The List:
- Berenice Bejo – The Artist
- Jessica Chastain – The Help
- Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids
- Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs
- Octavia Spencer – The Help
Hooray for:
Chastain, who could easily have canceled herself out with the 800 or so movies she made in 2011. And, of course, McCarthy, who is just damn funny.
Where the hell is:
- Shailene Woodley for The Descendants (she was great, what happened?)
- Vanessa Redgrave for Coriolanus (I will not let go of that film)
- Carey Mulligan for Shame (so good, she almost makes you forget about Michael Fassbender’s enormous schlong)
- Keira Knightley for A Dangerous Method (I think it’s a lead performance, but either way, she should be here somewhere)
My prediction:
Octavia Spencer has been riding a wave lately. She’ll probably nail it, but this can be a tricky category…
