Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet
"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
Career nominations: 4

The 29-year-old British actress picks up her second nomination in this category as a neurotic free spirit who falls in love with an uptight man in Charlie Kaufman's surreal romantic comedy. Winslet is best known as the heroine of the biggest movie of all time, "Titanic," and the performance earned her first best-actress Oscar nomination. Winslet garnered supporting actress nominations for 1995's "Sense and Sensibility" and 2001's "Iris."