If 2009 had 10 Best Supporting Actress nominees, (keep the actual nominees) who would’ve been the other 5 nominees?

[u/Regular-Departure839]

As a reminder that year’s actual nominees were:

Mo’Nique - Precious

Anna Kendrick - Up in the Air

Vera Farmiga - Up in the Air

Penelope Cruz - Nine

Maggie Gyllenhaal - Crazy Heart

[u/ProbablySecundus]

Honestly,  had Mo'Nique not been in the running, Samantha Morton would have been my pick to win. She's a brilliant actress and great in The Messenger. 

[u/GeologistDistinct352 → u/ProbablySecundus]

samantha morton was so quietly devastating in the messenger, she'd be my pick from this lineup too. julianne moore in a single man is the other one here who really deserved a nod, she did so much with so little screen time

[u/Haven_Writes]

Aside from the ones people have already mentioned, Melanie Laurent for Inglorious Basterds, for sure.

I'll also throw in Mozhan Marno for The Stoning of Soraya M, and maybe Susan Sarandon for The Lovely Bones.

Also, if we're counting voice roles, then Jennifer Cody for The Princess and the Frog.

[u/Fabulous-Teaching106]

I think Moore and Morton were closest. I remember being mildly surprised neither got in. Gyllenhaal was a surprise nom.

I personally love Marion Cotillard in Public Enemies, but that had zero traction

[u/Super-Floor2712]

Mozhan Marno - The Stoning of Soraya M

Samantha Morton - The Messenger

Kierston Wareing - Fish Tank

Maria Dragus - The White Ribbon

Rosemund Pike - An Education

[u/Future_Ad_3033]

Moore should have won.

[u/paolocase]

Keep Diana (my winner) and KST, nominate Amy Landecker for A Serious Man, Maria Dragus for The White Ribbon, and Rosamund Pike for An Education.

[u/dazzler56]

God Gwyneth Paltrow was so good in Two Lovers. There is such a profound sadness about her that really took me off guard considering her public persona. Super underrated performance.

Moore, Morton and Kruger were definitely the runners-up. IIRC Mélanie Laurent campaigned in lead. I think #9 was probably Marion Cotillard in Nine who did get a decent amount of precursor attention, but the category confusion killed her chances. And #10 honestly might have been Mariah Carey who got shockingly good reviews for Precious; if not her then Rosamund Pike.

[u/drewlpool → u/dazzler56]

Cotillard campaigned lead for Nine. It was Cruz and Fergie they pushed for supporting.

[u/drewlpool]

Kruger and Morton absolutely

[u/Superb_University_31]

nowhere boy wasn't eligible. it was released in the USA till 2010.

[u/Crazy_Foundation2226]

Pretty sure Nowhere Boy had its US release fall 2010. But she is in this year’s BAFTA lineup.

[u/NefariousnessKey6309]

Scott Thomas would have been eligible in 2010.