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:
