Diane Kruger sits amid the dilapidated splendour of a 19th-century Berlin ballroom smoking a cigarette, between set-ups on the Marie Claire cover shoot. Her eyes are painted panda black, and she looks every inch the movie star. The past 12 months have seen her move closer to finally being recognised for an acting talent that, for the most part, has been confined to French cinema. There have been blockbusters before, including Troy, but then along came the Oscar-nominated Inglourious Basterds. The Quentin Tarantino movie has won numerous accolades, including Kruger's Best Supporting Actress Screen Actors Guild nomination.