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Julia Roberts ‘Laying the Groundwork’ for an ‘Extremely Aggressive’ ‘After the Hunt’ Oscar Campaign

Julia Roberts feels she has a hit on her hands with her upcoming thriller 'After the Hunt' and is hoping for an Oscar, a source exclusively tells Closer.

But unlike that project, After The Hunt has a costar in Andrew Garfield, who has every inch the awards chances of Julia herself, and after a hot streak, their director Luca Guadagnino is also overdue for recognition.” TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty ImagesThe celebrated star’s upcoming film, After the Hunt, will follow her college professor character with a “secret past” as she deals with the fallout when one of her students, played by Ayo Edebiri, levels an accusation at Julia’s colleague, portrayed by Andrew Garfield. In fact, ten years ago when Julia was hoping for another win for August: Osage County, the source adds, “She wanted the performance to speak for itself,” which didn’t work out too well.

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