Ansel Elgort Is Augustus Waters in "The Fault in Our Stars" Opposite Shailene Woodley

From siblings to star-crossed lovers! EW reports rising star Ansel Elgort has been offered the male lead in "The Fault in Our Stars" opposite Shailene Woodley - who plays his sister in the currently-filming dystopian adaptation "Divergent." The two Read more

Dylan O'Brien Lands "The Maze Runner" Lead; Ki Hong Lee Also Joins

UPDATE: Director Wes Ball tweets that Ki Hong Lee has also joined the cast as Minho, a fellow Glader and ally to Thomas throughout the series. Lee is probably best known as a regular on short-lived ABC Family Read more

Shailene Woodley Confirmed for "The Fault in Our Stars"

I mean, duh, we called it. It has now been officially confirmed with glowing quotes from director, producer and author in tow that the increasingly in demand Shailene Woodley will play the lead role of Hazel Grace Lancaster Read more

Up and Comers Presents: 20 Faces to Watch in 2013

After a somewhat unpredictable year in which the stars we expected to break out largely didn't but fresh faces came out of nowhere to surprise us all, we are ready to look ahead to the new talent waiting to Read more

Up and Comers Presents: The Breakout Stars of 2012

Another year, another new crop of fresh talent. Just like last year, the hardest part is narrowing down which of the dozens of the year's rising stars shone the brightest. This year we heralded the arrival of the unlikeliest Read more
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Faces to Watch: Oscar 2012 Edition, from Jennifer Lawrence to the young cast of “Les Miserables”

December 10, 2012 | Posted by Linda Ge in Awards, Features Leave a comment

It’s almost that time of year again, when young actors who are lucky enough to be recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences see a drastic rise in their profiles and the movie offers come flooding in. But first, you have to get nominated. With critics awards already underway and the SAG and Golden Globe nominations both coming this week (!!), now is the perfect time to check in on the dozens of young actors who are vying for just a few spots come Oscar nomination time on January 15th.

From likely winners to maybe-nominees to long shots that deserve some more attention (in descending order), we assess the chances of up and coming actors in each acting category below.

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Critics groups boost Oscar hopes for Jennifer Lawrence, Dwight Henry and the “Perks of Being a Wallflower” cast

December 9, 2012 | Posted by Linda Ge in Awards 1 Comment

It was a big day for various film critics’ groups around the country announcing their year-end bests, and some of our favorite rising stars got a bit of a boost in their quest for Oscar gold. The Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the Boston Film Critics Society and the New York Film Critics Online all announced their winners today, while down in San Diego, they released their list of nominees, which also yielded some interesting results.

After having some of her front-runner status chiseled away by Jessica Chastain in “Zero Dark Thirty”, who won the National Board of Review, and is part of the film that is winning just about every Best Picture race thus far, Jennifer Lawrence got a bit of her momentum back for her performance in David O. Russell’s “Silver Linings Playbook” – the LA Film Critics awarded her Best Actress, in a tie with French actress Emmauelle Riva for “Amour.”

LA also awarded Best Supporting Actor to “Beast of the Southern Wild” actor Dwight Henry, who needed the boost to remind voters that he, too, gave an impressive performance in Behn Zeitlin’s Sundance breakout feature. Thus far, all of the buzz has been linked to the film’s star, nine year old Quvenzhane Wallis, who decisively took home the Best Breakthrough Award from NYFCO today, and is a near lock for a Best Actress Oscar nomination.

Also getting a bit of a much needed boost today was the young supporting cast of “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”, one of our favorite movies of the year, who will need all the help they can get if they hope to crack through the Top Five of any acting categories come Oscar time. The Boston Society of Film Critics clearly loved the film and its stellar cast, handing Best Supporting Actor to Ezra Miller, while Best Supporting Actress hopeful Emma Watson lost to Sally Field for “Lincoln” by one vote. Watson was recognized again by the San Diego Film Critics Society, who nominated her in the category alongside a very young field that also included Rebel Wilson for “Pitch Perfect” and Samantha Barks for “Les Miserables.”

Full lists of winners and nominees can be viewed below.

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Cannes REVIEW: Fearless newcomer Quvenzhané Wallis is magnetic in festival hit “Beasts of the Southern Wild”

May 18, 2012 | Posted by Rebecca Lewis in Reviews 2 Comments

In Benh Zeitlin‘s “Beasts of the Southern Wild“, we are introduced to Quvenzhané Wallis, one of the most fearless newcomers to come out of Cannes this year. The film debuted at this year’s Sundance film festival to rave reviews, winning the Grand Jury prize and it has been with anticipation that we have waited to see Wallis’ performance ourselves.

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