How Kristen Stewart, famous for playing the cold, emotionless Bella from “Twilight,” became the best actress of the decade

Recently, the Hollywood Critics Association named the star of the saga Twilight the actress of the decade. The award ceremony took place on the last January 9, 2020, and so far, this news has caused a lot of controversy among film critics and internet users. Many think that Stuart has an apathetic expression in his roles and believe that there were more worthy candidates for the award, while others believe that the actress has delivered excellent performances in recent years and deserves this title.

O awesome.club decided to unravel Kristen Stewart’s career and follow the evolution of the actress over the years. Follow up!

Kristen grew up in Los Angeles in a family involved with cinema: her father was an assistant director and producer at the American channel Fox. So it’s no surprise that she started acting at age 7, and that she got her first major role at age 11. At 18, she had already made her first million. and world fame.

The first time Kristen appeared in a production was on the Disney Channel in The 13th Anniversary, at age 11; she also participated in the independent drama Destiny’s Encounters🇧🇷 However, the big step in the actress’ career came a year later, when David Fincher invited her to star in his movie. The Panic Room🇧🇷 She acted together with Jodie Foster, who after the production, noticed the talent of the young actress and her way of acting: Kristen does not spill all the emotions on you at once, and the result is an interesting and intelligent performance. Already at the age of 14, Stuart was entrusted with the lead role in a teen comedy the messengerswhich allowed the young actress to demonstrate her skills for comedy.

Many people think that Kristen’s career began precisely in the studio of the saga phenomenon Twilight, but the actress had starred in many movies before. However, the films before the saga turned out not to be as successful and notable. Although, it is important to point out that the previous films have given a range of opportunities for Kristen to discover herself as an actress, as she has participated in everything from dramas to adventure films. At the same time, she shared the filming studio with already established Hollywood stars such as Sharon Stone, Donald Sutherland and Chris Evans.

In fact, as a teenager, Kristen was nominated for the Young Actress award for 3 consecutive years, although she never won that title.🇧🇷 Another great step in the actress’ career was the film Na Wild natureby Sean Penn, who was impressed with the work of the actress and said: “She is a real machine, a real acting force, and that, for me as a director, was extremely easy to manage”.

In November 2007, it was announced that Kristen Stewart would play the role of Bella Sawn in the film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s books. At just 18 years old, worldwide fame came quickly to the actress, and it was not easy to remain under constant pressure from journalists, producers and thousands of fans.🇧🇷 On the one hand, young Kristen perfectly fit the character’s physical features, but on the other, the actress received a lot of criticism for theoretically having only an expression “with her mouth always open”.

Despite the criticism, the success of the feature film was overwhelming: the five films in the saga made about 3.5 billion dollars, but the popularity and stereotype that came with the fame of the film made the lives of the actors quite difficult. Subsequently, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart had to work hard to get rid of the images of Edward and Bella, and prove that they are good actors, far beyond just playing children’s characters. By the way, during filming Robert and Kristen had a troubled romance, which many questioned if it was real or just a publicity ploy. Many fans are still mourning Robsten (a mix of Robert and Kristen), so they’ve dubbed the acting couple.

For her role as Bella in the saga, the actress won 2 MTV Movie Awards, including one for Best Kiss with Robert Pattinson.

Even during the filming of the vampire saga, Kristen tried to experiment with different projects. She wanted to prove to critics that she was capable of playing any role.

In 2010, the actress starred in the independent drama lost hearts, in which she played a girl who helps a family cope with the loss of their daughter. For this role, Kristen received the title of best actress at the Milan International Film Festival. In the same year, she performed as punk rock singer Joan Jett in The Runaways: Girls of Rock🇧🇷 Joan herself praised the actress’ performance and said there was “a genuine and even frightening resemblance”. In 2011, the actress played one of the leading roles in the provocative On the road, based on the autobiographical novel by Jack Kerouac. The film was nominated for a Palme d’Or. The following year, the actress played Snow White in the film adaptation Snow White and the hunter which was a box office success.

Due to the success, Kristen became the face of famous brands like Chanel and Balenciaga. And in 2013, she was named by Forbes magazine as the third highest paid actress in Hollywood, behind only Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Lawrence.

The partnership between Kristen and French director Olivier Assayas in Above the clouds, at the Cannes Film Festival, made the critics have other eyes for the actress. In the film, she played the role of the eccentric assistant of the European movie star played by Juliette Binoche. The actress fulfilled this role so subtly and effectively that became the first American actress to receive the top French cinema award, the César🇧🇷 Since then, the actress has become a frequent figure at the Cannes Film Festival.

After 2 years, Kristen repeated the partnership with Assayas and reappeared at the festival with the film Personal Shopper (No Portuguese translation), but this time the director entrusted her with the main role, in which she played a middle-class girl who lives in Paris and works in fashion. In this film, Kristen was required to do exactly what she knows best: to demonstrate, at the same time, uncertainty and determination, inner pain and immersion in herself. With this work, which was brilliantly successful, critics noted for the second time the successful partnership of the American actress and the French director, who believed in Kristen at a time of her creative transformation and the final transition to a new level in her life. career.

When talking about Kristen’s work, one cannot fail to mention her successful duet with actor Jesse Eisenberg. The actors met at the filming studios of the film Frustrated Summer Vacation, in 2008, in which they played a couple in love. The young actors quickly found a common language and seem to have a lot of chemistry when they are on stage. The partnership continued in the action-comedy film American Ultra: Armed and Crazy, 2015, and a year later the couple starred in Woody Allen’s drama, Café Society🇧🇷 According to Jesse Eisenberg, he was always very comfortable playing Kristen because he felt “an incredible connection” with the actress. All three films received a set of positive reviews from critics and viewers.

Today, 29-year-old Kristen has finally managed to get rid of Bella’s image: she is involved in several interesting projects. In 2019, the actress starred in two serious films. The first was the political drama Seberg (no Portuguese translation), in which she played the actress Jean Seberg who became an activist for the equal rights of black people in the United States. The second was the remake of the pantherswhich despite mixed reviews, many critics praised the actress’ performance.

In 2020, fans of the actress will be able to see her in the main role of the film Deep Threat, which will tell the story of a team of scientists at an underwater research station. Expectations for the film are high. Given all the facts, the title of actress of the decade seems fair.

In addition to her famous movie roles, Kristen is famous for her non-standard behavior. Some journalists call her the James Dean of the new generation — a person who expresses the spirit of his time. Since the end of the saga Twilight, Kristen has changed her look radically several times: short hair, ripped jeans, minishorts, colored hair, all these components are part of the star’s new image. The press has called her sloppy.

Kristen’s rebellious attitudes always make the front pages of the tabloids. For example, when at the Cannes Film Festival, she shocked the paparazzi by breaking festival red carpet protocol and walking up the red carpet stairs barefoot.

Kristen does this because she is so sure of herself. She can arrive at her movie premiere in jeans and a T-shirt and won’t worry about what the public or the press will say about her. The same goes for her personal life. She didn’t reveal about her sexuality like Jodie Foster, nor did she hide her romance with girls, as she was convinced that she doesn’t need to declare anything, just live and change, and most importantly, not be afraid to be herself.

After knowing all these facts about Kristen Stewart’s life and career, do you agree that she deserved the title of best actress of the decade? Tell us in the comments section.