[NYCVirago]

Theron gained 30 pounds by doing things like eating Krispy Kreme donuts, and with the help of makeup artists, she changed her glamorous self into a dead ringer for serial killer Aileen Wuornos, who was convicted and then executed 12 years ago in Florida.

In Hollywood, gaining weight and looking unattractive for a role is considered the height of acting. She'll get the Oscar just for that alone.

[F16Fighter]

"In Hollywood, gaining weight and looking unattractive for a role is considered the height of acting. She'll get the Oscar just for that alone."

As you say, the evidence suggests merely looking the part of a bloated, scum-of-earth maggot is sufficient enough to bring the Acadamy to their knees in orgasmic awe (you were saying that, right? ;-)