THR's Actress Roundtable: Six A-Listers Sound Off on Bad Reviews, Nudity and Playing Hitler

THE PERFORMANCES

Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs 
Close has been Oscar-nominated four times since her first nom for The World According to Garp but has yet to win.

Viola Davis, The Help and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Davis burst into the public's awareness with her Oscar-nominated role in 2008's Doubt.

Carey Mulligan, Drive and Shame
Nominated for her first movie lead in 2009's An Education, Mulligan this year has two acclaimed supporting roles.

Octavia Spencer, The Help
Spencer was among the first cast in this ensemble drama, having worked on director Tate Taylor's 2003 short Chicken Party.

Charlize Theron, Young Adult
An Oscar winner for 2003's Monster, Theron was also nominated in 2006 for North Country.

Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Williams is a two-time Oscar nominee for her roles in 2005's Brokeback Mountain and last year's Blue Valentine.

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ABOUT THR'S ROUNDTABLE SERIES: They're back! This issue of the magazine brings the first of THR's annual series of exclusive discussions among the year's most compelling film talents. As awards season unfolds, look for roundtables with actors, writers, directors, producers and animation filmmakers, and go to The Reporter's awards-season blog The Race at THR.com to watch videos of the full discussions.