Popsugar Celebrity Celebrity Interviews Jennifer Lopez Reacts to Hustlers Oscars Buzz J Lo Tears Up in Response to Hustlers Oscars Buzz: "I've Just Been Working So Hard" 12 September 2019 by Karenna Meredith Jennifer Lopez is getting the highest praise for her Hustlers role, and the movie hasn't even hit theatres yet. Her portrayal of Ramona, a woman who leads a group of strippers into scamming their Wall Street clientele, is being lauded as one of the must-see performances of the year — with Oscar potential. On Tuesday, the 50-year-old actress stopped by SiriusXM radio to chat with Hoda Kotb about her new project, and admitted that the early award-show buzz is making her emotional. "I've just been working hard for so long for my whole life. It's nice," she said. "Sorry, you guys know I'm emotional!" Well, don't worry, Jennifer. The critics are noticing. After the movie recently premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, positive reactions quickly started rolling in. Ahead, see a few of our favourite tweets praising Jennifer's portrayal, and catch Hustlers in theatres starting Sept. 13. Related: Jennifer Lopez Basically Defies Gravity in this Behind-the-Scenes Video of Her Hustlers Training Tweets About Jennifer Lopez's Oscars Buzz The embargo has been lifted. #Hustlers is shockingly good. Halfway through the movie I started thinking “this is shockingly good”. It’s @JLo’s best movie since #OutOfSight and they could mount a Best Supporting Actress campaign for her. It’s fantastic. pic.twitter.com/5PQAKcOTRx— Graeme O'Neil (@GraemeONeil) September 8, 2019 1 / 9 the other thing about hustlers is that jlo will be nominated for an oscar— hunter harris (@hunteryharris) September 8, 2019 2 / 9 HUSTLERS: Lorene Scafaria has crafted a stunner that’s simultaneously a rip-roaring good time and a thoughtful, scathing treatise on gender and capitalism. All aboard the JLo Oscar train! Also, she has a dance scene to FIONA APPLE that made my jaw drop off permanently. A #TIFF19— Jason LeRoy (@ExcessFaggage) September 8, 2019 3 / 9 Some people are predicting Oscar nominations for JLo and Hustlers. I'm here to see that happen. #TIFF19— Wilfred Okiche (@drwill20) September 5, 2019 4 / 9 Oh and I was talking about Hustlers. Give @jlo an Oscar. #TIFF19 https://t.co/FXejd6nRX7— Hanna Ines Flint (@HannaFlint) September 8, 2019 5 / 9 OSCAR NOMINATION FOR #JLO OR I’M BURNING THE DOLBY DOWN #hustlers— J Don Birnam @ TIFF2019 (@jdonbirnam) September 8, 2019 6 / 9 With all the Oscars buzz for @JLo in #hustlers, here's an unbelievable statistic. No Latina actress has won the Oscar for best actress. Only four have been nominated (Fernanda Montenegro -- at the 71st Oscars -- followed by Salma Hayek, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Yalitza Aparicio).— Ramin Setoodeh (@RaminSetoodeh) September 8, 2019 7 / 9 JLO is coming for Oscar. Hustlers rocks. #TIFF2019— Kristy Puchko (@KristyPuchko) September 8, 2019 8 / 9 Jennifer Lopez's Reaction to Her Oscars Buzz 9 / 9 Celebrity InterviewsHustlersCelebrity QuotesJennifer Lopez