While the Best Actor contenders may be taking a more casual approach to awards season, the Best Actress contenders stay hustling. 

 

Over the weekend, Angelina Jolie attended a screening and Q&A for Maria hosted by the Academy in Beverly Hills. She was greeted warmly by the crowd:

 

We keep pointing out that the big question mark for Angelina’s campaign is that she doesn’t have obvious industry support, that Brad Pitt “got Hollywood” in the divorce. She isn’t surrounded by a coterie of famous friends, though Salma Hayek has been reliably ten toes down for her over the last few years. But she does have her admirers, and more importantly, she has been ready and willing to show up for Maria since it premiered at Venice in September, signaling to her peers that she is here to play. We’ll see how that translates into nominations over the next couple of months.

 

Every time we post about Angelina lately, there is an ensuing conversation about her hair, specifically the new lighter color she’s sporting. Given her fair skin and penchant for neutrals, this shade of blonde is just not doing anything for her, it consistently washes her out. I like her cream suit in these photos, but combined with her new blonde hair, she is once again washed out. I hope we’re not stuck with this all awards season.