hillbilly Elegy. The Ron Howard film, which stars Amy Adams and Glenn Close as a pair of flawed but tenacious Appalachian matriarchs, is based on J.D.

Amy Adams is looking back on the movies she’s starred in!

Clayton Davis The road to the Oscars is paved with good intentions, and one of those is for a film’s cast members to seek recognition at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Presented annually by SAG-AFTRA since 1995, the ceremony has become one of the most important precursors in the awards season machine.

Like many brilliant women throughout cinema history who toil in obscurity before eventually being recognized for their greatness, it took some of us a while to notice Amy Adams. After all, Adams wasn’t always enjoying the kinds of starry, awards-friendly roles she is now more or less synonymous with.

Clayton Davis The label of a character actor tends to be interpreted as general audiences calling someone “that guy” in a movie. Stanley Tucci seems slightly above that description, bringing memorable and popular performances to the mainstream.

Clayton Davis In a year that has given us many large film ensembles, Netflix’s “The Prom” is another awards season hopeful that could crack multiple acting categories. In an exclusive to Variety, Netflix has confirmed the acting submissions for the upcoming Academy Awards.

Clayton Davis One of the most anticipated films of this awards season, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” emerges as one of the premier Oscar vehicles for Netflix. At its soulful core, the farewell performance of the late Chadwick Boseman is as invigorating as anticipated.