Amy Adams covers Vogue: will she finally win an Oscar this year for ‘Big Eyes’?

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Amy Adams finally scored her first-ever cover of Vogue, for the December issue. She’s supporting Big Eyes, yet another performance which could have her on the Oscar shortlist. She’s the new Kate Winslet in that way – Amy’s always nominated, but she’s never won the big prize. The Academy loves her though, that’s why they keep nominating her. You can see Amy’s Annie Leibovitz photoshoot here – Amy and her Big Eyes director Tim Burton posed together and recreated The Red Shoes. You can read the full profile of Amy here – I always say this, but Amy is a boring interview. She’s lovely and an extremely talented actress, but she’s a snooze as a “celebrity.” That’s a good thing in life but a bad thing for gossip. Some highlights from her Vogue profile:

Seeing golden retriever named Murphy: “That’s, like, my dog, my spirit animal. When I was younger, I was just so hyper and friendly to everybody. And still now, when I come on set, I’m like a golden retriever at a dog park, because I’m just so happy to be around people and eager to please.”

Her early days in Hollywood: “I was able to do everything from day player to guest star to small parts in movies and it really, to this day, gives me perspective, but going through it was painful, to say the least. I felt a lot of pressure, but I just wasn’t able to get there in the audition room. Or even in meetings. My squirreliness would come out, and people wouldn’t feel confident. I’ve always been someone who had, like, a spirit of perseverance, but I actually almost quit because I was starting not to like who I was. My lawyer called me after I was fired from the two shows and said, ‘Just to even get two shows in a pilot season is amazing. So you’re doing something right.’ I thank him all the time for that call.”

Why she works with such powerhouse directors: “I prefer to work with really confident directors. If they need me to take care of them or make them feel better, it’s probably not going to go well.”

Working in the suburbs of Detroit: “I always have to remind myself: This is how I was raised. Every house in my town looked just like that one, right there. There’s something kind of comforting about it. You feel like you could just go inside, sit down in the kitchen, and have a cup of coffee. With some creamer. Not half-and-half, but Coffee-mate.”

Her daughter Aviana: “I miss her so much. Ten days is the longest trip I think that I’ve ever had away from her. Before I left I told her, ‘Lots of people are going to see you, and Daddy’s going to take care of you.’ We have a huge community of friends. But she said, ‘Momma, who’s going to take care of you?’ I said, ‘I’m a grown-up. I take care of myself.’ And she said, ‘No, but you need someone to come and spend time with you.’ Because now she has an understanding of loneliness. It’s very sweet. She says, ‘When I grow up, I am going to be your momma.’ ” She starts laughing. “She’ll probably have to be. I’m such a wreck. I’m glad you think it’s cute now. You’re not going to think it’s cute when you’re 25 and I’m living with you.”

Turning 40 years old: “I was like, ‘I’m 40 and I still care what people think of me; I still don’t do laundry so I’m always out of things; I’m just not a grown-up at all,’ and I had this expectation that I would be by this age. It wasn’t, ‘Oh, I’m getting old and I’m going to lose something vibrant about myself.’ It was more that I was just”—she switches into a trembling Katharine Hepburn—“ ‘so disappointed with myself.’ It’s just awful. Any chance for self-loathing!”

[From Vogue]

See? Perfectly pleasant. She’s a good person, a loving mom and a supportive partner. There’s no scandal. She’s neurotic, but no more than any other working mom and talented professional. The most interesting thing, to me, is that like ALL of her directors wanted to go on the record about how amazing she is and how much they love her. And I didn’t realize she had just turned 40 this year – she’s a vampire! No, she’ll still be working like crazy twenty years from now. She’s utterly beloved. But will Big Eyes be the film that finally gets her an Oscar?

Photos courtesy of Annie Leibovitz/VOGUE.

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  1. ds says:

    wow; this is how you make sheer elegant and tease with nude photography. I love this cover.

