List of Amy Adams performances

Adams at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con

Amy Adams is an American actress who made her film debut in the 1999 black comedy Drop Dead Gorgeous.[1] She went on to guest star in a variety of television shows, including That '70s Show, Charmed, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and The Office, and also appeared in minor film roles. In 2002, she had her first major role in Steven Spielberg's biographical crime drama Catch Me If You Can. However, the film did not launch her career, as Spielberg had hoped.[2] Three years later, she had her breakthrough by playing a joyful pregnant woman in Junebug (2005),[3][4] for which she received her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination.[5] Two years later, Adams starred in the Disney romantic comedy Enchanted, for which she was nominated for her first Golden Globe Award for Best Actress (Comedy or Musical).[6]

In 2008, Adams played a naive nun in the drama Doubt, opposite Philip Seymour Hoffman and Meryl Streep, for which she received her second Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.[7][8] She then appeared in the comedy-drama Julie & Julia, co-starring Streep, and played Amelia Earhart in the adventure comedy sequel Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (both 2009). The following year, she expanded into dramatic roles by playing a tough barmaid in David O. Russell's sports drama The Fighter (2010), which gained her a third Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.[9][10] Following a role in the musical comedy The Muppets (2011), Adams played the strong-willed wife of a cult leader in Paul Thomas Anderson's drama The Master, opposite Hoffman.[11] Her performance in the latter earned her a fourth Best Supporting Actress nomination at the Oscars.[12]

Among her three film releases of 2013, Adams played Lois Lane in the superhero film Man of Steel, and starred as a con woman in Russell's crime comedy American Hustle (2013). For the latter, she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress (Comedy or Musical) and received her first Academy Award for Best Actress nomination.[13][14] She next portrayed the artist Margaret Keane in Tim Burton's biopic Big Eyes (2014), for which she won a second consecutive Golden Globe Award for Best Actress (Comedy or Musical), becoming the fourth actress to achieve this feat.[a][15] In 2016, she reprised her role of Lane in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, her highest-grossing release.[16] In the same year, Adams played intellectual women troubled by their memories in the science fiction film Arrival and the psychological thriller Nocturnal Animals, to positive reviews.[17][18] She went on to gain acclaim and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for playing a self-harming reporter in the HBO thriller miniseries Sharp Objects (2018), and she received another Oscar nomination for portraying Lynne Cheney in the satirical film Vice (2018).[19][20]

  1. ^ Bettridge, Daniel. "Amy Adams' Best Roles". Entertainment Tonight Canada. Archived from the original on August 29, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  2. ^ Shnayerson, Michael (November 2008). "Some Enchanted Amy". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  3. ^ Jenkins, Mark (December 18, 2014). "A Watery 'Goodbye To All That'". NPR. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  4. ^ "Sundance Institute Celebrates Summer with Junebug and Outdoor Screenings of Riding Giants and Songcatcher" (PDF). Sundance Institute. June 24, 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 8, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  5. ^ "The 78th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  6. ^ "65th Annual Golden Globe Nominations". E!. NBCUniversal. December 13, 2007. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  7. ^ "The 81st Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  8. ^ "Amy Adams to receive the Spotlight Award for Doubt". Palm Springs International Film Festival. December 4, 2008. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  9. ^ Christine, Lennon (December 14, 2010). "Amy Adams on Playing Against Type". Marie Claire. Archived from the original on March 10, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  10. ^ "The 83rd Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  11. ^ Patterson, John (November 22, 2012). "Amy Adams: 'David O Russell said to me: 'You are so not the princess type'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
  12. ^ "The 85th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  13. ^ "Golden Globes: American Hustle wins three awards". BBC News. January 13, 2014. Archived from the original on June 30, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  14. ^ "The 86th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  15. ^ a b Eng, Joyce (January 11, 2015). "Transparent, The Affair, and Boyhood Top Golden Globes". TV Guide. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  16. ^ "Amy Adams Movie Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  17. ^ Boone, John (November 22, 2016). "Exclusive: Amy Adams on Competing Against Herself for an Oscar With 'Arrival' and 'Nocturnal Animals'". Entertainment Tonight. Archived from the original on November 25, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  18. ^ Turner, Lauren (January 26, 2017). "Amy Adams: Why it was a surprise Arrival star missed out on Oscar nomination". BBC News. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  19. ^ "Sharp Objects: Miniseries (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  20. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (January 22, 2019). "Oscars: 'Roma,' 'Favourite' Top Nominations With 10 Apiece". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019.


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