The Chloes

Best Actor in a Leading Role
The dashing top-billed hunks are...

Casey Affleck "Robert Ford" The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford	Daniel Day-Lewis "Daniel Plainview" There Will Be Blood	James McAvoy "Robbie Turner" Atonement	Ulrich Mühe "Gerd Wiesler" The Lives of Others	Gordon Pinsent "Grant Andersson" Away from Her
It's an incredible performance, but one can't accurately explain why, at least in words. It's a sight to behold, to feel, to experience.	Considered one of the greatest performances of all-time by pretty much everyone. Who am I to disagree with THAT?!	His charisma, his pain, his love, HIS EYES... they all work to enhance his considerable acting chops into one of the best actors working today.	Through the lives of others, Wiesler's perceptions of his life are thouroughly broken. An exhilarating juggle between duty and humanity.	Subtly layered with an immense amount of power and emotion, and along with Christie, he makes the film beautifully devastating.
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Finalists: Reece Thompson, Rocket Science * Tim Roth, Youth Without Youth * George Clooney, Michael Clayton * Tommy Lee Jones, In the Valley of Elah * Chris Cooper, Breach Semi-Finalists: Ioan Gruffudd, Amazing Grace * Russell Crowe, 3:10 to Yuma * Casey Affleck, Gone Baby Gone * Louis Garrel, Dans Paris * Samuel L. Jackson, Black Snake Moan * Mathieu Almaric, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly * Simon Pegg, Hot Fuzz * Ethan Hawke, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead * Joseph Gordon-Levitt, The Lookout * Brad Pitt, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford * Michael Shannon, Bug * Vincenzo Amato, Golden Door * Jude Law, Breaking & Entering
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Best Actress in a Supporting Role
The keys to their film's success are...

Juliette Binoche "Amira Simic" Breaking & Entering	Romola Garai "Briony Tallis" Atonement	Jennifer Garner "Vanessa Loring" Juno	Saoirse Ronan "Briony Tallis" Atonement	Tilda Swinton "Karen Crowder" Michael Clayton
Amira easily could've been a caricature with an odd accent, but Binoche makes her an incredibly sympathetic character, and one that is vigorously human. But like that's a surprise.	Bri, at this point in her life, is slowly growing wiser, but is still no less vulnerable and hateful of herself than she was before... and Garai crafts one of the best performances I've seen out of it.	With an incredible amount of heart, she makes the awkward and nervous tics turn into something completely endearing. Especially after you realize she's the good guy.	She expertly plays Briony as dead in her own skin, and her pathological need to make people pay is frankly frightening on a level a child actor shouldn't plausibly reach, but she does it.	We know what Karen Crowder is, but it's only though Tilda and the purposely limited range of emotions she shows, from tight panic to tight control, we know who she is. The rehearsals... wow.
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Finalists: Emily Mortimer, Lars and the Real Girl * Charlize Theron, In the Valley of Elah * Sidse Babett Knudsen, After the Wedding * Alexandra Maria Lara, Youth Without Youth * Nicole Kidman, The Golden Compass Semi-Finalists: Imelda Staunton, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix * Tabu, The Namesake * Emily Blunt, The Jane Austen Book Club * Evanna Lynch, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix * Romola Garai, Amazing Grace * Amber Tamblyn, Stephanie Daley * Kelly Macdonald, No Country for Old Men * Martina Gedeck, The Lives of Others * Laura Linney, The Nanny Diaries * Catherine Keener, Into the Wild
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Best Actor in a Limited/Cameo Role
The [insert inspiring cliché about size here] are...

Daniel Brühl "Lukas" 2 Days in Paris	Bill Hodnett "Guy's Dad" Once	Brian F. O'Byrne "Dr. Sweet" Bug	Jérémie Renier "Luc Cornet" Atonement	Max von Sydow "Papinou Bauby" The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
He's an awesome actor, but this is just insane. "I'm a fairy"? LMFAO!!! And he's so adorable too.	Well, I can definitely say I didn't expect that. *sniffle*	Who is he? Is he good? Does he work for the government? Why is he here? WTF?	You really can't rave Garai without raving him. His semi-conscious ramblings in French make that scene.	He has only two scenes, and he uses them more wisely and superbly than just any actor could.
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Finalists: David Threlfall, Elizabeth: The Golden Age * Rufus Sewell, Paris, Je T'aime Semi-Finalists: Gene Jones, No Country for Old Men * Melchior Beslon / Willem Dafoe / Gaspard Ulliel, Paris Je T'aime * Ralph Fiennes, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Best Actress in a Limited/Cameo Role
The [insert inspiring cliché about size here] are...

Juliette Binoche "Suzanne" Paris, Je T'aime	Lynn Collins "RC" Bug	Catalina Sandino Moreno "Ana" Paris, Je T'aime	Samantha Morton "Mary Stuart" Elizabeth: The Golden Age	Vanessa Redgrave "Briony Tallis" Atonement
The overwhelming loss and sorrow, and the harrowing but beautiful return of strength. She's a master of her field.	She's the only sane person in the whole dang movie!!! WHY WON'T YOU PEOPLE LISTEN TO HER?!?! *screams*	Just by communicating the distances between point A and point B, she absolutely breaks your heart.	Despite the ungrateful lack of Mary's plot in the film, Morton does a lot more than what's she asked.	One of the most perfected performances of the year, and one that never fails to make you react.
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Finalists: Michelle Duncan, Atonement * Emily Mortimer, Paris, Je T'aime * Salma Hayek, Across the Universe * Rosemary Harris, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead * Haley Bennett, Music & Lyrics Semi-Finalists: Kristen Stewart, Into the Wild * Emily Blunt, Charlie Wilson's War * Maggie Gyllenhaal / Aïssa Maïga, Paris, Je T'aime * Gina McKee, Atonement * Vera Farmiga, Breaking & Entering * Helena Bonham Carter / Julie Walters, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix * Margo Martindale, Paris, Je T'aime
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