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. For some time, Adams was competing for screentime with male co-stars who happened to be comedy icons (“Talladega Nights”) and getting cast in such illustrious parts like “Gorgeous Woman” in mid-tier farces (“Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny”).

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It feels relatively safe to say that no single Christian Bale performance is quite like the other. Sure, he’s transformed his body countless times, dropping a tremendous amount of weight for certain roles (“The Machinist,” “The Fighter”) and gaining an abundance of it for others (“American Hustle,” “Vice”). But in terms of the roles he chooses and how he tackles them, Bale is constantly redefining himself: perpetually in the process of shedding his artistic skin so that he may effectively become whomever, he sets out to play.

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"I Was Really Just Devastated On Set": Amy Adams Talks The Difficult Shoot Of David O. Russell's 'American Hustle'

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Ranked: The Films Of David O. Russell

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The 5 Best Performances By Jennifer Lawrence (So Far...)

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Watch: Supercut Celebrates The Calm, Cool, And Neurotic Characters In David O. Russell's Films

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Watch: Get Happy With David O. Russell's Characters In This Supercut

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Watch: Supercut Celebrates Megan Ellison's Annapurna Pictures Films From 2012-Present

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'The Wolf Of Wall Street' & 'Game Of Thrones' Lead Most Pirated Movies & TV Shows Of 2014

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Grammy Nominees Include John Williams, Steven Price, Trent Reznor, Alexandre Desplat And More

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David O. Russell Talks Music In Film, Led Zeppelin, Jon Brion’s Unused ‘Fighter’ Score & ‘American Hustle’ On Vinyl

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Watch: 4 Deleted Scenes From ‘American Hustle’ Including More Blazing Jennifer Lawrence Karaoke

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Watch: Jeremy Renner Finds The Light In Deleted Scene From 'American Hustle'

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2014 Oscar Winners: 'Gravity' Wins 7, '12 Years A Slave' Takes Best Picture, 'American Hustle' Shut Out

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2014 Oscars: The Playlist's 86th Academy Awards Live Blog

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Watch: Annapurna Pictures 2013 Sizzle Reel Celebrates 'Her,' 'American Hustle,' 'Foxcatcher,' & More

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Watch: ‘60 Minutes’ 1981 Episode About Abscam Plus 30-Minute Talk With David O. Russell & Bradley Cooper

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Watch: Kids Reenact The 2014 Best Picture Oscar Nominees

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Exclusive: Robert De Niro Speaks Arabic In Clip From David O. Russell's 'American Hustle'

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'Gravity' Wins 6 At 2014 BAFTAs But '12 Years A Slave' Takes Best Film & Actor

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Watch: Go Behind The Scenes Of 'American Hustle' With 30-Minute Special 'The Art And Soul Of Survival'

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'Captain Phillips' Gains New Steam With Win At ACE Eddie Awards

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'American Hustle' & 'Dallas Buyers Club' Win Big At SAG Awards

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New Pics From Berlin Additions 'Two Faces Of January' With Viggo Mortensen & 'A Long Way Down' With Aaron Paul

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2014 Oscar Nominations: 'American Hustle' & 'Gravity' Nab 10 Nods Each, '12 Years A Slave' Close Second With 9

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