This year, the Academy’s nominees for Best Supporting Actress are wives and girlfriends and daughters, yes. But they’re also fiercely independent and, in some cases, straight-up scary:
Amy Adams in “The Fighter“
Helena Bonham Carter in “The King’s Speech“
Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”
Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit“
Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom“
