Emma Stone’s Ten Best Roles

It is the Oscar-winning Emma Stone's birthday today, so we are diving back through her filmography to highlight some of her best roles and where you can watch them.

Stone also stars in Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things, which hits theaters next month, too, so it's the perfect time to refresh your memory and treat yourself to some of her prior work.

With over 50 films under her belt, here are ten highlights from her career, which spans more than a decade.

Cruella

Directed by Craig Gillespie, written by Dana Fox and Tony McNamara

Where to watch

• Subscription: Disney+

• VOD: YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, Google Play, Apple TV, Vudu

Winning the Oscar for Best Achievement in Costume Design, Emma Stone stars as the fabulous Estella in Craig Gillespie's Cruella. A live-action origin story of the infamous One Hundred and One Dalmatians villain, Cruella de Vil, Cruella follows a young grifter determined to make a name for herself in the fashion world. Gillespie adds his signature underdog spin on the story with a soundtrack full of hits and a cracking performance from Emma Stone. Emma Thompson also stars alongside Joel Fry, Paul Walter Hauser, John McCrea, Emily Beecham and Mark Strong.

The Favourite

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, written by Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara

Where to watch

• VOD: Google, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Vudu, YouTub

Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos have found a kinship which has now had them collaborate on multiple projects. The first of which was The Favourite, taking place in early 18th-century England, where the status quo at the court is upset when a new servant arrives and endears herself to a frail Queen Anne. Olivia Colman won the Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of Queen Anne, and both Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone secured Best Supporting Actress nominations. Outrageously funny in a way that only a Lanthimos joint can be, The Favourite makes audiences rethink what the period genre has to offer.

Battle of the Sexes

Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, written by Simon Beaufoy

Where to watch

• VOD: Google, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Vudu, YouTube

Taking on the role of Billie Jean King, Emma Stone tells the story of the legendary tennis player who faced off against Bobby Riggs in a tennis match in 1973. Steve Carrell joins Stone as Riggs with Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Silverman, Natalie Morales, Bill Pullman and Alan Cumming also starring. Both Stone and Carrell received Golden Globe nominations for their work, and the film was nominated for LGBTQ Film of the Year at GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics' Dorian Awards.

La La Land

Written and directed by Damien Chazelle

Where to watch

• Subscription: Netflix

• VOD: YouTube, Google Play, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Vudu

Of course, we had to include Stone's Oscar-winning role, Mia, in Damien Chazelle's La La Land. The third film from the youngest filmmaker to take home the Best Director Oscar follows Mia and Seb, who are navigating their careers in Los Angeles. Mia is an aspiring actress who finds herself in a vicious cycle of auditions that never result in callbacks, while pianist Seb, played by Ryan Gosling, is desperate for a breakthrough in his pursuit to preserve the legacy of jazz music. Gosling and Stone stun in this dreamlike bubble of sound and color, which won six of the fourteen Oscars it was nominated for and features original music from Justin Hurwitz,

Irrational Man

Written and directed by Woody Allen

Where to watch

• VOD: Google, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Vudu, YouTube

Irrational Man features Emma Stone as Jill Pollard, a college student enamoured by her brooding philosophy professor, Abe Lucas (Joaquin Phoenix). Phoenix and Stone expertly bounce around the dialogue in this existential story of two people brought together by an act that'll bind them for better or worse. Both funny and smart, it's a hidden gem in Stone's filmography.

Crazy, Stupid, Love

Directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, written by Dan Fogelman

Where to watch

• VOD: Amazon Prime Video, Google Play, Apple TV, Redbox, Vudu, YouTube

Speaking of funny and smart, Glenn Ficarra and John Requa pair up to direct the superb screenplay from six-time Emmy nominee Dan Fogelman in Crazy, Stupid, Love. Emma Stone stars as Hannah in the tale of a middle-aged man amidst a midlife crisis after his wife asks him for a divorce. To rediscover his manhood, he teams up with a newfound friend, Jacob, who teaches him how to pick up girls at bars. Steve Carrell, Julianne Moore, Lio Tipton, Jonah Bobo and Ryan Gosling also star in the film, which features one of the most perfectly paced, hilarious scenes in film history.

Easy A

Directed by Will Gluck, written by Bert V. Royal

Where to watch

• Subscription: Hulu

• VOD: YouTube, Google Play, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Prime Video

Olive Penderghast in Easy A could be deemed the breakthrough role for Emma Stone. Featuring Amanda Bynes, Penn Badgley, Dan Byrd, Thomas Haden Church, Patricia Clarkson, Cam Gigandet, Malcolm McDowell, and Lisa Kudrow, Easy A follows a clean-cut high school student who relies on the school's rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing. If you've seen the film, it's guaranteed that every time you hear "Pocket Full of Sunshine", you immediately think of the famous montage of Stone and her musical card.

Superbad

Directed by Greg Mottola, written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg

Where to watch

• Subscription: Netflix

• VOD: YouTube, Google Play, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Prime Video

As the earliest role in her filmography, Emma Stone is Jules in Greg Mottola's beloved Superbad. Written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, we watch Micahel Cera and Jonah Hill as two co-dependent high school seniors who are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry. The film has cemented itself as a cult-classic which is widely quoted and loved by audiences across generations.

The House Bunny

Directed by Fred Wolf, written by Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith

Where to watch

• VOD: Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Prime Video

Another one with a strong fanbase, Stone found a home in quirky comedies early in her career. The House Bunny features Anna Farris as Shelley Darlingson, a Playboy bunny kicked out of the Playboy Mansion who finds a job as the house mother for a sorority full of socially awkward girls. Stone is Natalie, one of the sorority girls who comes into her own thanks to Shelley's leadership. The cast also features Colin Hanks, Kat Dennings, Christopher McDonald, Beverly D'Angelo, Katharine McPhee and Hugh Hefner himself.

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo

Where to watch

• Subscription: Max

• Premium Subscription: Hulu, Amazon Prime Video

• VOD: YouTube, Google Play, Apple TV, Vudu

Getting Stone her first Oscar nomination, Birdman is an adaptation of Raymond Carver's play, which follows a washed-up superhero actor who attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production. In a beautiful film designed to look like a one-take, Alejandro G. Iñárritu directs a stellar cast, which also includes Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton and Andrea Riseborough. Receiving nine Oscar nominations, the film took home four, including Best Picture.