Thursday, January 10, 2013

Quvenzhane Wallis


This remarkable young lady -- Quvenzhane Wallis -- has been nominated for an Academy Award as BEST ACTRESS for Beasts of the Southern Wild. I'm pretty sure she's the youngest nominee in this category EVER. Do see this amazing film.
http://culturechronicles.blogspot.com/2012/09/beasts-of-southern-wild.html

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