Best in Show: Olivia Williams
The undersung British actress is at the peak of her powers. She proves it again in Polanski's The Ghost Writer.
Best in Show: Bryce Dallas Howard
Bryce Dallas Howard brings a vivid flesh-and-blood presence to Clint Eastwood's death-haunted Hereafter.
Best in Show: Sam Rockwell
Sam Rockwell brings both volatile energy and endearing charm to the legal drama Conviction.
Best in Show: Jesse Eisenberg
The young star deserves our full attention for a career-best performance as Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg in David Fincher's The Social Network.
Best in Show: Andrew Garfield
Rising star Andrew Garfield finds childlike truth and adult heartbreak in the film adaptation of the best seller Never Let Me Go.
Best in Show: Emma Stone
As a self-fashioned modern-day Hester Prynne, Emma Stone is honor roll material in the new high school comedy, Easy A.
Best in Show: Jacki Weaver
The Australian crime thriller Animal Kingdom is starting small but its lead actress, a "national treasure," is already big Down Under.
Best in Show: Knives Chau
Ramona Flowers wins Scott Pilgrim vs. The World’s love triangle, but doesn’t Knives Chau walk off with the picture?
Best in Show: Billy Crudup
Eat Pray Love wouldn’t work without Julia Roberts front and center, but who wows from the sidelines?
