'Twilight' co-star Michael Welch and Anna Kendrick's mother respond to her Oscar nomination

Anna Kendrick - AP Photo

It was recently announced that Anna Kendrick ("Jessica Stanley" in The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) has officially been nominated for the Academy Award for "Best Supporting Actress" for her work as "Natalie" in Up In The Air.
Since then, there've been several reactions of note - especially those of her Twilight series co-star Michael Welch and her own mother.
Welch, who portrays her on-screen love interest "Mike Newton," stated that "Anna deserves it. She has an uncanny ability to get under the skin of her characters." He went on to tell MTV about his experience in working with her on the set of the Twilight saga films, saying "It’s almost as if she starts out with clichés that we are all familiar with, then builds the character by figuring out their world view, making them unique and personal and therefore turning them from clichés into real people." That would certainly explain why she was able to make the character "Jessica Stanley" identifiable and interesting in the films.
Kendrick's mother, too, spoke out about the morning that her daughter was nominated. According to Maine Today:

“Jan Kendrick decided to go in late Tuesday to her job as an accountant at Unum. She stayed at home, sat on her couch and watched TV. Then she screamed – as she watched the announcement of her daughter, Anna Kendrick, being nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar. Then she went to work. “I walked into this meeting and someone said, ‘Jan, can you explain why you are so late?’” she said. “I told them, and everyone applauded.”