Saoirse Ronan

Irish actress Saoirse Ronan was first nominated for an Oscar when she was 12 years old for her unforgettable work in Atonement, and it took almost a decade for her to receive her second nomination for her work in the three-time Oscar nominated drama Brooklyn. But there have been many, many roles in between that certainly should have made her a top sought-after young actor -- The Lovely Bones, Hanna, How I Live Now, The Grand Budapest Hotel -- but her profile remained curiously muted. Now that's she's proven that her first Oscar nod wasn't just a one-off, we'll -- fingers crossed -- begin to see much more of this very talented lass.