◆ Trending: Five Emma Stone films to watch after you've seen Poor Things
Emma Stone is one of the favourites to win the Oscar for Best Actress this year for her role as Bella in the critically acclaimed Poor Things.
The Favourite: Directed by Poor Things filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos, the film takes place in early 18th century England as the country goes to war with the French. Stone stars as Abigail, servant to Queen Anne in this black comedy, which is up there as one of her most critically acclaimed films.
La La Land: The film landed Stone her first Oscar as she lifted the award for Best Actress in 2017. Playing the role of a struggling actress alongside a jazz pianist played by Ryan Gosling the romantic musical does everything you need it tot. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of
Ignorance): Stone was once again at the forefront of the Oscars when she formed part of the excellent black comedy Birdman - a Best Picture winner. She received a nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Sam Thomson, daughter of lead character Riggan, a faded actor famous for playing a superhero who is taunted by a critical internal voice of his past self as the character Birdman. Battle of the Sexes: Another critically acclaimed hit, Stone took on the role of tennis superstar Billie Jean King in this sports biopic that dramatised one of the world's most famous tennis battles between former champion Bobby Riggs and King and their battle with personal issues during it. Zombieland: And finally, my personal favourite, 2009's excellent zombie horror comedy Zombieland. Stone plays a sassy survivor in z-land who somehow finds herself stranded with her youngster sister and collides with the unlikely duo of Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) and Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson). They are initially wary of each other in this apocalyptic world but love soon blossoms.