Annette Bening

Annette Bening, "Being Julia"
Career nominations: 3

As Julia Lambert, an aging British theater actress treading the boards in the late 1930s, the 46-year-old actress picks up her second nomination in this category. The native of Topeka, Kan., and mother of four made her film debut in the 1988 John Candy comedy "The Great Outdoors" and is married to Warren Beatty. She has also become a recurring visitor to the Oscar red carpet, earning nominations for best actress for 1999's "American Beauty" and for supporting actress in 1990's "The Grifters." She won the Golden Globe for best actress in a musical, as well as being voted best actress by the National Board of Review and the Southeastern Film Critics Assn.