This year's Academy Award nominees have been scrutinized for lacking in diversity and for not showing support to other races and cultures. Nevertheless the nominees this year for Best Actress show a range of performances from diverse films.
There were a plethora of major female performances in both supporting and leading categories. That said, this series for "The Best of 2015" will give our writers and opportunity to pick their respective choice from either the supporting or best lead actress.
The Best Actress prize is one of the most sought after awards and one that is among the greatest honors for a performance.This year the category is made up of two previous winners, one five-time nominee and two new nominees. While it is a competitive race, one actress is the clear favorite. Latin Post breaks down who will win Best Actress at the 2015 Academy Awards.
For the past few months, pundits have been claiming that the Best Actress is a weak category with very few candidates. However, this statement might not actually hold much water. Yes the category is not as crowded as the Best Actor race but there are a lot of worthy performances that are not being taken into account.