Natalie Portman Deserves The Best Actress Oscar
Natalie Portman, the 29-year-old actress whose filmography includes blockbusters such as the Star Wars prequel trilogy and “V for Vendetta”, as well as artistic dramas such as “Closer"and “The Other Boleyn Girl”, has finally been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. The role that earned her this nomination was Nina, a troubled ballerina in the psychological thriller “Black Swan”.
On Sunday, February 27, 2011, Portman, who was previously nominated in 2005 for Best Supporting Actress in “Closer"strode gracefully onto the stage and accepted her Best Actress Oscar from presenter Jeff Bridges. Before the result was announced, the audience was treated to a video montage of all the nominees'performances. It was an unquestionably talented group represented, with the other actresses (Annette Bening, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Lawrence, and Michelle Williams) all deserving of the award. But no one can contest the fact that the winner, Natalie Portman, undoubtedly deserved the Best Actress Oscar.
While some critics may not have liked the film “Black Swan”, Portman’s performance in it was nearly universally hailed as brilliant and career-changing, called an iconic performance of a lifetime. The role is physically demanding, with Portman dancing intricate ballet herself (a trained ballerina when she was young, she needed six months t prepare her body for the role) and in the movie she wore ballet costumes which looked to me like they were made from bridal fabrics.
More importantly, the role is emotionally electrifying. Portman’s portrayal of Nina as she descends from paranoia into madness is riveting. Her hallucinations, and her horror at her own actions, is beautifully acted, with many of the hallucinating scenes, with their physical elements, absolutely breathtaking.
Portman clearly put her heart and soul into this fearless, Oscar-winning performance, and was very invested in this role, discussing the concept of a ballet film with the director nearly ten years ago.
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