CBS SUNDAY MORNING'S MOVIE CRITIC DAVID EDELSTEIN PRAISES KRISTEN STEWART'S MOVIE CAREER

Kristen Stewart: Official Cesar Portrait

It seems like Kristen Stewart winning the prestigious French Oscar also known as the Cesar has had the top film critics taking notice or at least speaking up to let the world know that they knew she was this talented all along.

New York Film Critic David Edelstein does not dole out endorsements like candy.  So when he took to the CBS Sunday Morning show today to rain praises on her amazing career, hopefully it will make people understand that it is more to Stewart's career than 'Twilight'.

Edelstein opens by talking about critics reviews of her performance in the 'Twilight' films but then says, "Laugh all you want, I always thought that Stewart was a really good good actress." "You just have to accept that she never, ever wants to be caught acting." 

He goes into her background in film from her growing up on film sets with her parents and didn't have the typical "kid actor's look at me vibe."

Take a look at the video below as Edelstein takes a profound look at Stewart and her career leading up to her huge win. 

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KRISTEN STEWART SHOWS HUMOROUS DISBELIEF IN HER OFFICIAL CESAR PORTRAIT

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The French Academy revealed the official winner portraits for the Cesar award.  Kristen Stewart who made history being the first American actress to win the prestigious French Oscar shows humorous disbelief in one of her photos (see below).

Stewart won Best Supporting Actress for her role in 'Clouds of Sils Maria' playing the assistant for the aging actresses played by Juliette Binoche. 

The US will finally be able to see 'Sils Maria' this April 10th. 

Read more about Stewart's historic win here. 

KRISTEN STEWART MAKES HISTORY BEING THE FIRST AMERICAN ACTRESS TO WIN FRANCE'S CESAR AWARD

Stewart now stands among firsts. The first man to walk on the moon. The first to discover how to turn straw into bricks. The first person to win a Jeopardy championship. Whatever the first is...she will always be the first at what she achieved tonight in film history. 

There will be time to sit back and eat up every interview and every photo taken at every angle to celebrate what was witnessed in that audience, on television or online. But for now there is a need to reflect on what happened. 

History was made tonight. Film history, American history, world history...history was made. 

It is not easy to get the prestigious Cesar Award which is France's equivalent to the American Oscar.  If it was, she wouldn't be the first. Kristen Stewart made history twice by not only being the first American actress in 30 years to receive a nomination, but the first to win it. 

The first....

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KRISTEN STEWART MAKES HISTORY: BREAKS 30-YEAR DROUGHT AS THE FIRST AMERICAN ACTRESS TO RECEIVE A CESAR NOMINATION

She wasn't even born when the last American actress received a nomination. 

Indiewire reports that Kristen Stewart has ended a 30-year American actress drought when the 24-year old actress received a nomination for a Cesar Award for Best Supporting Actress from France's Academy of Cinema Arts. The Cesar the French equivalent of the Oscars.

Indiewire writes:

"Stewart picked up the first nomination for an American actress at the Césars since opera singer Julia Migenes in the 1984 film adaptation of "Carmen," nabbing a Best Supporting Actress nod for her role in Olivier Assayas' "Clouds of Sils Maria.""

COSM received 6 nominations in total. Read more about the nominees here. 

For Stewart to be the the first American actress to receive a nomination in 30 years is a huge feat to say the least. Let's hope she is able to attend the ceremony being held on February 20th in Paris, France two days before the Academy Awards. 





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KRISTEN STEWART RECEIVES A FRANCE CESAR BEST SUPPORTING NOMINATION FOR HER WORK IN 'CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA'

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Nominations for the 40th Annual Cesar Awards by France's Academy of Cinema Arts were released and Kristen Stewart received a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her work as Valentine in 'Clouds of Sils Maria', according to the Hollywood Reporter. 

The Cesar is the French equivalent of the Oscars.

Other nominees for Best Supporting Actress are: 
Marianne Denicourt for 'Hippocrates', Claude Gensac for 'Lulu in the Nude', Izia Higelin for 'Samba' and Charlotte Le Bon for 'Yves Saint Laurent'.


'Clouds of Sils Maria' received a total of 6 nominations for Best Film, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay (Olivier Assayas), Best Actress (Juliette Binoche) and Best Photography (Yorik Le Saux).

Sean Penn who directed Stewart in 'Into the Wild' will be receiving the Honorary Cesar. Prior recipients have been Meryl Streep, Kevin Kostner, Dustin Hoffman, Scarlett Johnasson and Kate Winslet.

Read the entire list of nominees at THR.

Stewart's recent work has been receiving critical acclaim which includes an Oscar campaign by Sony Classics for Best Supporting Actress for 'Still Alice' and receiving a Best Supporting Actress nomination from the 2014 Women Film Critics Circle Awards for 'Camp X-Ray' where 'Still Alice' won big. 

The Cesar awards will air live on Friday, February 20th on Canal+ two days before the Oscars. 






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