Oscar Nominees 2015: Best Actress in a Leading Role

by Laura Pampin

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MARION COTILLARD – Two Days, One Night

As Sandra, Marion Cotillard portrays a factory worker who has two days to convince her colleagues to forgo their bonuses so that she can keep her job.

This is her second Academy Award nomination. She was previously nominated for La Vie En Rose (2007)

FELICITY JONES – The Theory of Everything

Portrays Jane Hawking, a young woman whose love for a brilliant scientist helps him to defy the dire prognosis he has received.

This is her first Academy Award nomination.

JULIANNE MOORE – Still Alice

As Alice Howland, Julianne Moore plays a college professor who learns that she is suffering from early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.

This is her fifth nomination, previously nominated for Far From Heaven (2002), The Hours (2002), The End Of The Affair (1999) and Boogie Nights (1997)

ROSAMUND PIKE – Gone Girl

Plays Amy Dunne, a young wife whose disappearance causes suspicion to fall on her husband.

This is her first Academy Award nomination.

REESE WITHERSPOON – Wild

Plays Cheryl, a young woman who attempts to reclaim control of her life by undertaking a thousand-mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail.

This is her second nomination, previously nominated for Walk The Line (2005)

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