Angelina Jolie's 5 Movies leading to her Academy Award: From Hell's Kitchen to Girl, Interrupted

#angelinajolie #academyaward #girlinterrupted Winning an Academy Award is for many actors a lifetime achievement. It took Angelina Jolie 15 movies to get there. Here are the 5 movies leading to Angelina Jolie’s Academy. Number 5, Hell's Kitchen as Gloria McNeary. Number 4, Playing by Heart as Joan. Number 3, Pushing Tin as Mary Bell. Number 2, The Bone Collector as Amelia Donaghy. Number 1, Girl Interrupted as Lisa Rowe. Directed by James Mangold, "Girl, Interrupted" is a 1999 psychological drama film which stars Angelina Jolie in an Oscar-winning performance as Lisa Rowe and Winona Ryder who also gave an outstanding performance as Susanna Kaysen, the main character of a young woman who checks into a mental institution for alleged mental disorder. Throw in Whoopi Goldberg and Vanessa Redgrave, how can you not have a good movie? Lisa forms a strong bond with Susanna and many of the patients in the asylum. The two friends are polar opposites of each other with Lisa being rebellious and unrestrained and Susanna being reserved and controlled. The movie is a journey of sadness, growing up, confusion and ultimately recovery for Susanna through the various bonds and friendship they form. Overall, "Girl, Interrupted" is a powerful exploratory journey of mental illness, female identity, institutional living, and the complexities of friendship. Lisa’s character which is complex, multi-dimensional and full of angst is portrayed by Jolie with an intensity that makes her fascinating and frightening to watch. Her outstanding performance earned her critical acclaim and won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2000 which shot her to stardom.