    • kennedy says:

      Ditto. Amy looks stunning. I have been WAITING for Amy to grace the cover, and I’m SO happy to see it happen now. She’s one of my favorite actresses and I love how she has handled her career. Loved her in The Master, Junebug, American Hustle (sorry JLaw was not the MVP, that award went to Amy and Christian), Catch Me If You Can, Her, etc. She’s such a solid actress.

      Also – Charlie Hunnam is featured in this issue. Can we get a blurb about him in Vogue?? The pictures are seriously panty droppers!!

    • Tristan says:

      She looks as wonderful as ever. She certainly deserves major recognition for her body of work, however, this year it would be fantastic if Juliane Moore finally gets the nod at the Academy Awards

      • Someonestolemyname1 says:

        I’m still waiting for them to give GlennClose an Oscar, I saw her in an interview and it was a bit sad when the interviewer wondered why she has never won.
        GClose nominated 1983,84,85,88,89,2012

        Some actresses are nominated forever and never get the win, sadly.

      • delorb says:

        She does. Love her to pieces. I hope she gets a nomination at least.

  2. Jegede says:

    The word is the film Big Eyes is quite terrible.

    Its saying something as to how far Oscar prestige is falling (well in Europe anyway) that films which would not get the time of the day in the past:

    are now Oscar contenders yet with mediocre reviews

    or already contenders even when no one (critic or public) has seen said film yet!!

    • Kate says:

      Actually that’s not the word. The movie debuted last week and the reviews were solid with most praising Amy as being really good in the film.

      I think people were looking for this to be the second coming of Tim Burton and it’s not quite that. But most of the reviews I read about the movie (and especially about her) were positive.

      I’m going to see it bc it’s one of the only movies out this year that’s actually a biopic about a woman and I support projects that are about women bc we have very few of those.

      • Jegede says:

        That’s very much the word from where I’m standing.

        And going by some of the other comments on here, they’ve heard the same

      • Kate says:

        I just googled it and there are several reviews from the screeening last week. Hollywood Reporter, variety, the wrap, deadline, film school rejects and several others gave the movie solid reviews and specifically praised her. I found one reviewer who just flat out didn’t like the film but they still praised Amy.

      • Misti64 says:

        @Jegede
        I heard its crap too.
        These deliberate Oscar bait movies are tiresome IMO and few of them hold up in the long run

      • Chinoiserie says:

        The very early word was that it was not very good (never heard terrible however) and that either Waltz was terrible or that he was very good but his role was cut to make Amy’s role stand out more (contradictory I know, shows how reliable the news form early screenings are in my opinion).

        But the news from latests screenings has been much more positive. Anyway people focus too much on the early word on award sites. Lets just wait until there are more reviews or the film opens before we decide the quality of the film and her performance.

    • Bridget says:

      The movies that house the acting performances aren’t always great themselves, but Adams is still be widely singled out as great.

  3. paola says:

    She looks GORGEOUS on that cover. That Oscar is long overdue.. I am her biggest fan.

    non famewhore – low key celebrity – check!
    classy – check!
    Old school glamour – check!
    Great actress – check!

    • LK says:

      I think they made her look like a red headed Amber Heard here.

    • derpshooter says:

      She does! She looks so great with long hair. I thought she looked awful in Julie & Julia and the still on the video above also looks bad. She should demand that all her future characters have long hair unless she’s playing ugly. She doesn’t have a bad face, a very very good one actually, but I can’t get over how different she looks with short hair.

  4. truthSF says:

    I love your acting Amy, I do, but it’s Julianne Moore’s turn (FINALLY!!) this year.

  5. Loopy says:

    I like the fact that she seems so humble and is here just for the acting and official commitments, she is classy and low key. I have only seen 3 movies of hers Superman,Doubt and American Hustle.I was not blown away.

    • cubfan34 says:

      I know people want to win Oscars but I’ve always thought being nominated 5 times is really more of an honor than winning one and never being nominated again. You are turning out a body of good work. Paltrow won has hasn’t made a decent movie since. Kate Winslet was on a run of good movies, won and been has turning out dreck ever since.

