Aided in the creative process by Key’s fellow sound mixer Shelby (DJ Qualls), with some additional support from Shug and Nola, and DJay sets out to finish a demo tape before the Fourth of July, so he can deliver it to Memphis rapper and hometown legend Skinny Black (Ludacris), banking on an old friendship no one else can verify to convince Skinny to listen to his music.įor me, films about aspiring musicians - and about aspiring artists in general - inordinately live or die by the artistic bonafides of their creators. Newly reacquainted with a high school friend named Key, (Anthony Anderson) a sound engineer with long buried dreams of producing his own label, DJay is inspired to become a hip-hop musician as a last-ditch attempt to reinvent himself. Parker), a stripper with a toddler whose financial success at the club has made her weary of relying on DJay and Nola (Taryn Manning), DJay’s de facto right hand who’s even more tired of their life than he is. Henson), sweet and shy and very, very pregnant Lexus (Pauli J. His operation largely consists of the three women he lives with and tricks out in an un-airconditioned home: Shug (Taraji P.
Hustle & Flow is anchored in every scene by Terrence Howard’s star turn as DJay, a drug-dealing pimp who’s grown tired of hustling. Henson's radiant breakthrough performance in Hustle & Flow. For all the credible sixth spots in this category, from Maria Bello in A History of Violence to Shirley MacLaine in In Her Shoes (both of whom you can still vote for on Cláudio's " Almost There: Reader' Choice" poll!), I'm kicking this cycle off with an actress who never quite made the headway they did but, for my money, is equally deserving of the attention they earned. To push against such a lineup seems almost churlish, and yet, we must. You might pine for some generic diversity between Oscar’s selections (or, y’know, actual diversity), but each of them represents entirely different notions of how an actress and their character can properly support a film. Each performer wrangles memorably with their roles, and provide their own distinct examples of what great screen acting looks like. Their films range from intimate character studies to politically and morally charged biopics, some with considerable studio backing and some running hot on the indie circuit. The five nominees of the 2005 Supporting Actress lineup represent some of the best performances of an exceptional year for adult drama.
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