the actress has never shied away from tough dramatic roles from 21 grams to the ring eastern promises but she wasnt always in demand we were truly in an uncomfortable situation which was a massive water tank being thrust one way water coming this way water coming behind you side pumps debris garbage everything thrown at you watts said and i went overnight the real family is from spain the impossible which will be in theaters nationwide on dec 21 tells the true story in excruciating detail of what happened to the belons a family who was caught up with millions of people in the disaster but while watts appreciated the early buzz around her performance in the impossible it seemed that she didnt want to get her hopes up for taking home an academy award lucas belon is now 18 years old its always nice that your peers will recognize you but it makes me go all sweaty and clammy and get nervous watts said i wanted to get into her mind of every moment that took place in these 48 hours watts said every day was a new story she said watts has very few speaking lines in the film she only has two pages worth and conveys all of the emotion of her character using hardly any words i knew i wanted to do it from five pages in maria belon was deeply involved in the production of the movie and even spent months on set in thailand with muhollard dr everyone was so sure and i won all these critics awards and it didnt happen at the oscars and you feel lost i was doing endless auditions for years and years and years and getting rejected over and over again and really taking a beating on my soul she said it just felt like it was rooted in real truth watts said dec 12 2012151 it started out as an idyllic vacation for a mother a father and their three young sons on the west coast of thailand soon she might be heading to los angles for the oscars nominations will be announced on jan 10 nevertheless watts was just nominated for a screen actors guild award today and has shown that she can harness the power of the human spirit to play unforgettable roles of strength and heart we were around it every single day whether you were on the set or back at the hotel there were always reminders of it because everybody was connected to it in some way in real life she is happily living with her partner actor liev schreiber and their two sons in new york where the family has lived for the past eight years facing unimaginable obstacles the mother has to rely on her son to help her and other survivors maria is badly injured and lucas is convinced the rest of their family didnt make it in the film