      • cubfan34 says:

        I know people want to win Oscars but I’ve always thought being nominated 5 times is really more of an honor than winning one and never being nominated again. You are turning out a body of good work. Paltrow won has hasn’t made a decent movie since. Kate Winslet was on a run of good movies, won and been has turning out dreck ever since.

        I thought the film Amy should have won for was June Bug.

        A movie can be bad and still have a great performance in it.

      • Loopy says:

        I really do believe in the Oscar curse, especially for actresses as soon as they get one they either end up making a series of rubbish movies(Halle Berry,Charlize Theron,Hillary Swank) or disappear into oblivion. Very few survive like Meryl Streep but she is in a league of her own.

      • lucy2 says:

        That is a really good point – 5 nominations in a rather short period of time is a HUGE compliment to her body of work (and well deserved).
        I wonder if many people who win decide to relax, stop doing such challenging work, and take a few paycheck movies instead of the low budget indies that usually get them nominations.

      • Misti64 says:

        @Loopy
        I don’t know about curse, but Oscar are NO barometer of quality, longevity or even public interest in your films I’ll add Melissa Leo amongst many many others to your list.
        Oscar winner Colin Firth cannot star in a hit film if his life depended on it

      • Sara says:

        @Loopy: its not a gender thing. Bill Murray talked about this recently. oscar winners think they can only do awards bait movies and than make the wrong choices. could also be related to believing the hype or having only yes men around them.

        but its a good observation from Murray. its not so much a curse its just people putting too much thought into a showbusiness award.

        Gary Oldman has been nominated only once and Goop has one. its really not a measurement of skill.

        generally its true that 5 noms are better than one win. doesnt matter anyway, the general public sees Amy Adams as a great actress and Goop as someone annoying, i doubt most people know she has an Oscar.

      • Sofia says:

        Spot on. There are really amazing versatile actors who never won. I would rather appreciate an actor who isn’t that good about campaigning for an oscar but who is a GREAT actor in many different films, then those who are good but specially good about playing the game that gives them the praise/awards.

        Like Murray said, there’s something really unhealthy about wanting to want it, you know? It’s like the award will give them validation, but not really because it’s not about fairness at all.

      • Bridget says:

        @missti: Melissa Leo has been on TV, with Treme

      • Isadora says:

        I totally agree! Even if you don’t believe in an Oscar curse (like me – I really think the winners just handle their career wrong afterwards), the Oscars are mainly great for publicity as even people who are no film buffs whatsoever usually hear about it. So if you are nominated your name is out there, people know you and I guess good offers for future projects come in. If you win, your name is even more popular, but a lot of people also get fed up with it (especially with the campaining nowadays – Oscar backlash, anyone?) and it might make your career more difficult as directors/studios might think they can’t afford you or the actors themselves get airs and graces. There’s also the problem of public perception of the future roles an Oscar winner “should” take on. Some people might have been perfectly fine with some projects before the actor wins an Oscar, but afterwards it’s like “Oh why did he/she take that role? He/She is an Oscar winner, for chrissake!”.

        And see what Leo DiCaprio does with his career – him not winning an Oscar has become a running gag, but he has done way more interesting films than a lot Oscar winning dayflies.

  6. lucy2 says:

    I love her. she is so talented, nice, and beautiful. When (and that’s when not if) she wins her long overdue Oscar, I will be so happy for her.

  7. Erm says:

    Awww, she’s just lovely. And there’s nothing wrong with never growing up or perpetual laundry piles!

  8. Liz says:

    She will not be winning for Big Eyes with the reviews so far falling into the ok but not great category. I think she will get a nomination as this years best actress isn’t that great.

    • Kate says:

      Her reviews are all great. The film is supposed to be good but could have been better.

      She won’t win the Oscar this year but I don’t think it matters. She sustains a career bc she consistently shows up and does great work even if the project itself isn’t always worthy of her.

