Newcomers and Vets Battle for Oscar's Good Actress

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Although there is nearly a month until the Academy Award nominations are announced, the Los Angeles Times is trying to figure out who the nominees and winners of the actress awards will be.

Newcomers Carey Mulligan of "An Education" and Gabourey Sidibe of "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" are both top contenders.

Both young women have already gotten nominations for National Board of Review, Screen Actors Guild, and Critics Choice Movie Awards.

Other less sure bets are Abbie Cornish of "Bright Star," Emily Blunt from "The Young Victoria," and Mo'Nique, also from "Precious."

Oddly enough, 15-year-old Saoirse Ronan of "The Lovely Bones" is among the vets, having been nominated two years ago for "Atonement."

Other veterans who have a good shot at hearing their names on February 2 include Meryl Streep for her role as Julia Child in "Julie & Julia" or for her turn in "It's Complicated."

Also likely candidates are Helen Mirren in "The Last Station," Sandra Bullock for "The Blind Side," and Penélope Cruz and Marion Cotillard from "Nine."

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Predicting Oscar's Good Actress

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Oscar Nominations will be announced on Tuesday, February 2. Gossipvita.com has joined in on predicting whose name will be called that morning.

The predictions include Meryl Streep for "Julie & Julia," Carey Mulligan for "An Education," and Hilary Swank in "Amelia."

Also predicted are Gabourey Sidibe in "Precious" and Marion Cotillard for her performance in the musical "Nine."

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Ronan Nominated as a Good Actress Twice

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The Broadcast Film Critics Association's 15th annual Critics' Choice Movie Award nominations came out on Monday. Among those nominated were Irish actress Saoirse Ronan.

The 15-year-old actress, who plays a murdered woman in "The Lovely Bones," got dual nominations, both for best actress and best young actor/actress.

The only other actress in the young actor/actress category is Bailey Madison for her performance in "Brothers."

Other best actress nominees are Emily Blunt in "The Young Victoria," Sandra Bullock from "The Blind Side," Carey Mulligan from "An Education," Gabourey Sidibe from "Precious" and Meryl Streep in "Julie & Julia."

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Actress Images at Museum of Contemporary Art Gala

Gina Wilhelm Actress - Actress Images at Museum of Contemporary Art Gala

On Saturday, November 14, 2009, the Museum of Contemporary Art had its 30th anniversary gala in Los Angeles, California.

The party was attended by such actresses as Christina Ricci, Oscar-winner Marisa Tomei, and Carey Mulligan as well as Chloe Sevigny and Kate Beckinsale.

Also present were Jessica Alba, Kate Bosworth, and Eva Mendes. There were also musicians and Guy Ritchie.

The gallery of picures are available at the West Virginia Herald-Dispatch.

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Hilary Swank Honored for Being a Good Actress

Gina Wilhelm Actress - Hilary Swank Honored for Being a Good Actress

The Hollywood Film Festival will be honoring Hilary Swankfor her body of work on October 26 at the Beverly Hilton.

Swank, who stars in the biopic about Amelia Earhart, will receive the Actress Award. Her male counterpart will be Robert De Niro.

Other honorees are Julianne Moore for supporting actress, Kathryn Bigelow, director of "The Hurt Locker," and Nora Ephron for screenwriting "Julie & Julia." Disney/Pixar will be honored for "Up."

"Breakthrough" awards will be given to Carey Mulligan for "An Education" and Gabourey Sidibe for "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire."

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Carey Mulligan Gets "An Education"

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Carey Mulligan is making a splash in Hollywood with her performance in "An Education" and will next be seen in the sequel to "Wall Street."

She doesn't see this as a huge change from the acting work she's done in England. "Honestly, the main difference is the catering. The catering in America is so much better.

"But really, every job is the same in terms of the fear that you feel walking into the room on the first day. The desperation to please the director and to fit in with everybody else."

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Carey Mulligan Makes it Big at Sundance

Gina Wilhelm Actress - Carey Mulligan Makes it Big at Sundance

Carey Mulligan is having a good year.

She just made her Broadway debut in "The Seagull" with Kristin Scott Thomas, and she was an audience and critic favorite at the Sundance Film Festival in "An Education."

"An Education" sparked a bidding war at the festival.

She also appeared in "The Greatest" this year with Pierce Brosnan and Susan Sarandon, for which she had to learn a new accent.

Mulligan made her film debut in "Pride and Prejudice" with Keira Knightly at an open casting call.

All this is in spite of the fact that she's never had any formal training.

Instead, she gets her training working with some of the greats in the industry like Emma Thompson, Sarandon, Brosnan, and Sally Hawkins.

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