Best Supporting Actress and Anne Hathaway; five words that will be forever linked in Oscar history.
Hathaway won Best Supporting Actress at the 85th annual Academy Awards on Sunday night.
"It came true," Hathaway said while accepting the award before giving a shout to the other nominees. The 30-year-old star was an overwhelming favorite to win Best Supporting Actress for her performance in "Les Miserables." In the musical, Hathaway plays Fantine, the doomed single mother turned prostitute who sings one of the film's showcase songs, "I Dreamed a Dream."
Hathaway has limited screen time in "Les Miserables," but it didn't matter: She joins past Best Supporting Actress winners like Beatrice Straight ("Network") and Judi Dench ("Shakespeare in Love") as actresses with small but impactful roles that won over Oscar voters.
Hathaway had previously won Best Supporting Actress honors from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (Golden Globes), Screen Actors Guild and BAFTA. Her ascendence throughout awards season drew a surprising amount of criticism, with many complaining about Hathaway's enthusiasm and acceptance speeches. ("Why Does Everyone Hate Anne Hathaway?" wondered Hollywood.com writer Brian Moylan.)
For her part, Hathaway remained grounded. "I've had plenty of years in my career where I haven't made it to this part of the conversation. Making it here is the gift and the goal, and I feel really proud of that," she told HuffPost Entertainment.
Hathaway's Best Supporting Actress Oscar left Amy Adams ("The Master"), Sally Field ("Lincoln"), Helen Hunt ("The Sessions") and Jacki Weaver ("Silver Linings Playbook") without trophies.
Last year, Octavia Spencer won Best Supporting Actress for "The Help."
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