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Emma StoneIt’s that time of year again. Awards season has begun, and tonight marks the celebration of the 22nd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards.
T.J. Miller will host the ceremony, which is set to air on A&E at 8 p.m. ET. “La La Land,” “Arrival” and “Moonlight” lead with the most nominations.
In honor of the celebration of talent, Entity looks at five of the nominated women whose work will be honored at the show.
Her musical film “La La Land” leads the nominations for the awards show, with 12 nods. She stars in the Damien Chazelle-directed picture as aspiring actress Mia, who falls for jazz-club owner Sebastian (Ryan Gosling). The film is getting rave reviews, with Tom Hanks gushing after a screening, “If the audience doesn’t go and embrace something as wonderful as this, then we are all doomed.”
Stone is nominated for Best Actress for her role in the film. She was previously nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the awards in 2015 for her role in “Birdman,” and took home the award for Best Acting Ensemble in 2012 for “The Help.”
She has played James Bond’s right-hand woman, a sea goddess and the wife of Nelson Mandela. Prior to appearing in “Moonlight” –which tells the story of a young man’s journey to self-discover – Harris asserted she “drew the line at crack addiction.”
However, writer/director Barry Jenkins convinced Harris to portray addict Paula in his well-reviewed picture “Moonlight.” And Harris admitted that she had at first judged the role too harshly, telling IndieWire, “I thought she was a bad mother. I thought, ‘How can she be a good mother, she’s a crackhead?’ But actually she is doing the very best that she can with the resources that she has.”
“Moonlight” has received critical acclaim since its festival debut, and boasts 10 nominations at the Critics’ Choice Awards, including Harris’ nod for Best Supporting Actress.
Steinfeld burst onto the scene in 2010, immediately gaining acclaim for her role in “True Grit,” which earned her an Oscar nod. She has since released album “Haiz,” and worked on more mainstream projects such as “Pitch Perfect 2” and the upcoming “Pitch Perfect 3” as well Taylor Swift’s award-winning music video for “Bad Blood.”
She returned to her indie roots with Kelly Fremon Craig’s touching dramedy “The Edge of Seventeen,” starring as angsty teen Nadine. In the picture, she struggles to deal with high school drama amid processing the loss of a loved one.
For her work in the star-studded picture, Steinfeld is nominated for Best Young Actor/Actress and Best Actress in a Comedy.
Gadot made her Wonder Woman debut in this year’s “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” Prior to that she had earned a spot as a combat trainer while serving her two years for the Israeli army, as well as the title of 2004 Miss Israel competition.
The feminist actress spoke with Glamour ahead of the “Batman v Superman” debut, explaining that for the film, “it was important for me that we show how independent she is. She is not relying on a man, and she’s not there because of a love story. She’s not there to serve someone else.”
She will reprise her role of Wonder Woman in a standalone film due out in 2017, to be followed by roles in “Justice League” and “Justice League Part Two.” Tonight Gadot is nominated for Best Actress in an Action Movie.
Atwood is a legend in Hollywood, having designed costumes for memorable films such as “Edward Scissorhands” (1990), “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991), “Big Fish” (2003) and TV series “Supergirl.” She has been nominated for 11 Oscars, earning three for for her work on “Chicago” (2002), “Memoirs of a Geisha” (2006) and “Alice in Wonderland,” (2011).
She is nominated for this year’s ceremony for her work on “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” Atwood showcased whimsical, vintage designs for the first film in the Harry Potter spinoff series, which follows wizards in New York in 1926.
