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

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xScreenplay/Adapted Screenplay

BEST ACTOR
Actor - Film	Comment
The Walking Locked
Jamie Foxx - Ray (GG/C-M - BFCA)	Yeah.
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Aviator (GG/D - BFCA)	Uh huh.
Paul Giamatti - Sideways (GG/C-M - BFCA)	It would be a hard slap in the face not to be nominated
xxx
Which Two Of These Actors Will Make It?
Javier Bardem - The Sea Inside (GG/D - BFCA)	The best performance of 2004. If it doesn't get in, it will be an embarrassment to The Academy.
Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby	The machine is starting its roll...
Johnny Depp - Finding Neverland (GG/D - BFCA)	Bland, but beloved.
Don Cheadle - Hotel Rwanda (GG/D - BFCA)	Excellent, but whose ballot does he top and suffers from AWB... Acting While Black. (Don't blame me.. pretending it's not an issue is a form of racism in and of itself.)
Kevin Spacey - Beyond The Sea (GG/C-M)	Could shock them all!
Golden Globers Who Are Now Longshots To Step Up
Liam Neeson - Kinsey (GG/D)	Deserves it, but the energy has drained
Jim Carrey - Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (GG/C-M)	Deserves it, but it's a very youthful film
Kevin Kline - De-Lovely (GG/C-M)	Deserves respect for a great career
The Truly Great Performance That Is Being Totally Overlooked
Sean Penn - The Assassination of Richard Nixon	As tough a performance a 21 Grams... but is that a good thing, awardswise?
And The Long, Long, Longshots...
Kevin Bacon - The Woodsman	A well liked actor... one of these years...
Gael Garcia Bernal - The Motorcycle Diaries	Has he been in L.A. once since October?
Jim Caviezel - The Passion Of The Christ	Could he rise?

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Actor - Film	Comment
Thomas Haden Church - Sideways (GG)	Will win if Searchlight tells the story
Morgan Freeman - Million Dollar Baby (GG)	Will win if Searchlight doesn't tell the story and he asks for it for a career of quality
Clive Owen - Closer (GG)	Will win if he passes away suddenly. (Seriously... terrific performance, but he is young and this is his first real award push.)
Jamie Foxx - Collateral (GG)	Will people really vote for him twice? Because if its only once, it ain't for this.
Alan Alda - The Aviator	It shouldn't happen... but who the hell knows? There aren't many good choices.
Peter Sarsgaard - Kinsey	It should happen... but they've dissed him before.
Alec Baldwin - The Aviator	Well... he got a nod for a phoned in performance in The Cooler... why not one for a nice, tiny performance here? (He deserves better roles.)
Rodrigo De La Serna - The Motorcycle Diaries	Rodrigo de la who?
David Carradine - Kill Bill, V2 (GG)	You've GOT to be kidding!

20 Weeks To Oscar Charts
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Earlier Charts
December 23, 2004 | December 16, 2004
December 9, 2004 | 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 30 , 2004

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