2009 MTV Movie Awards

Nominees

Best Female Performance

  1. Kristen Stewart Twilight Kristen Stewart
    Twilight

    Directed by Catherine Hardwicke

    Kristen Stewart stakes her claim as a leading lady the moment she appears on screen as simple, appealing and marginally reserved Bella Swan.

  2. Angelina Jolie Wanted Angelina Jolie
    Wanted

    Directed by Timur Bekmambetov

    Angelina Jolie is smoking hot and packing heat as Fox, a fearless, hardcore assassin. Foxy, indeed.

  3. Anne Hathaway Bride Wars Anne Hathaway
    Bride Wars

    Directed by Gary Winick

    Anne Hathaway is believable and adorable as a meek middle-school teacher, Liv. She shows off her comedic timing and her tackling skills.

  4. Kate Winslet The Reader Kate Winslet
    The Reader

    Directed by Stephen Daldry

    How do you love a monster who helped kill thousands? Kate Winslet makes us wonder with her gutsy performance as Hanna Schmitz, a German trolley conductor tried for war crimes.

  5. Taraji P. Henson The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Taraji P. Henson
    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

    Directed by David Fincher

    Taraji P. Henson makes playing the mother of a man older than she is look as easy as raising a reverse aging child.

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