Judi Dench- Chocolat
Renee Zellweger- Cold Mountain
Maggie Gyllenhaal- Crazy Heart
Kate Winslet- Iris
Frances McDormand- North Country
Penelope Cruz- Nine
Ruby Dee- American Gangster
Catherine Keener- Capote
Marcia Gay Harden- Pollock
Marcia Gay Harden- Mystic River
Rinko Kikuchi- Babel
Adriana Barraza- Babel
Kathy Bates- About Schmidt
Anna Kendrick- Up in the Air
Helen Mirren- Gosford Park
Maggie Smith- Gosford Park
Taraji P. Henson- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Laura Linney- Kinsey
Julie Walters- Billy Elliot
Rachel Weisz- The Constant Gardener
Frances McDormand- Almost Famous
Vera Farmiga- Up in the Air
Amy Ryan- Gone Baby Gone
Virginia Madsen- Sideways
Queen Latifah- Chicago
Jennifer Connelly- A Beautiful Mind
Meryl Streep- Adaptation
Sophie Okonedo- Hotel Rwanda
Jennifer Hudson- Dreamgirls
Cate Blanchett- Notes on a Scandal
Holly Hunter- Thirteen
Amy Adams- Doubt
Abigail Breslin- Little Miss Sunshine
Natalie Portman- Closer
Penelope Cruz- Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Saoirse Ronan- Atonement
Kate Hudson- Almost Famous
Julianne Moore- The Hours
Michelle Williams- Brokeback Mountain
Patricia Clarkson- Pieces of April
Marisa Tomei- In the Bedroom
Shohreh Aghdashloo- House of Sand and Fog
Viola Davis- Doubt
Marisa Tomei- The Wrestler
Tilda Swinton- Michael Clayton
Cate Blanchett- I'm Not There
Cate Blanchett- The Aviator
Amy Adams- Junebug
Mo’Nique- Precious
Catherine Zeta-Jones- Chicago
Ranking of Years by Average Placements:
2008 (16.8)
2007 (19.6)
2002 (20.4)
2004 (20.8)
2003 (26)
2005 (27)
2006 (28)
2001 (30.6)
2009 (32.2)
2000 (33.6)
Miscellaneous Info:
Highest Ranked Oscar Winning Performance: Catherine Zeta-Jones- Chicago
Highest Ranked Non-Oscar Winning Performance: Amy Adams- Junebug
Lowest Ranked Oscar Winning Performance: Renee Zellweger- Cold Mountain
Lowest Ranked Non-Oscar Winning Performance: Judi Dench- Chocolat