Actress: Amy Adams
Age: 36
Role: Charlene in The Fighter
Synopsis: The Fighter follows the life story of boxer "Irish" Mickey Ward and his trainer brother Dick Eklund, chronicling the brothers' early days on the rough streets of Lowell, Massachusetts through Eklund's battle with drugs and Ward's eventual world championship in London.
Previous Golden Globe Wins: Adams has never won a Golden Globe.
Previous Golden Globe Nominations: She has had two nominations; Best Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy for Enchanted and Best Supporting Actress for Doubt.
Awards For Role: She has been nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, Detroit Film Critics Society Awards, Satellite Awards, and Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards.
Critics: “As scrappy and tough as most of its big-mouthed characters. The money performance is Adams.” - Metromix.com
“The movie has so much texture that once it gets you, you're good and got.” - New York Magazine
“The Fighter is among the year's most pleasant surprises. Who knew that a movie with so many depressing elements in it could also be so damn funny and uplifting?” - IGN Movies
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