2006 nomination oscar - Rachel Weisz

Rachel Weisz: THE CONSTANT GARDENER
NOMINATED ROLE: As Tessa Quayle, Rachel Weisz portrays a passionate activist whose investigation into the dealings of an international pharmaceutical company leads to her murder.
ACADEMY AWARDS HISTORY: This is the first Academy Award nomination for Rachel Weisz.
FILM SYNOPSIS: A British diplomat in Africa is drawn into a dark world of corruption and danger following his wife's murder. The mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of activist Tessa Quayle and the crime's possible ties to the international pharmaceutical market spur her grief-stricken husband Justin to search for answers that may put his own life at risk.