Kristen Stewart gets a lot of hate. Criticisms range from "She's that girl in Twilight, so she must be a terrible person," to "She's the same moody emo-face in every damn movie." Whilst it's true that Stewart isn't great in every film, who is? Still, for most people this actress has entered the realms of the unbearable performers - though her recent turn in acclaimed French drama Clouds of Sils Maria might be enough to prove all the naysayers wrong. Because Kristen Stewart, believe it or not, became the first American actress to win a César Award for Best Actress for her role in Clouds of Sils Maria - no easy feat, you'll agree. Here's a picture in which Stewart somehow manages to out-act Juliette Binoche (seriously), playing the American assistant to a famous actress. It's her best role to date, and - had it come before Twilight - people would be talking Stewart up as somebody to really watch.
Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.
