Nominees for Outstanding Actress

2009 eligibility for nomination: Any female performer, lead or supporting, regardless of union status, in a 2008-2009 Season production taking place in Washington State.

	Kimberly King From the nomination panel: In Becky’s New Car at ACT, King easily shuttled between living room and office with a word to the light booth and a saunter across the stage. Her every reaction was completely uninhibited, heightened enough for comedy while still natural enough that you identified with each one.
	Hana Lass From the nomination panel: Lass deserves credit one way or another–of all the performances seen this year, she’s the most deserving of some recognition, either in Crime & Punishment at Intiman or for her role in The Tempest at Seattle Shakes.
	Amy Thone From the nomination panel: Amy Thone’s cackling performance in New Century’s The Adding Machine was incredible. It incorporated non-traditional movement, vocalization, and characterization, and still packed an emotional wallop.
	Billie Wildrick From the nomination panel: From Sunday in the Park With George (5th Avenue) to Das Barbecu (ACT), Ms. Wildrick not only shines wherever she appears, but also can take a difficult, problematic role and make it her own.