10 Incredible Actors Who Went Bad To Win An Oscar

5. Charlize Theron €“ Monster

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Before she was a MR F on Arrested Development or a snarky author in Young Adult, Charlize Theron portrayed real life Florida serial killer Aileen Wuornos in the 2003 indie film Monster. Underneath all that ugly makeup Theron gives an absolutely pitch perfect performance. The film makes her character hugely sympathetic though not always likeable. Having turned to prostitution to survive, Wuornos begins killing and robbing the men that seek her services after being raped by one of them.

It€™s not always the easiest film to watch but the talent output is rather remarkable. Even late critic Roger Ebert critically praised the former model€™s transformative performance. Theron was rewarded with a Best Actress Oscar €“ thankfully she accepted without those gross prosthetic teeth.
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Chris Gallo, a Connecticut native, has been a movie fan ever since he made his mom rent Airplane! for him as a kid back when video stores still existed. He's been writing film reviews on his own blog (www.mybodymovies.com) since 2005; the same year he graduated from Marist College. He has also contributed film reviews to the movie site DarkHorizons.com. Besides watching movies (horror's his favorite) and adding to his Blu-ray collection, he enjoys running, eating spicy foods, predicting the Oscars, and coming up with creative Halloween costume ideas.