Christie nominated for best actress for portrayal of Alzheimer's victim

Julie Christie rose to fame in the 1960s as one of the great film beauties who lit up the big screen in movies such as Darling, Doctor Zhivago and Far From The Madding Crowd.  But the Oscar-winning actress spent many subsequent decades shunning the limelight, often turning down movie roles for political activism and life on her Welsh farm.  Away From Her, the story of a woman with Alzheimer's and the role for which Christie has been nominated for a best actress Oscar is her first lead role in a decade. She has already snapped up the Golden Globe.

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