November 2, 200816 yr Author Category 31-35, round 7: Charlize Theron vs. Milla Jovovich Charlize by moiselles Her career skyrocketed in the late 1990s with box office successes like The Devil's Advocate (1997), Mighty Joe Young (1998), and The Cider House Rules (1999). After appearing in a few notable films, Theron starred as the serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster (2003). Film critic Roger Ebert called it "one of the greatest performances in the history of the cinema". For this role, Theron won the Best Actress Oscar at the 76th Academy Awards in February 2004, as well as the SAG Award and the Golden Globe Award. The Oscar win pushed her to The Hollywood Reporter's 2006 list of highest-paid actresses in Hollywood; earning $10,000,000 for both her subsequent films, North Country and Æon Flux, she ranked seventh. In 2005, she starred in the financially unsuccessful science fiction thriller Æon Flux for which she received positive reviews. Additionally, Theron received Best Actress Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for her lead performance in the drama North Country. Ms. Magazine also honored her for this performance with a feature article in its Fall 2005 issue. In 2005, Theron portrayed Rita, Michael Bluth's (Jason Bateman) mentally challenged love interest, on the third season of FOX's critically-acclaimed television series Arrested Development. She also received Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for her role of Britt Ekland in the 2004 HBO movie The Life and Death of Peter Sellers. In 2008, Charlize Theron was named the Hasty Pudding Theatricals Woman of the Year, preceded by others such as Katharine Hepburn, Lucille Ball and Julia Roberts. 2008 Hancock, The Road 2009 The Burning Plain, The Brazilian Job (wikipedia) Milla by Julia Her debutes were on the end of 80s and beginnning of 90s in madefor television film The Night Train to Kathmandu, Two Moon Junction, television series Paradise (1988), Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990), lead in Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991). For her portrayal of Lili, Jovovich was nominated for both "Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture" in the 1991 Young Artist Awards, and "Worst New Star" in the 1991 Golden Raspberry Awards. She appeared Kuffs, Chaplin and Dazed and Confused. too. Jovovich returned to acting in 1997 with a lead in the sf action film The Fifth Element, which was selected as the opening film for the 1997 Cannes Film Festival and its worldwide box office gross was over $263 million, more than three times its budget of $80 million. She was nominated for "Favorite Female Newcomer" at the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards and "Best Fight" at the MTV Movie Awards and for "Worst Supporting Actress" at the Razzie Awards. In 1998, Jovovich had a role in He Got Game. In 1999, she returned to the action genre playing the title role in The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc. Jovovich received generally good reviews for her performance, although she also received a Razzie Award nomination for "Worst Actress". The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc did moderately well at the box office, gaining $66 million world wide. Afterwards, In 2000, Jovovich appeared in The Million Dollar Hotel. Afterwards, she portrayed Lucia in The Claim (2000), and the evil Katinka in Zoolander (2001). In 2002, Jovovich starred in the horror/action film Resident Evil, released in the United States on March 15, 2002. The film was commercially successful, grossing $17 million on its opening weekend, and gaining $40 million domestically and $102 million worldwide. Later, she portrayed Erin in No Good Deed (2002), Nadine in the romantic comedy You Stupid Man (2002), Fangora ("Fanny") in Dummy (2003), and provided a guest voice on the television series King of the Hill. In 2004, Jovovich reprised the role in the sequel to Resident Evil, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, which received even more negative reactions from the critics than the first film. The following year, she was featured in remake of Caligula. In 2006, Jovovich's film, the science fiction/action thriller Ultraviolet, was released on March 3. It was not screened for critics, but when reviewed, it was critically panned, grossing $31 million world wide. That year Jovovich also starred in .45. In 2007, Jovovich reprised her role in Resident Evil: Extinction, the third of the Resident Evil series. The film grossed an estimated $24 million in 2,828 theaters on its opening weekend, toping the box office gross for that week. It opened stronger than its predecessor. 2008 The Palermo Shooting 2009 A Perfect Getaway, Azazel (wikipedia) 1. WHICH ONE IS PRETTIER? 2. WHICH ONE IS MORE TALENED?
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