Still trying to figure out what makes Natalie Portman "a great actress?" Was it the scene she filmed masturbating with her mother in the room?
There wasn't a lot of competition for best actress in 2011. None of the best films (The King's Speech, True Grit, The Fighter, The Social Network, 127 Hours) even had a traditional lead actress role. That being said, I find it ironic that Hollywood always goes out of its way to praise a young woman who takes advantage of a novel way to objectify herself as "courageous." Black Swan was not a good movie, and Natalie Portman's only entertaining role was in "The Professional." She's either been mailing it in ever since or she's dumb as a box of rocks.
Still trying to figure out what makes Natalie Portman “a great actress?” Was it the scene she filmed masturbating with her mother in the room?”
Fantastic in the Professional. Best kid role since Jodie Foster. Sorry you hated Black Swan, but it WAS about a mentally disturbed girl. And she was perfect. Deserved an Oscar. My opinion.