Naomi
Watts has picked up a nomination for best actress in the Golden Globes awards,
for a role as a victim of the 2004 tsunami in Thailand. Picture:
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The Daily Telegraph reports
Reese Witherspoon was so "blown away" by Naomi Watts' performance in The Impossible that she penned a fan letter to the actress praising her work.
Witherspoon, who won the 2006 best actress award for her role in Walk The Line shared the letter with Entertainment Weekly in the hope of strengthening her Oscar play.
"If I have anything to do with it (and I will literally tap dance on Sunset Boulevard for you!), you will be holding every beautiful statue that exists by the end of February," she wrote in the letter to Watts.
The Impossible tells the true story of a Spanish family's experience during the 2004 tsunami in South East Asia.
Watts' plays the mother of three boys who begins a desperate search to reunite her family when they are separated during the tsunami.
Read the full letter below:
Hi Naomi,
I know we don’t know each other well. I hope it’s ok that I am reaching out to you, because I simply could not contain my enthusiasm about your performance in The Impossible.
Wow. Just wow. I was blown away by the film. The story of survival and the incredible images of the tsunami and the performances of the entire cast were astounding. By far, one of the best films I have ever seen in my life.
I could not speak for 24 hours after seeing the film. It was more than a movie. It was a mediation on life and family and humanity. It was fortifying.
But the life-breath of the film is you.
Your brutal physical performance, the ferocity of your mothering spirit and the soul touching moments where you hold on to life with every part of your being were incredible.
Not since I saw Meryl Streep’s performance in Sophie’s Choice have I been so moved by an actress’s performance. It also reminded me of Sally Field’s Norma Rae as well. Such strength and absolute vulnerability in the same performance. A mother who is determined to teach her child what it means to be a good person even when facing her own mortality. You showed every side of Maria’s story.
If I have anything to do with it (and I will literally tap dance on Sunset Boulevard for you!), you will be holding every beautiful statue that exists by the end of February.
But more importantly, you have created a performance that will stand the test of time.
Congratulations. And thank you sharing your heart and soul so openly.
With respect,
Reese
The Impossible, which is based on a true story opens in Australian cinemas in January.
Watts has been nominated for best actress by the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Golden Globes, and the Broadcast Film Critics Association.
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