Best Actress
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road
We stand pat with Hathaway as the troubled women dealing with her dysfunctional family; Streep as the big, bad nun trying to ruin a progressive priest; and Winslet as a depressed ‘50s suburban housewife. The other two spots could shift, but we are pretty confident Brit Hawkins will snag her first nom as the Happy-Go-Lucky title character, especially after her Golden Globe, as well as Jolie for her turn as a desperate mom looking for her missing son.
Also for your consideration: Melissa Leo’s searing performance as a single mom trying to make ends meet in Frozen River, and Kristin Scott Thomas as a convict returning home to her small village in I've Loved You So Long.
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