..Gary Dretzka
..Noah Forrest
..Leonard Klady
..David Poland
..Douglas Pratt
..Ray Pride
..Kim Voynar
..Michael Wilmington

PictureX Director
xx...Actor/Supporting Actor XActress/Supporting Actress
xScreenplay/Adapted Screenplay

BEST ACTOR
Actor - Film	Comment
Jamie Foxx - Ray (GG/C-M)	Time to vacation for a few weeks
Javier Bardem - The Sea Inside (GG/D)	Easily the best performance of the year... even if it doesn't win
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Aviator (GG/D)	The best work of his career... the center of the film... gets better as Hughes ages
Kevin Spacey - Beyond The Sea (GG/C-M)	He acts, he sings, he directs, he gets nominated
Liam Neeson - Kinsey (GG/D)	Fine work here... ages well...
Additional Golden Globe Contenders (Drama) 2 of 4 likely
Johnny Depp - Finding Neverland	Nice, but not special... but still Johnny
Don Cheadle - Hotel Rwanda	A great actor playing a normal man in extraordinary circumstances
Gael Garcia Bernal - The Motorcycle Diaries	Need to raise the energy around him
Sean Penn - The Assassination of Richard Nixon	A powerful performance playing a poor schmuck of a guy
John Travolta - A Love Song For Bobby Long	He might look too good to be nominated for playing a broken down man
Additional Golden Globe Contenders (Comedy/Musical) 3 of 5 likely
Jim Carrey - Lemony Snicket	5 roles.. big laughs
Gerard Butler - The Phantom Of The Opera	Sings his face off
Paul Giamati - Sideways	They didn't like the movie, but Carrey can't get two noms and may dislike Aquatic more
Jim Carrey - Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind	A great performance, but only one nod per customer
Bill Murray - The Life Aquatic	What will they make of the film?
And...
Kevin Bacon - The Woodsman
Jeff Bridges - The Door In The Floor
Jim Caviezel - The Passion Of The Christ
Billy Crudup - Stage Beauty
Tom Cruise - Collateral
Jude Law - Closer

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Actor - Film	Comment
Thomas Haden Church - Sideways	He kills.
Clive Owen - Closer	His first great role since Croupier
Patrick Wilson - The Phantom Of The Opera	Looks good, sings good
Peter Sarsgaard - Kinsey	Big role... due for a nom
Rodrigo De La Serna - The Motorcycle Diaries	The charmer
Potential Alt Golden Globers
Alan Alda - The Aviator	Really doesn't belong here... nice performance but no big deal... but Miramax will push
Morgan Freeman - Million Dollar Baby	Waiting...
Mark Wahlberg - I Heart Huckabees	Fading...
Freddie Highmore - Finding Neverland	Sitting on your lap...
And...
William Sadler - Kinsey
Liev Schreiber - The Manchurian Candidate

20 Weeks To Oscar Charts
Picture|.|||.Director|x| |Screenplay/Adapted Screenplay
xActor/Supporting Actor ||.|Actress/Supporting Actress
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Earlier Charts
November 11, 2004 | November 4 , 2004 | October 28, 2004
October 21, 2004 | October 14, 2004 | September 22, 2004 | August 4, 2004

November 18, 2004

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