Abigail Breslin
For Little Miss Sunshine, 2006
Beating out: Ivana Baquero - Pan's Labyrinth; Abbie Cornish - Candy and Somersault; Shareeka Epps - Half Nelson; Rinko Kikuchi - Babel
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Poll: Break on Through
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) is a non-profit founded in 2006, dedicated to supporting work by and about women in the film industry. Their yearly awards, called the EDAs, include an award for "Best Breakthrough Performance." Which of these past winners made the biggest sensation in their breakthrough?
Make Your Choice
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Elliot Page
For Juno, 2007Beating out: Amy Adams - Enchanted; Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone; Keri Russell - August Rush
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Sally Hawkins
For Happy-Go-Lucky, 2008Beating out: Rebecca Hall - Vicky Cristina Barcelona; Melissa Leo - Frozen
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Carey Mulligan
For An Education, 2009Beating out: Anna Kendrick - Up in the Air; Gabourey Sidibe - Precious
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Jennifer Lawrence
For Winter's Bone, 2010Beating out: Lena Dunham - Tiny Furniture; Chloe Moretz - Kick-Ass; Noomi Rapace - Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; Hailee Steinfeld - True Grit
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Elizabeth Olsen
For Martha Marcy May Marlene, 2011Beating out: Jessica Chastain - Tree of Life; Adepero Oduye - Pariah; Rooney Mara - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; Shailene Woodley - The Descendants
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Quvenzhané Wallis
For Beasts of the Southern Wild, 2012Beating out: Samantha Barks - Les Misérables; Alicia Vikander - A Royal Affair; Ann Dowd - Compliance
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Lupita Nyong'o
For 12 Years a Slave, 2013Beating out: Brie Larson - Short Term 12; Shailene Woodley - The Spectacular Now
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Gugu Mbatha-Raw
For Belle, 2014Beating out: Essie Davis - The Babadook; Jenny Slate - Obvious Child
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Alicia Vikander
For Ex Machina, Testament of Youth and The Danish Girl, 2015Beating out: Brie Larson - Room; Bel Powley - The Diary of a Teenage Girl; Daisy Ridley - Star Wars: The Force Awakens
