Viola Davis and Annette Bening Kick Off Oscar Hype in Dueling Trailers

Viola Davis stars in Fences, while Annette Bening leads the cast of 20th Century Women. Both films are expected to be Oscar contenders.

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Despite the fact that even critics haven’t actually seen either’s film yet, Annette Bening and Viola Davis are both very much expected to be in the thick of the race for the Oscar statuette for Best Actress. Davis has already won the Tony for her 2010 performance in the Broadway revival of Fences, and she’s expected to at least pick up an Academy Award nomination for the film adaptation. Bening, a previous three-time nominee in the category, is garnering pre-release buzz for her role as a single mother in the 1970s-set coming of age flick 20th Century Women.

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