BEST ACTRESS CONTENDER:
Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose

The French star boasts perhaps the most remarkable transformation of the year as tempestuous singer Edith Piaf.

OTHER POSSIBILITIES:
Amy Adams, Enchanted
Angelina Jolie, A Mighty Heart
Nicole Kidman, Margot at the Wedding
Laura Linney, The Savages
Ellen Page, Juno

LONG SHOTS:
Halle Berry, Things We Lost in the Fire
Nikki Blonsky, Hairspray
Keira Knightley, Atonement
Keri Russell, Waitress
Tang Wei, Lust, Caution