One is considered the greatest actress of her generation; the other is American cinema’s most enchating “It” girl. But any notion that one is on the downward trajectory of her career while the other flies high is demolished by the sheer resilience and ambition of Meryl Streep’s recent career choices.

Streep, whose first all-out musical, Mamma Mia!, opened July 18, will be seen in two films with the effervescent Amy Adams in the coming year: Doubt, adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning stage play by John Patrick Shanley, and Julie and Julia, in which Streep plays the indomitable Julia Child to Adams’ food-blogging Queens housewife who cooks her way through Childs’ Mastering the Art of French Cooking. While they don’t share any scenes in the latter film, they act as kindred culinary spirits.

Asked if she had learned anything working with Streep, Adams doesn’t hesitate. “I learned that I will never be Meryl Streep,” she says in all sincerity.

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Our warmest congratulations go out to Amy Adams and Darren Le Gallo, who have confirmed that they’re engaged to marry in 2009.

Oscar-nominated actress Amy Adams is getting hitched.

Adams is engaged to her boyfriend of six years, actor Darren Le Gallo; the couple plan to marry sometime next year. Le Gallo proposed to Adams with a diamond by French jewelry designer Jean Dousset of Beverly Hills.

Adams and Legallo met in acting class. “It’s really important to have someone to remind you who you are,” she told USA Today in March. “I’ll run all over but come back to him, and I know who I am.”

Adams was nominated for an Academy Award for the 2005 movie Junebug. She’ll play a nun opposite Meryl Streep in Doubt, out in December.

Source: USA Today

To pay tribute to the wonderful Amy Adams and to celebrate her upcoming 34th birthday and the recent success of Enchanted and Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day and her upcoming movies, including Doubt and Julie & Julia, Amy Adams Fan and the forum members have decided to launch a Birthday Project in the honor of the hard-working actress.

The point of this project is for fans from all around the world to gather together and make a collective and creative effort to wish our favorite actress a happy birthday. We are going to put together a Birthday Project that consists of your letters, poetry, fan art and photographs inspired by Amy Adams; perhaps to give something back for all of the amazing films and entertainment that she has provided us throughout the years. The book will be available electronically on this website and will also be mailed to Amy herself.

DEADLINE: July 25, 2008

For further details and to contribute please go to the Birthday Project website!

Disney’s Enchanted was the dominant film player Tuesday night at the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror’s 34th annual Saturn Awards, held at the Universal Hilton Hotel in Universal City.

The modern-day fairytale took home three awards: best fantasy film, best actress, which went to its star Amy Adams, and best music, which went to composer Alan Menken.

Congratulations to Amy and the Enchanted team for the well deserved recognition!

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

The 2008 Teen Choice Awards nominations have been announced and Enchanted has racked up four noms including one for Amy herself, for Choice Movie Actress: Comedy!

Choice Movie Actress: Comedy Amy Adams (Enchanted)
Choice Movie: Chick Flick Enchanted
Choice Movie Actor: Comedy James Marsden (Enchanted, 27 Dresses)
Choice Movie: Villain Susan Surandon (Enchanted)

Voting is now open at the Teen Choice website for fans ages 13-19. So be sure to cast your vote(s) for Amy! Miley Cyrus is set to host the event that will air on Fox on August 4th, 2008.

Amy Adams is featured in Entertainment Weekly’s newest issue with The Rock on the cover. She joins a new generation of stars (James McAvoy, Shia LeBeouf, Ellen Page, etc.) praised by studio execs, producers, and agents to top the Next A-list.

Edit from Mycah: I have added the scans from the magazine. There is not a new photoshoot picture or anything, but it’s still really interesting to see who was chosen as the next top of the crop! Amy, and many of the others, are some of my other very favorites so I’m thrilled they are getting more recognition this way!

Amy Adams
Age:33
Last Seen In: Charlie Wilson’s War and Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Career Box Office: $1.1 billion
Asking Price: Over $4 million

There are few actresses that everyone in Hollywood seems to love, but right now Adams is everybody’s sweetheart. “She’s a total star,” says one top talent agent. “She’s really versatile. She can do comedy or drama, studio movie or weird indie. She’s got it all.”

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I’m sure most of you are aware of this by now but unfortunately Miss Amy neither won or attended – despite the reports – the 2008 MTV Movie Awards. Meh. The awards went to Johnny Depp (Comedic Performance), Ellen Page (Female Performance) and Briana Evigan & Robert Hoffman (Best Kiss). I know all the Meerkats (= fans of Amy Adams) are very disappointed but at least Amy is, hands down, the winner in our eyes!