here’s The Guardian’s caption:
Yep, there’s definitely something slightly frightening about this pic from Albert Nobbs, Glenn Close’s labour-of-love drama about a cross-dressing butler in 19th-century Ireland. But she and Meryl Streep (for The Iron Lady) are already locked in a smackdown for the 2012 best actress Oscar, so on that basis alone, Nobbs is a must-see. There’s some serious class in the rest of the cast, too: Mia Wasikowska, Janet McTeer, Brendan Gleeson and Aaron Johnson
personally, i am FAR from frightened, but maybe that’s just me.

read about her weight loss and see more pix at the good old Daily Mail.