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In 2014, we hit the zenith of the so-called “McConnaissance,” a re-evaluation and return to form for Matthew McConaughey that won him an Oscar and rave reviews for his work on the first season of “True Detective.” In 2024, Josh Hartnett got a well-deserved critical reappraisal thanks to his work the previous year in “Oppenheimer” and then his deliciously deranged M. Night Shyamalan thriller “Trap.” Now, we’re in the thick of 2026, and it is, without contest, the year of Anne Hathaway.
Hathaway, who rose to prominence in teen fare like “The Princess Diaries,” made her name as a dramatic actress in fare like “Brokeback Mountain” and commercial films like “The Devil Wears Prada,” and earned an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her turn as Fantine in Tom Hooper’s otherwise miserable big-screen adaptation of “Les Misérables.” These days, she’s a bonafide A-lister and a household name,
