Julianne Moore, the five-time Oscar-nominated actress (and recent SAG winner) that has won the hearts of art house film critics and multiplex moviegoers alike, is slated to be the front-runner at this year's Oscars, airing Feb 22. Less than a month away from the big night, publications have cited that Moore, 54, is overdue, and it appears she may have her moment next month.

On Tuesday, the "Still Alice" star was honored by the Museum of the Moving Image in New York City and hinted that she'll be happy either way: She's got the life she "always dreamed of," People reports.

"When I read the script for ['The Myth of Fingerprints'], I met Bart Freundlich. I loved it, and I loved his story," she said sharing anecdotes of her director husband Bart Freundlich and children Caleb, 17, and Liv, 12, at the podium. "But I never, ever, ever in my life imagined that making that movie would give me the personal life that I always dreamed of."

After the ceremony, there were speeches from famous friends and collegues including Ellen Barkin (Moore's best friend), Chloë Grace Moretz ("Carrie") and Sarah Paulson ("Game Change"). Moore thanked the room and her family once more.

"When I received the star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last year, I made a lot of jokes to my family about how I don't need a tombstone now. Now I feel like I don't need a memorial service either," she said.

Perhaps, she's wrong about that. Upon receiving a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Drama earlier this month, John Powers of Vogue wrote about the actress.

"Were it not for one thing, 'Still Alice' would probably be remembered, if it was remembered at all, as simply a better-than-average Disease of the Week movie," he said. "Luckily, that one thing is Moore. Her performance elevates the whole story. She captures Alice's disintegration with magisterial precision -- the confusion, panic, anger, and heroic resolve to still be herself -- and does it all without ever pleading for our sympathy."

Powers continued listing eight reasons why Academy voters will undoubtedly vote for the "fearless" Moore.

"Neurasthenic housewives, loony Hollywood stars, even Sarah Palin -- nobody in Hollywood, male or female, has played more daring roles," he said.

New York Magazine writer Bilge Ebiri agreed, penning "The 8 Roles Julianne Moore Should Have Won Oscars For," a Vulture article showcasing eight outstanding films from the actress's lost list of credits. While her snubbed performances in "The Kids Are All Right," "Boogie Nights" and "Magnolia" were among the many selected, her performances in Robert Altman's "Short Cuts" and the Todd Haynes classic "Safe" were referenced again and again as prime examples of her acting.

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