Anne Hathaway should be given more credit. Oftentimes when people reference Anne, they either conjure up images of her as the teenage star of The Princess Diaries, or as the co-host of what many deem the worst Oscar Ceremony broadcast to date. But like her or not, Anne ranks right at the top of the Hollywood "It Girl" hierarchy alongside Natalie Portman and Amy Adams. Reason: the girl's got talent. Now before you scoff (as I'm sure you can't get The Princess Diaries out of your brain), take a look at some of the highlights of her career:
2001: Anne stars in the sleeper hit (and her first film) The Princess Diaries, showing off her comedic chops alongside Julie Andrews.
2005: Anne co-stars in Brokeback Mountain, hands-down the most talked about and controversial film of that year.
2006: Anne co-stars in The Devil Wears Prada with Meryl Streep, an entertaining (and surprisingly emotionally insightful) chick-flick of a film. Streep was given an Oscar nomination for the role.
2008: Anne co-stars in Get Smart alongside Steve Carrel, arguably the most beloved comedic actor of the decade.
2008: Anne stars in Rachel Getting Married. If you have not seen this movie, I beg you to Netflix it immediately. The film itself is so beautiful and brilliant...I could literally spend hours discussing this film. Anne was nominated for a Golden Globe, SAG Award, and an Oscar for her performance as Kym, the black sheep of the family coming home for her sister's wedding. Anne won the following awards for her performance: Austin Film Critic's Best Actress Award, Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Actress Award, Chicago Film Critics Association Best Actress Award, National Board of Review Best Actress Award, and several others.
2010: Anne co-stars in Tim Burton's highly anticipated Alice in Wonderland as the ethereal, black-lipsticked White Queen.
2011: Anne co-hosts the Academy Awards with James Franco.
2011: It is announced that Anne is cast as Selina Kyle (Catwoman) in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises, which will, without doubt, be the highest grossing film of 2012.
Not convinced?
What if I told you that Anne is a trained singer who was considered for the role of Christine Daae in Schumaker's 2004 adaptation of Phantom of the Opera?
Or that her role as Kym was ranked by Paste Magazine as one of the top 25 roles of the decade?
Or that she's been a top-billed actor in over 13 films in the past ten years and she's not even thirty?
Still not convinced?
I tell you what, I challenge you to rent Alice in Wonderland and Rachel Getting Married, watch them back to back in that order, and then leave me a comment telling me that I'm wrong and that Anne has no talent whatsoever.
I challenge you.
PLEASE NOTE: Rachel Getting Married is rated R for language and brief sexuality
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