20 most shocking film moments by America’s sweethearts actresses

10. Sandra Bullock In The Blind Side

Sandra Bullock has a long history as a professional actress, getting her start in the late ’80s and ’90s. While she starred in some memorable films like Speed and Love Potion No. 9, they weren’t exactly Shindler’s List. Pigeonholed into a number of romantic comedy films that were ripped to shreds by critics, it seemed that Bullock would never truly be considered a serious actress. Yet films like Miss Congeniality and While You Were Sleeping ingratiated her into the hearts of Americans, and made her a Hollywood actress worth rooting for. Bullock’s personal life-shocker came when multiple mistresses revealed themselves as having an affair with her husband, but the real shocker came with her portrayal as Leigh Anne Tuohy in The Blind Side. As one of the few actors to win both a Golden Raspberry for worst actress and Academy Award for best actress in the same year, nothing shocked the industry more than Bullock’s stellar acting ability that she seemed to be keeping in for the perfect role.

9. Cameron Diaz In The Counselor

When Cameron Diaz was first introduced to audiences as the ultra-hot female counterpart in The Mask, she was mostly thought of as just another hot blonde in Hollywood. It was her performances in such films as There’s Something About Mary and the Charlie’s Angels film series that truly gained her the reputation of being one of America’s sweethearts on the big screen. Unlike other actresses that seemed stuck in a certain type of role, Diaz had the ability to captivate audiences in a wide array of film genres. When she was cast in the 2013 film, The Counselor, her role as a villain wasn’t the part that shocked viewers. It was the Ferrari scene with Javier Bardem that truly had jaws dropping. Diaz isn’t a stranger to rolling around on the hood of a car for a film, but it was the fact that she was having sex with the windshield that made the scene truly unique. In the film, Bardem described it as, “It was like one of those catfish things. One of those bottom feeders, you see, going up the side of the aquarium. Sucking its way up the glass. I mean it was, hallucinatory.”