The 84th Academy Award Best Actress Nominees

Updated September 9, 2022 | Infoplease Staff

Check out the bios on the nominees, from Michelle Williams, who was nominated in the same category last year, to newcomer Rooney Mara. For those keeping score, this is Meryl Streep's seventeenth nomination. She has won twice, Best Actress in 1982 for Sophie's Choice and Best Supporting Actress in 1979 for Kramer vs. Kramer.

And the Best Actress Nominees Are...

• Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
• Viola Davis, The Help
• Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
• Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn

Return to the nominee Oscar 2012 page.