BEST ACTRESS
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Actress – Film
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Meryl Streep – Julie and Julia | The unstoppable force. |
Carey Mulligan – An Education | The ingenue of the year. |
Helen Mirren – The Last Station | A role that could win her a second Oscar in just three years. |
Marion Cotillard – Nine | The other one. |
Saoirse Ronan – The Lovely Bones | Depends on the film |
Abbie Cornish – Bright Star | The nominee who would be Carey… but could still get there… if voters see her work |
Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side | It’s a mainstream piece of work, but very touching, and she is having a great year… a long shot, but not impossible |
Emily Blunt – The Young Victoria | Hard to get another period woman past cornish and Mirren |
Shohreh Agdashloo – The Stoning of Soraya M | Will they see the film? |
Gabourey Sidibe – Precious |
A much longer shot than some seem to think right now |
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
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Actress – Film
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Mo’Nique – Precious | She may Eddie Murphy herself out of a possible win, but the one true category nomination lock |
Judi Dench – Nine | Long live the queen |
Penelope Cruz – Nine | A (recent) Oscar regular breaking out of her shell |
Julianne Moore – A Single Man | If the movie doesn’t catch on, could drop out… but a party of a perfomance. |
Anna Kendrick – Up in the Air | Supporting ingenue |
Vera Farmiga – Up in the Air | A really clean, strong role for an actress with a cult of critics and directors… could be the year |
Kate Hudson – Nine | A-Rod hit in the post-season… anything could happen! |
Sophia Loren – Nine | Apparently, she has a lot of time on screen… but maybe not for better… even for a legend |