|
BEST
ACTOR
|
|
Actor
- Film
|
Comment
|
Jamie
Foxx - Ray
|
Right
now, the most likely Oscar winner |
| Leonardo
DiCaprio - The Aviator |
How
good will the movie be? |
| Javier
Bardem - Out To Sea |
A
great Spanish director and a great Spanish actor... great |
| Gael
Garcia Bernal - The Motorcycle Diaries (Bad Education) |
He
has two very strong movies coming. Not sure that the Academy will
nominate him for cross-dressing, so Che Guevara gets nod |
| Jim
Caviezel - The Passion Of The Christ |
Like
or hate the film, it is an excellent, nearly silent performance |
| X |
| Jeff
Bridges - The Door In The Floor |
A
well-liked industry guy who shows his ass here... literally. A tremendous
performance |
| Gerard Butler,
The Phantom Of The Opera |
Will
the movie hot or miss? If it hits, everyone gets to ride the wave |
| Jim Carrey
- Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind |
Great
performance, way too early in the year and just $30 million in domestic
b.o. |
| Tom
Cruise - Collateral |
Terrific
movie... terrific performance... could be written off as "too
commercial" |
| Johnny Depp
- Finding Neverland |
A
very small film, but a very popular actor |
| Colin Farrell
- Alexander |
Blond
hair, big rep... could move up or down the charts in a hurry |
| Ed Harris
- Winter Passing |
I
know little except that it is considered sn Oscar role by some |
| Kevin Kline
- De-Lovely |
There
is a contingent that loves the film... wonder what studio will be
pushing it in December |
| Jude Law -
Closer Or Alfie |
He
could knock himself out of a nomination... never seems to get the
nods he deserves |
Bill
Murray - The Life Aquatic
|
Will
he get a nod two years in a row? Did the "bad loser" tag
hurt him or will he win an Oscar for being overlooked last year? |
| Liam Neeson
- Kinsey |
Not
an overly charismatic role, though apparently a fine performance |
| Mark Ruffalo
- We Don't Live Here Anymore |
Still
waiting to take off |
| Kevin Spacey
- Beyond The Sea |
Can
they get past the bad make-uip and hair? Could be too smug or
they could fall in love |
|
Christopher
Walken - Around The Bend
|
Word
is that this is a crowning role... we'll see |
|
BEST
SUPPORTING ACTOR
|
|
Actor
- Film
|
Comment
|
| Rodrigo
De La Serna - The Motorcycle Diaries |
A
virtual unknown giving a tremendous performence |
| Clive
Owen - Closer |
Clive's
first and possibly last shot at the big show |
| Liev
Schreiber - The Manchurian Candidate |
A
strong performance in a strong movie |
| Jim
Carrey - Lemony Snicket |
A
perfect role, even if it's a family movie |
| Anthony
Hopkins - Alexander/Proof |
Keeping
up with the blondes (Farrell & Paltrow) is worth something |
| x |
Jim
Broadbent - Vanity Fair
|
He's
always great and now an Academy fave. |
| Michael
Caine - The Weatherman |
One
of another series of strong roles for Caine |
| Kevin
Costner - Upside of Anger |
Nicholson's Terms Of Endearment Role Redux?. |
| Dustin Hoffman
- Meet The Fockers |
Fock
yes! |
| Jude Law -
The Aviator |
So
many roles.... how will they pick? |
| Peter
O'Toole - Troy |
The
great one is great again... but not a home hit |