Rarely is it just the performance that carries an actor to awards season victory. Most can trace their success to successful media blitzes and PR campaigns that will all but guarantee theirs is the name read on the card.
Can Jennifer Lawrence repeat the magical campaign that ensured her Academy Award victory in 2013 for “Silver Linings Playbook”?
Will Brie Larson deploy a winning strategy to ensure her Golden Globes victory carries her to Oscar gold for “Room”? Or Saoirse Ronan for “Brooklyn”?
Or will this finally be the year where Leonardo DiCaprio finally wins that elusive Oscar and silences the critics (as well as the crying fans) forever?