Oscar Noms

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Marion Cotillard

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Best Actress in a Leading Role
La Vie en Rose

THE ROLE The recent Golden Globe winner portrayed French icon Edith Piaf from her street-waif beginnings to her last days as an invalid.

HER RED-CARPET STYLE Who's that girl? Chameleon Cotillard is her own woman in glamorous gowns straight from the couture houses of Paris.
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Ellen Page

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Best Actress in a Leading Role
Juno

THE ROLE The first-time nominee played a tart (and pregnant) teenager in the critically acclaimed blockbuster.

HER RED-CARPET STYLE 20-year-old Page dresses like an Indie rock version of Audrey Hepburn in classic shifts from cutting-edge designers.

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Helena Bonham Carter

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Best Actress in a Leading Role
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

THE ROLE The British beauty earned her second nomination as a sexy-and singing-piemaker.

HER RED-CARPET STYLE The new mother doesn't shy away from a statement: she favors Vivienne Westwood corsets and gowns from decades past.
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Laura Linney

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Best Actress in a Leading Role
The Savages

THE ROLE Linney played Savage sibling to Philip Seymour Hoffman, earning her a third Oscar nomination.

HER RED-CARPET STYLE The statuesque actress favors vintage-flavored frocks that show off her tiny waist.

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Nicole Kidman

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Best Actress in a Leading Role
Margot at the Wedding

THE ROLE The Oscar winner (for The Hours) gets a third nod for her brutal performance as a selfish sister.

HER RED-CARPET STYLE The fashion icon looks stunning in dramatic sweeping gowns-we can't wait to see what she wears as a mother-to-be.

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Jennifer Jason Leigh

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Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Margot at the Wedding

THE ROLE The first-time nominee delivered a characteristically complex performance as a bride-to-be with an undermining sister.

HER RED-CARPET STYLE The petite star favors refined dresses with a downtown flair.
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Emily Mortimer

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Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Lars and the Real Girl

THE ROLE Mortimer receives her first Oscar nod for her portrayal of a sensitive sister-in-law to Ryan Gosling's Lars.

HER RED-CARPET STYLE When it comes to the red carpet, Mortimer goes en Francaise, often wearing avant-garde pieces from YSL and Chanel.

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Catherine Keener

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Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Into the Wild

THE ROLE The third-time nominee gave an earthy performance as a hippie drifter in the Sean Penn directed eco-flick.

HER RED-CARPET STYLE The sylph-like star goes high-glam in styles that show off her enviable body.
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