Recently, Amy Adams' net worth became the subject of controversy during the Sony Pictures e-mail leak a few days ago, after it was found that the actress and co-star Jennifer Lawrence were making less than their male counterparts in the 2013 film "American Hustle."

After it was reported that Adams and her Oscar-winning co-star Jennifer Lawrence were making less money from the profits of the "American Hustle" box office, many wondered what was currently Amy Adams' net worth, after the actress has been in a string of independent movies, a few big hits and has gathered an impressive five Oscar nominations.

Before Amy Adams' net worth became the multimillion-dollar bank account it is today, the actress was featured in small roles in many television shows, as well as tiny cameos in movies. By the beginning of the decade of 2000, Adams had had small roles in a few supernatural-themed shows like "Charmed" and "Touched by an Angel" - even better, she had a small role in "Smallville," more than a decade before she landed the part of Lois Lane in the film adaptation of superman, "Man of Steel."

As she continued to get small roles that didn't let the actress show the world how talented she was, Amy Adams' net worth started showing signs of growing after she landed an important role: Brenda Strong, the girlfriend of Leonardo DiCaprio's character (Frank Abagnale, Jr.) in "Catch Me If You Can" - a film that was directed by no less than Steven Spielberg!

While she didn't get as much recognition for that role, the actress went on to become a more familiar face, as she starred in a few independent films - in 2006, her film "Junebug" got Adams her very first Oscar nomination, in the Best Supporting Actress category.

Since then, she has gotten four more: for "Doubt," Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master" and for two David O'Russell movies in different years: "The Fighter" and "American Hustle."

Currently, Amy Adams' net worth stands at $30 million according to Celebrity Net Worth - which is not bad at all for someone who started out doing cameos like playing a crazed fan in "Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny"!