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Nominated for actress:

"I knew there was a very small chance," Mara said from her home in Los Angeles after receiving the news from her mother. "I was very surprised, and I feel very honored and humbled to be a part of a list of women that I've looked up to for a while."

Rooney Mara, 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'

( Merrick Morton / Columbia Pictures )

Nominated for actress: "I knew there was a very small chance," Mara said from her home in Los Angeles after receiving the news from her mother. "I was very surprised, and I feel very honored and humbled to be a part of a list of women that I've looked up to for a while."

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James Light at 8:28 AM January 28, 2012

I was delighted to see the Academy enbracing new talent and a gritty understated performance given by Rooney Mara. Well deseerved and a complete delightful surprise.

HelenofPeel at 9:44 PM January 24, 2012

Why in the heck was this person nominated for best actress...

There are so many more deserving.

Kimberly Trogstad at 6:44 PM January 24, 2012

Beautiful Photos of Rooney Mara:

http://americasbestblogger.blogspot.com/2012/01/beautiful-photos-of-rooney-mara-kate.html