Reilly plays Nicole, a recovering addict who begins a relationship with an alcoholic airline pilot. She has no previous Oscar nominations.
Collette plays Alfred Hitchcock's loyal assistant Peggy Robertson in this biopic which focuses on the making of the movie "Psycho." She has one previous Oscar nomination ("The Sixth Sense").
Biel plays actress Vera Miles in this biopic which focuses on the making of the movie "Psycho." She has no previous Oscar nominations.
In this biopic, Johansson plays Janet Leigh who reaped her only Oscar bid for her performance in the 1960 horror classic "Psycho." Johannson has no previous Oscar nominations.
Dowd plays Sandra, the manager of a fast-food restaurant who is convinced by a prank caller to interrogate an innocent employee. She has now previous Oscar nominations.
Hunt plays a sex surrogage hired by a man in an iron lung. She won her only Oscar bid, Best Actress for "As Good As It Gets."
Collins plays Cecily, a retired member of an opera quartet. She has one previous Oscar nomination ("Shirley Valentine").
Bonham Carter plays Miss Havisham in this adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic. She has two previous Oscar nominations ("The King's Speech" and "The Wings of the Dove").
DeWitt plays an elementary school teacher in a small town that might be opened up for natural gas excavation. She has no previous Oscar nominations.
McDormand plays a land leaser working with an energy company salesman to open up a small town for natural-gas fracking. McDormand won an Oscar for "Fargo" and has three other nominations ("Mississippi Burning," "Almost Famous," "North Country").
Redgrave plays Marion, whose husband joins a choir when she falls ill. She won an Oscar for "Julia" and has five other nominations.
Sarandon plays Ellen Miller, the wife of a troubled hedge fund magnate. She won an Oscar for "Dead Man Walking" and has four other nominations.
Barks plays Eponine in this Broadway adaptation. She has no previous Oscar nominations.
Field plays Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of President Abraham Lincoln. She won both of her previous Oscar nominations ("Norma Rae," "Places in the Heart").
Williams plays Eleanor Roosevelt. She has no previous Oscar nominations.
Williams plays Countess Vronskaya in this literary adaptation. She has no previous Oscar nominations.
Colman plays Queen Elizabeth, wife of King George VI. She has no previous Oscar nominations.
Smith plays Muriel Donnelly, a racist woman who visits an Indian retirement home for hip surgery. She has two Oscars ("The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie," "California Suite") and four other nominations.
Washington plays Broomhilda, whose is kidnapped by a southern plantation owner. She has no previous Oscar nominations.
Macdonald plays Dolly in this adaptation of Tolstoy's classic novel. She has no previous Oscar nominations.
Stiles plays Nikki. She has no previous Oscar nominations.
Ehle has no previous Oscar nominations.
Weaver plays Dolores Solitano, whose sone moves back in with her following a stay in a mental institution. She has one previous Oscar nomination ("Animal Kingdom").
Bonham Carter plays Madame Thénardier in this adaptation of the Broadway musical. She has two previous Oscar nominations ("The Wings of the Dove," "The King's Speech").
McDormand plays Laura Bishop, whose daughter runs away with a boy in Wes Anderson's film. She won an Oscar for "Fargo" and has three other nominations ("Mississippi Burning," "Almost Famous," "North Country").
Blunt plays Sara. She has no previous Oscar nominations.
Danner plays Ruth Minsky, whose divorced daughter (Melanie Lynskey) must move back in with her. She has no previous Oscar nominations.
Hathaway plays Fantine in this adaptation of the Broadway classic. She has one previous Oscar nomination ("Rachel Getting Married").
Adams plays Mary Sue Dodd. She has three previous Oscar nominations ("Junebug," "Doubt," "The Fighter").
Seyfried plays Cosette in this adaptation of the Broadway musical. She has no previous Oscar nominations.