My Favorite Performances of 2011 (Female)

Lisbeth Salander - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
"Hold still. I've never done this before, and there will be blood."

Eva Khatchadourian - We Need to Talk About Kevin
"Oh! Yes I do as a matter of fact! I'm going straight to hell. Eternal damnation, the whole bit. Thanks for asking! Ok?"

Vera Cruz - The Skin I Live In
"I breathe. I breathe. I breathe. I know I breathe."

Samantha - Take Shelter
"I'm sorry that you feel bad but you need to drop the attitude."

Honorable Mentions:
Celia Foote - The Help
Pam Stall - Texas Killing Fields

Sissy Sullivan - Shame
"We're not bad people. We just come from a bad place."

Honorable Mentions:
Irene - Drive

Martha - Martha Marcy May Marlene
"I am a teacher and a leader. You just never let me be that. But now, I am... I know who I am."

Marilyn Monroe - My Week with Marilyn
"Little girls should be told how pretty they are. They should grow up knowing how much their mother loves them."

Mavis Gary - Young Adult
"Sometimes in order to heal... a few people have to get hurt."

Johanne - Oslo, August 31st

Hanna - Hanna
"I just missed your heart."

Sharla Smith - Killer Joe
"You want some chicken? I stopped by the K-Fry-C."

Alexandra King - The Descendants
"Hey, Scottie! Raina's a fucked-up hoe-bag and you need to stay away from her! And she's going to be a meth-head and she's gonna get used by stupid guys! She's a twat! Say it!"

Megan - Bridesmaids
"I'm glad he's single because I'm going to climb that like a tree."

Lucy - Martha Marcy May Marlene
"We're trying to have a family and I don't feel safe with you here."

Isabelle - Hugo
"This might be an adventure, and I've never had one before - outside of books, at least."

Honorable Mentions:
Little Ann Sliger - Texas Killing Fields

Dottie Smith - Killer Joe
"I heard y'all talking about killing mama. I think it's a good idea."

Jane Carter - Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
"It was my op. I put him in the field. And she left him just alive enough for me to see him die."

Marilia - The Skin I Live In
"The things the love of a mad man can do."

Joan Ostrowski-Fox - Cedar Rapids
"Thank you, Insurance Man."

Annie - Bridesmaids
"No one can get anywhere in 3 seconds. You're setting me up for a loss already."

Blanche - Drive

Erika Berger - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
"Our credibility isn't dead yet."

Mirjam - Oslo, August 31st

Julie Speer - The Descendants

Diana - Headhunters