Theron Denies Dressing Down for Oscar

Theron--who gained weight to play serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster--ams down again in North Country, to play a female miner.

But the actress is angry she has been accused of courting Oscar voters to win nother Best Actress award.

The South African star says, "That's nonsense. It was necessary to change my looks for North Country, because mine workers really don't look chic. When beautiful women change her looks for a movie--like Nicole Kidman in The Hours or Halle Berry in Monster's Ball--that has nothing to do with calculation!

"It's the job of an actress to play other people."