You Just Can't Stop Reese Right Now

Oscar and SAG nominations, two hit movies, a red carpet style streak and we haven't even gotten to her Christmas caroling skills
By Amy Jamieson ,  Brooke Showell and Maria Yagoda
Updated January 15, 2015 01:00 PM

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SHE'S GETTING TIGHT WITH SOFIA VERGARA

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And you know Vergara is a fun friend to have. The pair bonded last year while shooting an action comedy about a police officer and the glam wife of a drug dealer (can you guess who played who?) and they soon took their relationship to the next level: that next level being social media (see: here and here).

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SHE'S LIVING IT UP

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Presenting the award for Best Kiss at the 2015 MTV Movie Awards with her Hot Pursuit co-star (and budding BFF) Vergara, Witherspoon bantered with her costar about all the times they practiced kissing – and we won't even try to pretend we're not jealous.

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HER WILD PERFORMANCE EARNED HER AN OSCAR NOD

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This is not your light-and-frothy rom-com Reese. The actress's performance in Wild was rightfully recognized by the Academy with an Oscar nomination. The film is an adaptation of Cheryl Strayed's bestselling book about a woman hiking the Pacific Crest Trail as she reflects on the death of her mom and her failed marriage. "It's a new Reese," director Jean-Marc Vallée told Entertainment Weekly.

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PLUS SHE GOT GOLDEN GLOBE AND SAG NOMINATIONS

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Although Julianne Moore ultimately took home the best actress Golden Globe Award, Witherspoon could still add to her collection of accolades later this month at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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SHE WENT CAROLING WITH FALLON

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During an appearance on The Tonight Show, she and Jimmy sang Silent Night, replacing words with random phrases. Her singing skills should come as no surprise – she did win an Oscar for playing famous crooner June Carter.

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SHE COVERED VOGUE

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In her interview, Witherspoon talks about trying to recalibrate her image as someone who can be more than just a bubblegum Elle Woods type, someone who's complex. A slew of stunning photos (not to mention quotes like this: "Nobody knows what goes on behind closed doors, but I think there's a general sense now that I've lived a pretty textured life.") should convince any of the doubters.

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SHE COVERED A WHOLE LOTTA MAGAZINES

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Clearly, this star moves issues. In addition to Vogue, Glamour, Harpers Bazaar U.K. and The Hollywood Reporter have featured Witherspoon.

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HER (OTHER) FILM RAKED IN SERIOUS CASH

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If you saw and loved Gone Girl, you have Witherspoon in part to thank for that. She was the driving force in turning the novel into a movie (she was also a co-producer). And while we would have been impressed if the film she helped create was a quiet little indie darling, the result was a blockbuster (it's grossed more than $126 million domestically) starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike, seen here posing with Witherspoon.

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SHE'S KILLING IT IN THE STYLE DEPARTMENT

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Promoting two movies means spending a lot of time on red carpets. The star has always had on-point fashion sense, but when she stepped out at the at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 8 in this gorgeous glam Saint Laurent dress with a sequin bodice and cutout at the neckline, finished with black Giuseppe Zanotti sandals, plus a red lip and coordinating mani, we knew she was kicking off a seriously chic season.

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NO, REALLY, KILLING IT

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This is not your typical "America's Sweetheart" dress. To match her envelope-pushing performance in Wild, the actress gets equally uninhibited in a Stella McCartney gown featuring sexy cutouts, snakeskin-print panels and lace detailing at the movie's London Film Fesival premiere on Oct. 13.

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OKAY, JUST ONE MORE DRESS THEN WE'RE DONE

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Her style streak continues: A week later at the American Cinematheque Award in L.A. on Oct. 21, Witherspoon selects a floral Prabal Gurung mermaid-silhouette dress, adding retro waves that feel perfectly Veronica Lake.

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EDIE PARKER DESIGNED A CUSTOM CLUTCH FOR HER

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Owning one of these of-the-moment $1,800 evening bags: amazing. Owning one that the designer made specially for you: amazing-er. Owning one that the designer made for you and it's emblazoned with your hip-hop name, Lil' Spoon: amazing-est.

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