1.   One of the few surprises came when Marcia Gay Harden won the best supporting actress award for her acclaimed performance in Pollock.

2.   ...the winner of the best supporting actress award.

3.   As Catherine, Miss Lisi beguiled the critics, who gave her the best actress award at the Cannes festival.

4.   Emily Watson, a Royal Shakespeare Company performer making a radiant film debut as the innocent Bess, is another major contender for the best actress award.

5.   Last May, Burke won the best actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for her performance.

6.   On her way to collect the best supporting actress award, Kim Basinger stopped to give Jack a kiss.

7.   She did not win an Oscar, although the New York Film Critics gave her its best actress award.

8.   The film, which opens in New York on Friday, won three Cesars, including the best actress award.

9.   The first black best actress award ever.

10.   There is no best woman director award, so why is there a best actress award?