Janet McTeer mingles with Hollywood’s finest (From York Press)

Janet McTeer mingles with Hollywood’s finest

8:33am Wednesday 8th February 2012 in News

OSCAR-nominated York actress Janet McTeer has attended a gala dinner ahead of this month’s Oscar ceremony.

Janet, who has been shortlisted for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the drama Albert Nobbs, rubbed shoulders with actors including George Clooney, Colin Firth and Meryl Streep at the Academy Awards nominees luncheon in Beverly Hills.

The annual dinner was held to precede the award ceremony on February 26.

Janet, 50, who was a pupil at Queen Anne School, off Bootham, said she was inspired to enter acting after Gary Oldman, who has also been nominated, for best actor, advised her to go to RADA while she was working as a waitress serving at York’s Theatre Royal.

She said her parents Jean and Allan, who live in Haxby, were very excited to hear about her second Oscar nomination.

NOMINATIONS include

Best Picture: The Artist; The Descendants; Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close; The Help; Hugo; Midnight in Paris; Moneyball; The Tree of Life; War Horse.

Best actor: Demian Bichir - A Better Life; George Clooney - The Descendants; Jean Dujardin - The Artist; Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy; Brad Pitt - Moneyball.

Best actress: Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs; Viola Davis - The Help; Rooney Mara - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady; Michelle Williams - My Week With Marilyn.

Supporting actor: Kenneth Branagh - My Week With Marilyn; Jonah Hill - Moneyball; Nick Nolte - Warrior; Christopher Plummer - Beginners; Max von Sydow - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.

Supporting actress: Berenice Bejo - The Artist; Jessica Chastain - The Help; Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids; Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs; Octavia Spencer - The Help.