Sandra Bullock also had two nominations, as dramatic actress in the football story «The Blind Side» and as a dragon - lady boss forcing her assistant to pose as her fiance in «The Proposal.» (rogerebert.com)
Her raucous performance has also inspired serious awards - season chatter, the kind that's typically reserved for dramatic actresses in prestige pictures. (vanityfair.com)
Mirren — the Golden Globe and Oscar front - runner by virtue of having won nearly every critics groups» award — will compete for best dramatic actress against fellow dame Judi Dench as a nosy schoolteacher in «Notes on a Scandal,» Maggie Gyllenhaal as a recovering drug addict in «Sherrybaby,» Kate Winslet playing an unhappy suburban housewife in «Little Children» and Penelope Cruz a sacrificing mom in «Volver.» (sfgate.com)