Nominated for: Actress (La Vie en Rose)

Ellen Page, 20

•The Canadian began acting at age 10, but she first garnered critical acclaim for her role in the controversial 2005 indie Hard Candy.

Nominated for: Actress (Juno)

Sarah Polley, 29

•The Canadian debuted in the 1985 Disney film One Magic Christmas. Polley made the transition from child to adult star in such films as The Sweet Hereafter.

Nominated for: Adapted screenplay (Away From Her)

Saorise Ronan, 13

•Ronan began acting on TV series in her native Ireland, and the first feature film she ever shot, Death Defying Acts, will be released this year.

Nominated for: Supporting actress (Atonement)

Amy Ryan, 39

Nominated for: Supporting actress (Gone Baby Gone)