This year, Amy Adams is set to face off against Claire Foy for their roles as wives of important men from history, a long-running Academy tradition
It is often said, only semi-jokingly, in Hollywood that the best supporting actress Oscar has the incorrect moniker. Best supportive actress is closer to the mark for an award frequently handed to women playing the stoic, loyal wives or partners of great and/or troubled men – often in that most Oscar-favoured of genres, the biopic.
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