Last night in California, Mary, along with actresses Emayatzy Corinealdi, Elle Fanning, Quvenzhane Wallis, Rashida Jones and Leslie Mann attended The Variety Studio: Awards Edition event. I’ve uploaded 30 photos of Mary at the event, with the first 18 pics in HQ. Enjoy the pics and head to the gallery to see the full set. Mary looks so pretty. A true vision in white!
Some new Mary updates are now available and it’s all pretty fantastic. First, Mary will be heading back to Sundance in January with her Smashed director James Ponsoldt as their new film The Spectacular Now has been selected to premiere under the festival’s dramatic competition. The film will also star Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller. Here’s the info via Sundance:
Sundance Institute announced today the films selected for the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions and the out-of-competition section of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, January 17-27 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah.
The Spectacular Now / U.S.A. (Director: James Ponsoldt, Screenwriters: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber) — Sutter is a high school senior who lives for the moment; Aimee is the introvert he attempts to “save.” As their relationship deepens, the lines between right and wrong, friendship and love, and “saving” and corrupting become inextricably blurred. Cast: Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Brie Larson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kyle Chandler.
Congrats to Mary and the rest of the cast and crew!! Can’t wait to see Mary back at Sundance!
Also, a new poster for Roman Coppola’s A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III has debuted online, which you can view in the gallery.
Today is Mary Elizabeth’s 28th birthday and I just wanted to take a minute to wish her the best birthday she could have! Hope your day is filled with happiness and fun and Melanie and myself, as well as all your fans, are so proud of where your career is and where it’s headed. Have a great day! 🙂
This is big news! The 2013 Spirit Awards nominations list was just revealed and Mary was among the actresses nominated for Best Female Lead for her role in Smashed. The female lead nominees include the following:
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Linda Cardellini
Return
Emayatzy Corinealdi
Middle of Nowhere
Jennifer Lawrence
Silver Linings Playbook
Quvenzhané Wallis
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Smashed
The 2013 Spirit Awards will take place on Saturday, February 23, 2013. To see the full list of nominees, click here.
Fellow actress Shailene Woodley (The Descendants) wrote a feature on Variety.com where she commended Mary’s Oscar-worthy performance in Smashed. Below is the full review:
I became so lost in the raw vulnerability of Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s acute and accurate portrayal of an alcoholic woman, my mind seemed to forget that I was watching a movie starring an actress instead of observing a dear friend who was fighting personal inner battles.
Mary paved her road of empowerment with penetrating strength and unabridged vulnerability. She sucked me into Kate’s world, a world of messy, difficult, unclear paths that are filled with obstacles and tribulations beyond reason. She did not glamorize AA meetings. She did not victoriously display the perks of abstaining from substances. She did not give me the impression that life gets easier once an individual becomes sober. Rather, she navigated her way through waves of confusion, self-doubt, dependence, separation, honesty, responsibility and courage without ever demanding empathy or compassion from her audience.
I was naturally drawn to root for this woman, to cheer for her triumphs and to cry for her blunders. Mary’s performance left me humbled as she carved her way out of a blinding inebriation with forceful perseverance and pure, stripped-down human bravery.
Congrats, Mary! 🙂
Mary is featured as the December/January cover girl for BUST Magazine. The issue will be hitting stands very soon (Dec. 4 to be exact) so check back for the full scans and shoot. Head to the gallery to see our cover girl!
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III has been given a February 8th, 2013 release date in the U.S., this according to Movieweb. The film teams Charlie Sheen, Bill Murray, and Jason Schwartzman in this story about a gifted graphic designer whose dream life falls apart over a doomed relationship.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aubrey Plaza, Patricia Arquette, Katheryn Winnick and Bar Paly also star in this Roman Coppola directed comedy.
Back in early November, I mentioned that there would be a free screening of Smashed courtesy of Backstage.com and now, their interview with Mary discussing the film has gone online. You can see the Q&A below:
Video of Mary attending November 10’s Deadline Hollywood’s The Contenders event with co-star Aaron Paul and director James Ponsoldt has gone online and you can view it below. Additionally, if you want to see the photos (or missed them the first time) of Mary at the event, click here.
