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Academy Awards 2012 Best Leading Actress nominees predictions (5th round)


1.
Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady


Born: 22nd June, 1949 - Summit, New Jersey, USA
Previous Oscar acting recognition: 16 nominations, with 2 wins (1980 - Best Supporting Actress for Kramer Vs Kramer; 1983 - Best Leading Actress for Sophie's Choice)
Oscar snubed performance(s): 1979 - Manhattan; 1996 - Marvin's Room; 2002 - The Hours;
Oscar factors: Being overdue for a 3rd win + Playing Margaret Tatcher + Being Meryl Streep + AMPAS needs her more than she needs the AMPAS + Movie about politics and the power of the women/a woman + Critically acclaimed performance + Carrying the movie + Great awards season beginning 


2.
Viola Davis for The Help


Born: 11th August, 1965 - Saint Matthews, South Carolina, USA
Previous Oscar acting recognition: 2009 - Best Supporting Actress for Doubt (nom);
Oscar snubed performance(s): none
Oscar factors: The Help's Best Picture buzz + Extremely sympathetic character with a lot of emotional depht + Playing a woman who represents a lot of women + Solid career + "Serious actress" reputation + Acting ensemble awards + Lot of recognition from the first season's awards


3.
Michelle Williams for My Week With Marilyn


Born: 9th September, 1980 - Kalispell, Montana, USA
Previous Oscar acting recognition: 2006 - Best Supporting Actress for Brokeback Mountain (nom); 2011 - Best Leading Actress for Blue Valentine (nom);
Oscar snubed performance(s): 2008 - Wendy & Lucy;
Oscar factors: Playing Marilyn Monroe/Hollywood icon + Carrying the whole movie + Universal critical acclaim for her performance + Being a last year's Oscar nominated actress + "One of the best of her generation" status + Solid career + Big Oscar campaign


4.
Charlize Theron for Young Adult


Born: 7th August, 1975 - Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa
Previous Oscar acting recognition: 2004 - Best Leading Actress for Monster (win); 2006 - Best Leading Actress for North Country (nom);
Oscar snubed performance(s): none
Oscar factors: Playing a "psychotic prom queen bitch" + Being directed by Jason Reitman + Career comeback + Acclaimed performance + Comedic part + Being a Hollywood darling


5.
Rooney Mara for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo


Born: 1985 - Bedford, New York, USA
Previous Oscar acting recognition: none
Oscar snubed performance(s): none
Oscar factors: Playing Lisbeth Salander/a really meaty character + Being directed by David Fincher + The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo's Best Picture buzz + Possible breakthrough performance + Star-making performance + "Love letters" to her performance as reviews + Being magnetic as Lisbeth Salander


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6.
Elizabeth Olsen for Martha Marcy May Marlene


Born: 16th February, 1989 - Sherman Oaks, California, USA
Previous Oscar acting recognition: none
Oscar snubed performance(s): none
Oscar factors: "A star is born" breakthrough performance + Sundance Babe of 2011 + Raved performance + Being named "The Talent" of the Olsen family + Promising upcoming projects + Martha Marcy May Marlene's critical acclaim


7.
Glenn Close for Albert Nobbs


Born: 19th March, 1947 - Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Previous Oscar acting recognition: 1983 - Best Supporting Actress for The World According to Garp (nom); 1984 - Best Supporting Actress for The Big Chill (nom); 1985 - Best Supporting Actress for The Natural (nom); 1988 - Best Leading Actress for Fatal Attraction (nom); 1989 - Best Leading Actress for Dangerous Liaisons (nom);
Oscar snubed performance(s): none
Oscar factors: Being overdue for a win + Carrying the whole movie + Gender bending/Playing a cross-dresser woman + Career tributes + Being a cinema industry's big name


8.
Felicity Jones for Like Crazy


Born: 17th October, 1983 - Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
Previous Oscar acting recognition: none
Oscar snubed performance(s): none
Oscar factors: Marvelous and utterly charming breakthroug performance + Playing a naïve young lover + Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Dramatic - Acting + Critically acclaimed performance + Breakthrough Performance awards wins 


9.
Kirsten Dunst for Melancholia


Born: 30th April, 1982 - Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA
Previous Oscar acting recognition: none
Oscar snubed performance(s): 1994 - Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles;
Oscar factors: Deserves an Oscar nomination for her career + Cannes Film Festival Award of Best Actress + Being directed by Lars von Trier + Playing a depressed bride + Melancholia's critical acclaim + von Trier's media attentions


10.
Olivia Colman for Tyrannosaur


Born: 30th January, 1974
Previous Oscar acting recognition: none
Oscar snubed performance(s): none
Oscar factors: Powerful performance + "Unexpected Oscar contender" factor + Breakthrough performance + Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Breakout Performance (shared with Peter Mullan) + Sometimes the AMPAS loves to nominate little production's acting performances


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