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The Alternative Awards is a weekly column that highlights actors, actresses and films that are flying way under the awards radar, but still deserve a second glance. It will run on Tuesdays throughout awards season. *
We have tackled the Supporting Actors and now it is time to look at the ladies. In what might be the most wide open category in the entire race, a couple of handy reminders might actually do some good for voters. Helena Bonham Carter (‘The King’s Speech’](The King's Speech (2010) - Movie | Moviefone)) may be the one and only lock at this point. The only one-time Oscar nominee may even be the favorite to win as part of a potential sweep for Tom Hooper’s great film. Her closest competition could be either Melissa Leo or Amy Adams, depending on which actress from ‘The Fighter’](The Fighter (2010) - Movie | Moviefone) voters can make up their mind upon. Adams may have the edge, but both can easily be nominated.
After that it is a virtual pick ‘em of possibilities starting with Dianne Wiest (‘Rabbit Hole’](Rabbit Hole (2010) - Movie | Moviefone)) and Marion Cotillard (‘Inception’](Inception (2010) - Movie | Moviefone)). There appears to be some heat building for Miranda Richardson (‘Made In Dagenham’](Made in Dagenham (2010) - Movie | Moviefone)). If Michelle Williams gets shut out for ‘Blue Valentine,’](Blue Valentine (2011) - Movie | Moviefone) she could still get in for ‘Shutter Island’ here. We have yet to see if the discovery of Hailee Steinfeld (‘True Grit’](True Grit (2010) - Movie | Moviefone)) will be worth a nomination or just some consolation into the Breakthrough Performance categories. And finally it might take some acknowledgement from the critics’ awards to secure nods for Jacki Weaver (‘Animal Kingdom’](Animal Kingdom (2010) - Movie | Moviefone)) and Ruth Sheen (‘Another Year’](Another Year (2010) - Movie | Moviefone)).