2013–present: Established actress Amy Adams

adams @ premiere of @ 2013 new york film festival

after losing out on role of lois lane in 2 previous films superman, adams secured part in zack snyder s 2013 reboot, man of steel, starring henry cavill titular superhero. played lane mixture of toughness , vulnerability, peter bradshaw thought character sketchily conceived , criticized lack of chemistry cavill. so, film earned on $660 million become 1 of biggest box-office hits. adams next featured in her, drama writer-director spike jonze lonely man (joaquin phoenix) falls in love operating system (voiced scarlett johansson); adams played close friend. had unsuccessfully auditioned jonze s 2009 film wild things , hired after jonze looked @ tapes. adams drawn idea of portraying platonic male-female friendship, believed rare in film.

further success came adams when reteamed david o. russell in crime film american hustle, co-starring christian bale, bradley cooper, , jennifer lawrence. inspired 1970s abscam scandal, film featured adams in rare glamorous part of seductive con artist, though played felt justified , didn t feel sexy sociopath . collaborated closely bale build characters , made off-screen suggestions russell, including scene in aggressively kissed on lips lover s wife (played lawrence). experience grueling adams, later admitted russell had been hard on , had made cry frequently; said regretted bringing such negative experience home daughter. american hustle acclaimed critics; manohla dargis of new york times believed adams goes deeper here s ever been allowed , wrote had turn[ed] unpredictable character thrillingly wild 1 . won golden globe award best actress in comedy or musical , received fifth oscar nomination (her first best actress). , american hustle deemed critics among best films of 2013, , both nominated academy award best picture.

following appearance in poorly received drama lullaby, adams starred in big eyes (2014), biopic of troubled artist margaret keane, paintings of big-eyed waifs plagiarized husband walter keane. when first offered part, passed on avoid playing naive woman. birth of daughter prompted adams find strength in passive character, , drew upon experiences in life had not stood herself. in preparation, practiced painting , studied way keane worked. keane liked adams portrayal of her, , mark kermode of guardian termed performance potent blend of intuitive fire , sensitive vulnerability . won second consecutive golden globe award best actress in comedy or musical , received bafta nomination best actress.

adams @ event nocturnal animals in 2016

after one-year absence screen, adams had 3 film releases in 2016. first reprised role of lois lane in batman v superman: dawn of justice, marked second installment in dc extended universe after man of steel. despite negative critical reception favoring visual effects on coherent narrative, film earned on $870 million rank highest-grossing release. in next 2 releases—the science fiction film arrival , psychological thriller nocturnal animals—adams played emotionally guarded, fiercely intelligent women positive reviews. based on austin wright s novel tony , susan, tom ford s nocturnal animals tells story of unhappily married art dealer named susan (played adams), traumatized when reading violent novel written ex-husband (played jake gyllenhaal). adams found little resemblance between herself , poised , aloof character , modeled susan s personality on of ford. stephanie zacharek of time considered film visually arresting yet thematically weak, praised adams , gyllenhaal making character s pain seem genuine.

arrival, directed denis villeneuve , based on ted chiang s short story story of life , ranks among acclaimed films of adams career. film louise banks, linguist (played adams), experiences strange visions when hired american government interpret language of extraterrestrials. drawn idea of playing intellectual female lead , connected film s theme of unity , compassion. watched documentaries on linguistics prepare part. writing atlantic, christoper orr deemed adams performance mesmerizingly open, turns uplifting , sorrowful , , kenneth turan of los angeles times believed film showcase ability quietly , meld intelligence, empathy , reserve . arrival commercial success, earning on $200 million against $47 million budget. adams received sixth bafta nomination , seventh golden globe nomination, both in best actress category. several journalists expressed disappointment on failure receive oscar nomination it. adams played lois lane third time in justice league (2017), ensemble film titular superheroes. critic tim grierson of screen international commented despite providing emotional resonance film, adams talents wasted in thankless supporting role.

upcoming projects

as of november 2017, adams has 3 upcoming projects. return television sharp objects, hbo miniseries based on gillian flynn s thriller novel of same name. serve executive producer series , star camille preaker, disgruntled reporter returns hometown cover murder of 2 young girls. adams has committed star in backseat, adam mckay s biopic of 46th vice president of united states dick cheney, in plays cheney s wife, lynne; mark third collaboration christian bale. in addition, reprise role of giselle in sequel enchanted, entitled disenchanted.