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Naomi Watts ("The Impossible") --
Watts goes the route of the mother in peril in this intense disaster
movie about a family of vacationers caught, and divided, by the 2004
tsunami in Thailand. In the central role, Watts struggles physically and
emotionally in this wrenching story of survival and hope in the face of
horrendous odds. It's been nine years since her last Oscar nomination,
for "21 Grams," so Watts is overdue for academy love.
