The candidates for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for the 80th Annual Academy Awards:

1. Cate Blanchett for I’m Not There.
2. Ruby Dee for American Gangster.
3. Saoirse Ronan for Atonement.
4. Amy Ryan for Gone Baby Gone.
5. Tilda Swinton for Michael Clayton.

The Oscar goes to Tilda Swinton.