20. When she performed Shakespeare in bed in Vice:
19. When she tried to avoid the fight of Batman v Superman:
18. When she appeared on The Office:
17. When she shined for the first time in Drop Dead Gorgeous:
16. When her performance in The Master was amazingly subtle:
15. When she had a "Me Party" in The Muppets:
14. When she wore this beautiful Oscar de la Renta dress at the 85th Academy Awards and stole everyone's breath away:
13. When she played Amelia Earhart in Night at the Museum:
12. When she casually stretched during her Vogue "73 Questions" interview:
11. When she was terrific in Her:
10. When she played a sensitive nurse in Catch Me If You Can:
9. When she played a young nun in Doubt:
8. I mean, her ENTIRE performance in American Hustle speaks for itself:
7. When we didn't know whether to root for her in Nocturnal Animals:
6. When she managed to play a naive character in Enchanted without making Giselle totally unbearable:
5. Speaking of Enchanted, when she sang “Happy Working Song” alone at the Oscars:
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Standing by yourself in front of the Academy with no backup dancers hitting every note right? That takes true courage and the sign of a true star.
4. When she received her first Academy nomination for Junebug:
3. When she threw a few punches in The Fighter:
2. When she didn't get a nomination for Arrival even though she was outstanding in it:
1. And finally, when she genuinely invented acting with her portrayal of Camille in Sharp Objects:
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