- 2009: Nominated for the 2008 Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (“Rachel Getting Married”)
- 2009: Co-starred with Kate Hudson in the comedy "Bride Wars"
- 2008: Nominated for the 2008 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama (“Rachel Getting Married”)
- 2008: Nominated for the 2008 People’s Choice Award for Favorite Leading Lady
- 2008: Cast as Agent 99 in the screen adaptation of the TV series "Get Smart"
- 2008: Nominated for the 2008 Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead (“Rachel Getting Married”)
- 2008: Offered a dramatic turn as a recovering drug addict going home for her sister's wedding in "Rachel Getting Married"
- 2008: Nominated for the 2008 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role (“Rachel Getting Married”)
- 2008: Nominated for the 2008 People’s Choice Award for Favorite Female Action Star
- 2007: Portrayed English writer Jane Austen in "Becoming Jane"
- 2006: Played an assistant to a powerful fashion magazine editor (Meryl Streep) in "The Devil Wears Prada"; based on Lauren Weisberger's novel
- 2005: Voiced a version of Little Red Riding Hood in "Hoodwinked!"
- 2005: Cast opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger in Ang Lee's controversial, "Brokeback Mountain"
- 2004: Played the title role of a young woman given the gift of obedience in "Ella Enchanted"
- 2004: Reprised role for Garry Marshall's "The Princess Diaries 2: The Royal Engagement"
- 2002: Made Broadway debut in the leading role of Lili in the City Center Encores! production of "Carnival"
- 2002: Appeared in "Nicholas Nickleby" opposite Charlie Hunnam and Jamie Bell
- 2001: Cast in the lead role of Mia Thermopolis in the Garry Marshall-directed "The Princess Diaries"
- 2000: Debut feature, "The Other Side of Heaven"; screened at Sundance in 2002
- 1999: Performed as a member of the All-Eastern United States High School Honors Chorus at NYC's Carnegie Hall
- 1999: TV series debut, playing the intelligent daughter Meghan Green in the FOX series "Get Real"
- Appeared in several productions at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Milburn, New Jersey
- Raised in New Jersey