  9. chloe says:

    I love her, but I agree with others it’s Julianne’s year. These pictures are gorgeous.

  10. Ollyholly says:

    I’ve read several times that this film is really bad, actually. She’s okay, but not really the best.

  11. Pixi says:

    Is Christoph Waltz getting any Oscar buzz for this movie? He’s my male Jennifer Lawrence, whenever they get nominated I just hope they win.

  12. Val says:

    Wow, another fail cover from US Vogue. Really doesn’t do Amy Adams justice!

  13. Kate says:

    I wish you had posted the video of her 73 questions with Vogue in the dance studio with the little ballerinas. It was so sweet. And I liked watching her ease in lacing up the pointe shoes. I know there is a rule about links here so I won’t post it but if anyone gets a chance you should watch it bc it’s really sweet.

    I love Amy. She doesn’t need an Oscar though I hope she gets one one day. She’s beautiful and natural and is one of the few celebs that seems genuinely kind. She’s also one of the few that didn’t get to where she is through nepotism or wealth growing up. She didn’t hit it big until she was over 30. She’s just kind of a spit in the face to the idea that you have to come from privilege or be perpetually 25 to “make it” and I love her for it.

  14. Luca76 says:

    From what I’m reading she’s not even considered a lock for a nomination. Julianne Moore who is even more due than Adams is expected to win and Adams is a contender but not necessarily going to be nodded.

    She’s adorable though and I hope she does get one someday.

  15. whatsmyname? says:

    ahh they could have choosen a better cover surely, it doesn’t do her any justice. She seems so sweet and I’ve always liked her. I’m definitely going to be watching the movie.

  16. Annie B says:

    Amy deserves an Oscar, but I hear Big Eyes focuses primarily on Waltz playing the male chauvinist husband rather than on Amy playing the talented wife – which sounds like the typical gendered nonsense that older big name male directors often come out with, when the man’s story is deemed to be more interesting than the woman’s. Anyway, she’ll get one eventually, and it will be universally agreed to be about time.

  17. serena says:

    She deserves at Oscar but not now, I’m rooting for Julienne Moore. I love redhead and I hate when they go blonde.. it’s as if they lose their sparkle, I know this was for a role but I still don’t like it.
    Anyway Amy really is a vampire.. god, the vampire celebrity-club is getting bigger and bigger!

    • lucy2 says:

      I think her natural hair color is blonde. I vaguely remember that once she went red, she started getting more work (and looks even better, IMO).

      • Someonestolemyname1 says:

        Yes, In Catch Me if You Can with Leonardo DiCaprio,she was blonde.
        But red suits her much better. IMO,
        Smart on her going red, makes her more of a standout, especially in Hollywood.

      • serena says:

        That’s true, infact most people don’t remember her in that role and I do think blonde washes her out.

  18. danielle says:

    I love her, she’s beautiful, talented and nice.

  19. aenflex says:

    I adore her as an actress. She looks great on the cover.

  20. mar says:

    I love this Vogue cover so much. It’s beautiful!

  21. OriginalTessa says:

    Has she ever spoken about the skincare she uses? I would love to know. She is flawless at 40. Just gorgeous.

  22. Someonestolemyname1 says:

    One of the most beautiful women in Hollywood. Her eyes slways remind me of Grace Kelly’s/Princess Grace’s.
    I am a big fan of Amy’s she is such a wonderful actress, seems like a sweet lady.

    Not sure she’ll get the Oscar yet, Julianne Moore deserves an Oscar too, ….tough call.

    • FingerBinger says:

      I’m not getting Grace Kelly from her eyes. Her look in general reminds me of Rita Hayworth.

  23. Goats on the Roof says:

    I think Amy’s Oscar win will happen at some point because the Academy clearly loves her, but this is Julianne’s year. I’ve heard nothing but amazing things about her performance in ‘Still Alice.’

