BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS CONTENDER:
Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton

The daring Scot brings naked ambition to life — and pulls off a perfect American accent in the process.

OTHER POSSIBILITIES:
Jennifer Garner, Juno
Catherine Keener, Into the Wild
Jennifer Jason Leigh, Margot at the Wedding
Julia Roberts, Charlie Wilson's War
Saoirse Ronan, Atonement

LONG SHOTS:
Ruby Dee, American Gangster
Kelly Macdonald, No Country for Old Men
Emily Mortimer, Lars and the Real Girl
Vanessa Redgrave, Atonement
Emmanuelle Seigner, Diving Bell...