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Monster is a 2003 American biographical crime drama film written and directed by Patty Jenkins in her feature directorial debut. The film follows serial killer Aileen Wuornos , a street prostitute who murdered seven of her male clients between 1989 and 1990 and was executed in Florida in 2002.
In Monster (2003), Theron portrayed serial killer Aileen Wuornos, a former prostitute who was executed in Florida in 2002 for killing six men (she was not tried for a seventh murder) in the late 1980s and early 1990s; [10] film critic Roger Ebert felt that Theron gave "one of the greatest performances in the history of the cinema". [40]
For her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in the crime drama Monster (2003), Theron received the Academy Award for Best Actress, [6] the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, [7] and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role. [8]
This ended up moving her towards the film Monster (2003); at first she tried to get producer Brad Wyman to direct, but under his advice she ended up writing the script herself. Jenkins ended up writing to the film's subject, serial killer Aileen Wuornos , who was a street prostitute who went on a 1989–1990 murder spree of seven of her male ...
Getty Images (2) After the success of his anthology series Monster, Ryan Murphy is basing the third season around convicted killer Ed Gein. The first season of Netflix's hit show debuted in 2022 ...
Michelle Christine Trachtenberg (October 11, 1985 – February 26, 2025) was an American actress. After beginning her career in TV commercials at age three, she made her television debut in her first credited role on the Nickelodeon series The Adventures of Pete & Pete (1994–1996) and her feature debut in the 1996 film Harriet the Spy.
2003: Charlize Theron ‡ Monster: Aileen Wuornos [10] Patricia Clarkson: The Station Agent: Olivia Harris Diane Keaton: Something's Gotta Give: Erica Barry Naomi Watts: 21 Grams: Cristina Gallagher Evan Rachel Wood: Thirteen: Tracy Freeland 2004: Hilary Swank ‡ Million Dollar Baby: Maggie Fitzgerald [11] Annette Bening: Being Julia: Julia ...
Diana Scarwid (born August 27, 1955) is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Christina Crawford in Mommie Dearest (1981). She received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Inside Moves (1980), and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for Truman (1995).