  24. Josefa says:

    I like Amy and I think she’s talented, but in all honesty I’d rather Emily Blunt get nominated over her. Now that’s a seriously underrated actress.

    • kibbles says:

      I want both to win someday. I don’t think there needs to be a rush. I’m sure it must feel frustrating, but I’d rather keep getting nominated then win an Oscar and never to be heard of again or end up in a career downward spiral. That has happened to many people, but I don’t see that happening with Amy Adams. Emily Blunt is also someone who is a bit of a bore gossip wise but seems to have her priorities in order and a happy private life. Blunt has made some bad film choices, but I think she still highly regarded as a respectable actress and still has a chance to get on the right track to winning an Oscar.

      • Josefa says:

        Yeah, I also think 5 nominations are better than 1 win. Compare Amy’s career to Halle Berry’s or Hilary Swank’s. Amy consistently books good scripts.

        Anyway, I have to say I find Amy to be more of an actor’s actress. I like her more in supporting parts. She’s a great actress, no doubt, but I don’t think she can really carry a film by her own. She was great in American Hustle, but I felt the movie was more about Bale and Cooper than anybody else.

      • Kate says:

        @Joefea, she carried Enchanted from start to finish and was in almost every scene.

        I think it’s really more of an issue with just how few projects get written for women. She was fantastic in Hustle and played a complex, sexy, troubled person but you had a male director more obsessed with the male POV business as usual. Enchanted, even though it’s a family movie, is told from Giselle’s POV.

        She’s got that sci-fi drama ” Story of your life” coming up soon and I think that’s a rare sci-fi story that is legit from female POV too.

    • don't kill me i'm french says:

      For what,can Blunt be nod this year?

      • Josefa says:

        Into The Woods. The film looks awful, but there’s Oscar buzz around Emily and Disney seems to be backing her up. So there’s a good chance of her getting a nod this year.

  25. derpshooter says:

    True Confession: I hate coffee with creamer. Coffeemate all the way!

  26. Artimis says:

    LOVE her. Love. Love. Love. One of the best and underrated actresses in Hollywood, no false modesty about her. I’ll take ‘boring gossip broad’ over ‘fake ass dame’ any day.

  27. Bridget says:

    I love Amy Adams, and I think that it stinks that her and Moore are in the same race this year, because both have put together such amazing bodies of work and both are so deserving of recognition.

  28. jane16 says:

    The movie looks great, and I plan to see it. I would like the cover if it didn’t have the ridiculously photoshopped turquoise eyes, and the other photo shown here is meh. I have never understood why people love annie Lebowitz’ work so much. I think she is vastly overrated.

  29. jane16 says:

    I decorated my kids nurseries and little kid rooms with Margaret Keane prints, btw, and their rooms were beautiful and soothing. My kids turned out to be awesome guys, and very sensitive and kind.

  30. PJ says:

    HOW this woman didn’t win for ‘The Master’ was beyond me. I mean, did the Academy actually SEE her performance in that film??? Then she lost for ‘American Hustle’ and I decided to give up all hope for Amy to get her long overdue recognition from those people 😒

    I’ve been completely, well, enchanted *face palm* with Amy Adams’s out if this world on-screen talent since her ‘Junebug’. God I just love that movie. Her performance as Ashley was completely sweet and heartbreaking.

    • Bridget says:

      Its like Kate Winslet not winning for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. They’ll get around to rewarding her eventually to make up for the egregious mistake.

  31. Veronica says:

    SHE’S 40 YEARS OLD?? I thought she was still in her early thirties! That we could all age so well.

    I do hope she gets her Oscar one of these days. I like me some J. Law, but I thought Adams was the standout performance of “American Hustle.” She gave such depth and nuance to a character that could have easily been a caricature that I came out of it very surprised at how much of the buzz was centered around Lawrence when Adams was the performance that stuck with me.

  32. Suki2 says:

    Those day glo eyes deserve their own digital effects Oscar.

  33. LAK says:

    I love that she described herself as squirelly. I love squirelly people.