Leigh's `Happy-Go-Lucky' could extend Oscar touch Associated Press - Oct 07, 03:49 Director Mike Leigh has a knack for putting relatively unknown British actresses into Academy Awards contention, as he did with "Secrets & Lies" and "Vera Drake." His latest find is Sally Hawkins, who co-starred in "Vera Drake" and Leigh's "All or Nothing" and now delivers an enchanting lead performance in "Happy-Go-Lucky," the director's charmer about a woman whose unshakable faith in the world is put to the test. The role earned Hawkins the best-actress honor at February's Berlin film festival and brought her stellar reviews in Great Britain, where "Happy-Go-Lucky" opened to great acclaim in spring, with critics proclaiming it an Oscar-worthy performance. "I can't think of anything better than Sally being nominated, which is not impossible....
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