5 Reasons Why I Love Amy Adams

As I haven't been watching many movies lately (I've been making my way through season three of True Blood, just about finished!), I've kinda run out of things to blog about. So why not just take some time out to go gaga over my favourite actress, the amazing and adorable Amy Adams. And yeah, this might turn into a weekly feature. Just because I'm so awesome.

1. She's a redhead

Well, actually, our dearest Amy is actually a blonde. But now she is more known for her red locks, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Mainly because I'm obsessed with red hair, and she looks amazing with it. And I think that red hair builds real character. There aren't that many out there with the colour, which makes Amy stand out from the crowd in a way. Plus, she has a really big personality to go with her hair colour.

2. Her performance in Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is one of my favourite movies. It's a fluffy romantic comedy set in the days leading up to World War II, with a down-on-her-luck and homeless governess Guinevere (Frances McDormand) who comes across an actress, Delysia LaFosse (Amy), who has three men to call her own. You can see why these men all want her: she's pretty, fun and ambitious. But then again, despite the fact that she's effectively leading all of her me along, there's this stunning emotional strain in her that makes you really fall in love with her. I think this is the best example of what Amy can do. She's bewitching and charming, and where she could come off as annoying, she is effortlessly enjoyable. It's a rare talent which she has, which makes her so wonderful.

3. She sings.

Okay, any actor/actress who sings has my heart. Unless they sing before they act. Amy has a beautiful singing voice. We saw it in Enchanted, where she happily sung the fluffy songs. Then she soulfully sung 'If I Didn't Care' in Miss Pettigrew for a Day, in a scene which makes me cry every time I watch it. Another movie she sung in was Moonlight Serenade, which was a dull quasi-musical. I must say, Amy's singing was at her best here, even if this wasn't her best movie. Her voice is simply spell-binding and very sweet, it's like lying in a field of marshmallows.

4. The Sisters vs. Charlene in The Fighter

I was watching The Fighter again this week and I still think her performance was a lot stronger than Melissa Leo's. As much as I thought her performance was really authentic and she played the part of the mother really well, Amy was just really different in this movie, and had a lot of fight in her. Which is especially on show when Amy does everyone a favour: she stands up to the seven sisters. Sure, there's seven of them and one of her, but in that porch scene, she manages to beat the shit out of Gail and scare the rest of them off. That's our Charlene, the fiery ex-high jumper barmaid who has a huge heart and a huge temper, who brought down the seven most annoying and entertaining women to come on film.

5. She's pretty much already overdue for her Oscar.

Okay, so I know that she's only been nominated three times, all in the supporting actress category, but you have got to wonder when Amy is going to get her Oscar, and whether she will ever get nominated in the leading actress category. I know that she takes mostly only supporting roles, and that's cool. However, all of the performances she has been nominated for are all star performances. So how far does she need to go to win her Oscar? I'm not sure. But all I do know is the fact that it just ain't the Oscars if a brilliant Amy Adams performance isn't nominated. I just don't want her to keep going win-less year after year.

Do you like Amy Adams? What are some of your favourite performances of hers?