Leading up to the 2011 Oscars, we’ll showcase the past twenty years of Oscar Acceptance Speeches by Best Actress winners and Best Supporting Actress winners. (Note: In most cases, you’ll have to click through to YouTube in order to watch the speeches, as embedding has been disabled at the request of copyright owners.)
Best Actress Nominees: 2010
Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side (read our review here)
Helen Mirren, The Last Station
Carey Mulligan, An Education (read our review here)
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (read our review here)
Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
Best Supporting Actress Nominees: 2010
Penelope Cruz, Nine
Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air (read our review here)
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air (read our review here)
Mo’Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (read our review here)
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Sandra Bullock wins Best Actress for her performance in The Blind Side.
Mo’Nique wins Best Supporting Actress for her role in Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire.
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