Kristen in HitFix's 2011 Best Supporting Actress Oscar Contenders

HitFix list includes Helena Bonham-Carter (The King's Speech), Melissa Leo (The Fighter), Amy Adams The Fighter), Barbra Hershey (Black Swan), Marion Cotillard (Inception) among others.



Kristen Stewart, "Welcome to the Rileys"
Pro: She gives a strong and sympathetic performance as a young hooker who agrees to try and turn her life around under the guidance of a visiting salesman (James Gandolfini). She also gave a pretty great turn as Joan Jett in "The Runaways" earlier this year and has an impressive resume that has built up goodwill with roles in "Into the Wild," "The Yellow Handkerchief" and "Adventureland."

Con: The problem is the movie's distributor may not send out screeners (a big need for this one) and there's that "Twilight Saga" elephant in the room. She might need that series to be over before she's taken seriously again by the industry.

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