Name: Charlize Theron
Age: 36
Character: Mavis Gray in Young Adult
Film: Charlize Theron plays Mavis Gary, a writer of teen literature who returns to her small hometown to relive her glory days and attempt to reclaim her happily married high school sweetheart (Patrick Wilson).
When returning home proves more difficult than she thought, Mavis forms an unusual bond with a former classmate (Patton Oswalt) who hasn't quite gotten over high school, either.
Previous Golden Globe Wins: Theron has one previous Golden Globe win for her role in Monster.
Previous Golden Globe Nominations: And she has had two other nominations: Best Actress of North Country and
Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television for The Life and Death of Peter Sellers.
Award/Nominations for role: She has been nominated for Best Actress for Satellite Awards, Detroit Film Critics Association and Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.
Critics: “Patton Oswalt's dark duet with Charlize Theron is funny, touching and vital. But fair warning: The laughs in Young Adult leave bruises.” - Rolling Stone
“In a thorny role, Theron is splendid; she instinctively reveals everything Mavis doesn't know about herself and offers an intimate peek into a wayward soul.” - TIME Magazine
“Theron is amazingly, absolutely fabulous” - WaffleMovies.com
Take a look at the other nominees:
FemaleFirst Helen Earnshaw
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