Amy Adams

Adams shifts effortlessly between comedies, like "Julie and Julia" and "Leap Year" and independent dramas like "The Master." But it took until 2013 for Adams to embrace the comic book life. This year she co-starred in the Superman reboot, "Man of Steel" as Superman's love interest Lois Lane. With Warner Bros. lining up a slew of D.C. Comic movies, she'll have the chance to appear in plenty more blockbusters. In the meantime, Adams earned her fifth Oscar nomination for her Best Supporting Actress turn in "American Hustle."