Best Supporting Actress 2009

My top choices in the order I would place them on my Academy ballot if I were allowed to vote. In other words, I acknowledge that this list is always already influenced by awards buzz, and the actresses who I think need the most votes are at the top. I have five with two runners-up:

JULIANNE MOORE, A Single Man


VERA FARMIGA, Up in the Air


ROSAMUND PIKE, An Education


ADRIANE LENOX, The Blind Side


Mo'NIQUE, Precious

Runners-up:

CHARLIZE THERON, The Road


OLIVIA WILLIAMS, An Education

Related:
My Best Supporting Actress Picks for 2008
My Best Supporting Actress Picks for 2007