..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
Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby (GG/D)	Quiet strength... a lifetime in the making
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Aviator (GG/D)	His best work
Jamie Foxx - Ray (GG/C-M)	No longer the front runner
Javier Bardem - The Sea Inside (GG/D)	Hands down, the best performance by an actor this year
Kevin Spacey - Beyond The Sea (GG/C-M)	He sings... really sings.. with his voice
Additional Golden Globe Contenders (Drama) 2 of 4 likely
Johnny Depp - Finding Neverland	Well loved... could move into Oscar 5
Don Cheadle - Hotel Rwanda	If they could nominate the real guy...
Gael Garcia Bernal - The Motorcycle Diaries
Liam Neeson - Kinsey
Sean Penn - The Assassination of Richard Nixon
John Travolta - A Love Song For Bobby Long
Additional Golden Globe Contenders (Comedy/Musical) 3 of 5 likely
Paul Giamati - Sideways	How can you not?
Jim Carrey - Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind	Not many alternatives and this is the more serious comedy of the two
Gerard Butler - The Phantom Of The Opera	Can't mask their appreciation
Jude Law - Alfie
Jim Carrey - Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events
Adam Sandler - Spanglish
And...
Kevin Bacon - The Woodsman
Jeff Bridges - The Door In The Floor
Jim Caviezel - The Passion Of The Christ
Tom Cruise - Collateral
Mark Ruffalo - We Don't Live Here Anymore

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Actor - Film	Comment
Thomas Haden Church - Sideways	The great comedy performance of the year
Clive Owen - Closer	A great dramedy turn
Morgan Freeman - Million Dollar Baby	Habit for a fine actor
Patrick Wilson - The Phantom Of The Opera	At least he sings in English
Peter Sarsgaard - Kinsey	A big role in support
Potential Alternates
Rodrigo De La Serna - The Motorcycle Diaries	Maybe the second big role
Alan Alda - The Aviator	Not big enough
Freddie Highmore - Finding Neverland	Not old enough or memorable enough
And...
Liev Schreiber - The Manchurian Candidate
Mark Wahlberg - I Heart Huckabees

20 Weeks To Oscar Charts
Picture|.|||.Director|x| |Screenplay/Adapted Screenplay
xActor/Supporting Actor ||.|Actress/Supporting Actress
x
Earlier Charts
December 2, 2004 | November 25, 2004
November 18, 2004 | November 11, 2004 | November 4 , 2004 | October 28, 2004
October 21, 2004 | October 14, 2004 | September 22, 2004 | August 4, 2004

December 9 , 2004

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