Zoe Saldana
(never nominated)
EMILIA PEREZ

noms: -- 
wins: Cannes (shared)

Though she's the lead she's not the title character so they've pushed her supporting (sigh)

Selena Gomez
(never nominated)
EMILIA PEREZ

noms: -- 
wins: Cannes (shared)

She's having a big year and shared the Actress prize at Cannes for this. The film is looking likely as a major player.

Felicity Jones
(1 nom)
THE BRUTALIST

noms: -- 
wins: --

She's missing from the entire first act, but a major player in the second as the disabled strong willed wife of a tortured artist

Danielle Deadwyler
(never nom'ed)
THE PIANO LESSON

noms:  Gotham
wins: --

Deadwyler has been rising and they owe her for that narrow miss with Till. Plus August Wilson plays offer up meaty roles.

Emily Watson
(2 noms)
SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE

noms: -- 
wins: --

Winning raves as a cruel nun but she'll need coattails from Cillian Murphy's Best Actor campaign.

Saoirse Ronan
(4 noms)
BLITZ

noms: -- 
wins: --

Sharing film-carrying duties with her screen son, she's opted for supporting (she's top billed). But she might have coattails from her leading campaign for a double.

Joan Chen
(never nom'ed)
DIDI

noms: -- 
wins: --

She won raves as an underappreciated mom in this Sundance coming-of-age hit and it's easy to imagine a 'career reward' narrative emerging. But will Focus push hard enough?

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
(1 nomination)
THE NICKEL BOYS

noms: -- 
wins: --

Playing the grandmother to the protagonist. But given that the bulk of the narrative is a boys reform school, will they notice her enough.

Jennifer Grey
(never nom'ed)
A REAL PAIN

noms: -- 
wins: --

If the film goes over big the ensemble could reap the rewards.

Ariana Grande
(never nom'ed)
WICKED

noms: -- 
wins: --

If she's a comic delight as Wicked and the film is a big enough hit, this is possible.

Isabella Rossellini
(never nom'ed)
CONCLAVE

noms: -- 
wins: --

If the film is a major player will it give her coattails. She's a big screen mainstay and it'd be a nice career nod.

Monica Barbaro
(never nom'ed)
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN

noms: -- 
wins: --

How large is her role in this Dylan biopic? She's playing Joan Baez.

Michele Austin
(never nom'ed)
HARD TRUTHS

noms: -- 
wins: --

Mike Leigh movies always offer up great acting. Will the Academy pay attention this time around?

Leonie Benesch
(never nominated)
SEPTEMBER 5

noms: -- 
wins: --

A rising international star (see Babylon Berlin and The Teacher's Lounge) but will this film get the attention it needs?

Maria Bakalova
(1 nom)
THE APPRENTICE

noms: -- 
wins: --

Brilliant casting, right? But the film hasn't made waves and Hollywood would probably like to move on from thinking about Trump.

• Carol Kane - Between the Temples
• Lady Gaga - Joker Folie a Deux
• Fernanda Montenegro - I'm Still Here
• Tilda Swinton - Problemista
• Tilda Swinton - The End

Never Nominated

• Aubrey Plaza - Megalopolis
• Carrie Coon - His Three Daughters
• Catherine O'Hara - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
• Connie Nielsen - Gladiator 2
• Elle Fanning - A Complete Unknown
• Bridgette Lundy-Paine -I Saw the TV Glow Gotham nominee
• Katy O'Brian - Love Lies Bleeding Gotham nominee
• Elisabeth Olsen - His Three Daughters
• Lily Rose-Depp - Nosferatu
• Margaret Qualley - The Substance
• Moses Ingram - The End
• Nathalie Emmanuelle - Megalopolis
• Rachel Sennott - Saturday Night
• Valeria Golino - Maria