Gallery: Actors and actresses nominated for Oscars

In this Oct. 23, 2009 file photo, actress Meryl Streep looks on as she arrives on the red carpet for the final day of the 4th edition of the Rome Film Festival, in Rome. Streep was nominated Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 for an Oscar for best actress for her role in "Julie & Julia." The 82nd Academy Awards will be presented on March 7. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, file)

In this Nov. 14, 2009 file photo, Gabourey Sidibe arrives at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 2009 Governors Awards in Los Angeles. Sidibe was nominated Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 for an Oscar for best actress for her role in "Precious." The 82nd Academy Awards will be presented on March 7. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)

In this Nov. 30, 2009 file photo, Anna Kendrick arrives at the premiere of "Up in the Air" in Los Angeles. Kendrick was nominated Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 for an Oscar for best supporting actress for her role in, "Up in the Air." The 82nd Academy Awards will be presented on March 7.(AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)

In this Jan. 6, 2010 file photo, Sandra Bullock is shown backstage at the People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles. Bullock was nominated Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 for an Oscar for best actress for her role in "The Blind Side." The 82nd Academy Awards will be presented on March 7. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)

In this Sept. 16, 2009 file photo, actress Mo'Nique poses for a portrait in New York. Mo'Nique was nominated Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 for an Oscar for best supporting actress for her role in, "Precious." The 82nd Academy Awards will be presented on March 7. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, file)

Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. Gyllenhaal was nominated Tuesday for an Oscar for best supporting actress for her role in "Crazy Heart." (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

In this Nov. 12, 2009 file photo, actress Vera Farmiga poses after announcing that filmmaker Martin Scorsese will be honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Farmiga was nominated Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 for an Oscar for best supporting actress for her role in, "Up in the Air." The 82nd Academy Awards will be presented on March 7. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)

In this Dec. 3, 2009 file photo, Spanish actress Penelope Cruz poses for the photographers prior to the world premiere of "Nine" in central London. Cruz was nominated Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 for an Oscar for best supporting actress for her role in, "Nine." The 82nd Academy Awards will be presented on March 7. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, file)

In this Jan. 17, 2010 file photo, Carey Mulligan arrives at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. Mulligan was nominated Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 for an Oscar for best actress for her role in, "An Education." The 82nd Academy Awards will be presented on March 7. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)

In this Jan. 26, 2010 file photo, Helen Mirren arrives at the UK premiere of "The Last Station," in London. Mirren was nominated, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 for an Oscar for best actress for her role in, "The Last Station." The 82nd Academy Awards will be presented on March 7. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, file)

In this Jan. 23, 2010 file photo, Christopher Plummer arrives at the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. Plummer was nominated Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 for an Oscar for best supporting actor for his role in, "The Last Station." The 82nd Academy Awards will be presented on March 7. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)

Actor Jeff Bridges poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. Bridges was nominated today for an Oscar for best actor for his role in "Crazy Heart." (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

In this Nov. 30, 2009 file photo, George Clooney arrives at the premiere of "Up in the Air" in Los Angeles. Clooney was nominated Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 for an Oscar for best actor for his role in, "Up in the Air." The 82nd Academy Awards will be presented on March 7.(AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)

In this Dec. 16, 2008 file photo, Woody Harrelson arrives at the premiere of "Seven Pounds" in Los Angeles. Harrelson was nominated Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 for an Oscar for best supporting actor for his role in, "The Messenger." The 82nd Academy Awards will be presented on March 7. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)

In this Jan. 23, 2010 file photo, Stanley Tucci arrives at the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. Tucci was nominated Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 for an Oscar for best supporting actor for his role in, "The Lovely Bones." The 82nd Academy Awards will be presented on March 7. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)

In this Dec. 5, 2009 file photo, Morgan Freeman, a cast member in the upcoming film "Invictus", poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. Freeman was nominated Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 for an Oscar for best actor for his role in, "Invictus." The 82nd Academy Awards will be presented on March 7. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)

In this Dec. 3, 2009 file photo, Matt Damon arrives at the premiere of "Invictus" in Beverly Hills, Calif. Damon was nominated Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 for an Oscar for best supporting actor for his role in, "Invictus." The 82nd Academy Awards will be presented on March 7.(AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)

In this photo provided by NBC Universal, Actor Jeremy Renner appears on NBC's "Today" show, after he learned about his Oscar nomination for Best Actor for "The Hurt Locker", in New York, on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/NBC, Peter Kramer)

In this Jan. 23, 2010 file photo, Christoph Waltz arrives at the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. Waltz was nominated Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 for an Oscar for best supporting actor for his role in, "Inglourious Basterds." The 82nd Academy Awards will be presented on March 7. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

In this Nov. 5, 2009 file photo, Colin Firth, star of "A Single Man," arrives at the premiere of the film at AFI Fest 2009 in Los Angeles. Firth was nominated Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 for an Oscar for best actor for his role in, "A Single Man" The 82nd Academy Awards will be presented on March 7. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)