|
BEST
ACTOR
|
|
Actor
- Film
|
Comment
|
Jamie
Foxx - Ray
|
One
of only two locks in any category |
| Javier
Bardem - Out To Sea |
The
other one. |
| Leonardo
DiCaprio - The Aviator |
Does
he have the weight? |
| Gael
Garcia Bernal - The Motorcycle Diaries |
Great
performance, rising world star |
| Liam
Neeson - Kinsey |
His
best work... but is it emotive enough for Oscar? |
| X |
| Kevin
Bacon - The Woodsman |
Strong
performance, tiny depressing film |
| Jeff
Bridges - The Door In The Floor |
Summer
box office duds rarely run |
| Gerard
Butler - The Phantom Of The Opera |
Very
dark horse... is it him singing? |
| Jim
Carrey - Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind |
Great
performance in a film whose support skews very young... but word
is that Carrey will work for this one |
| Jim
Caviezel - The Passion Of The Christ |
He's
been through so much! |
| Don
Cheadle - Hotel Rwanda |
One
of Toronto's highlights |
| Billy Crudup
- Stage Beauty |
You
will need to believe a man can pass |
| Tom
Cruise - Collateral |
$100
million isn't enough for people to feel the movie was a summer hit...
ouch! |
| Johnny
Depp - Finding Neverland |
The
flip side of Pirates... so interior |
| Colin
Farrell - Alexander |
Do
blondes have more weight? |
| Paul
Giammati - Sideways |
Will
Academy members feel he got screwed on American Splendor? Will they
remember his name? |
| Tom
Hanks - Polar Express |
The
movie has to be a surprise phenom |
| Jude
Law - Alfie |
Movie
#3 of 6 |
Bill
Murray - The Life Aquatic
|
Lost
was a once in a lifetime |
| Kevin
Spacey - Beyond The Sea |
Man,
can he sing! |
|
BEST
SUPPORTING ACTOR
|
|
Actor
- Film
|
Comment
|
| Rodrigo
De La Serna - The Motorcycle Diaries |
Perhaps
the better, more charming performance |
| Thomas Hayden
Church - Sideways |
A
great re-discovery who hits every note |
| Clive
Owen - Closer |
It's
said to be his film on the boy side |
| Jim
Carrey - Lemony Snicket |
More
like five supporting performances, but cries for applause |
| William
Sadler - Kinsey |
A
short appearance with powerful impact |
| x |
| Kevin
Costner - Upside of Anger |
Charming,
sharp-tongued, fearless |
| Morgan Freeman
- Rope Burns |
Coaching
a girl onto boxing greatness |
| Dustin Hoffman
- Meet The Fockers |
Could
be a love fest |
| Anthony Hopkins
- Alexander/Proof |
He's
Sir Tony |
| Val Kilmer
- Alexander |
Is
he going to rule the roost? |
| Jude Law -
The Aviator |
#6
of 6 |
| Liev
Schreiber - The Manchurian Candidate |
Really
strong, but probably too early |
| Mark
Wahlberg - I Heart Huckabees |
The
performance people talk about |
| Patrick
Wilson - The Phantom Of The Opera |
Good
guys don't wear masks |