Not exact matches
Acclaimed Irish
actress Saoirse Ronan and «Roseanne» / «The Big Bang Theory» mainstay Laurie Metcalf are generating
awards buzz as the volatile Lady Bird and her equally emotional (except when she's refusing to talk to her daughter) mom Marion.
Dunst was rewarded for her dazzling performance with the Best
Actress award at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival; she alone has generated much of the film's Oscar
buzz and may very well find herself a nominee come January.
But even in her absence, the young lady is generating enough to
buzz to plant her as a strong contender for the Best
Actress award.
As well as her work with Fincher, Mara talked about her latest role for director Todd Haynes in the Oscar -
buzzed romantic drama Carol, which saw her share the
award for best
actress at this year's Cannes film festival.
The French
Actress is no stranger to Oscar, having won the Best
Actress award for «La Vie En Rose,» but had virtually no
buzz coming in to
award season.
HollywoodNews.com: Michelle Williams is being
buzzed about as a potential best
actress contender this
award season for both her turns in «Blue Valentine» and «Meek's Cutoff.»
A surprise nominee snuck into the best supporting
actress category, however — Jacki Weaver, who has been nominated previously for the film «Animal Kingdom» but has gotten virtually no
awards buzz for her performance in «Silver Linings Playbook,» got a nod.
Having just swept the German Film
Awards, including best picture and director, Emily Atef's «3 Days in Quiberon,» about late
actress Romy Schneider, which bowed at the Berlinale, is certain to generate
buzz for Beta Cinema.