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

BEST ACTRESS
Actress - Film	Comment
Meryl Streep - Doubt	The queen
Cate Blanchett - Benjamin Button	The princess
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married	The next gen
Kristin Scott Thomas - I've Loved You So Long	The euro
Kate Winslet - The Reader	The great one...
Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road	... who is getting squeezed by too much good work
Nicole Kidman - Australia	Could leap to Top 3 in a single screening
Sally Hawkins - Happy-Go-Lucky	Has two underdogs (KST/AH) over her, so a tough road... but a great performance
Michelle Williams - Wendy & Lucy
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Kristen Stewart - Twilight
Melissa Leo - Frozen River

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Actress - Film	Comment
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona	The glam fans go there
Debra Winger - Rachel Getting Married	The classic choice... 2 suppt actresses from one movie not that rare
Rosemarie DeWitt - Rachel Getting Married	The newcomer choice... 2 suppt actresses from one movie not that rare
Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler	Making an impact... and not just for looking that good after 40
Rebecca Hall - Vicky Cristina Barcelona	Also in Frist/Nixon... if they want to push hard...
Frieda Pinto - Slumdog Millionaire	Beauty... maybe too much so to get a nod
Taraji P Henson - Benjamin Button	Movie could take a good actress farther
Viola Davis - Doubt	Great... but a very brief bit
Hiam Abbass - The Visitor	Would be shocking... but feel good.
Elsa Zylberstein - I've Loved You So Long
Rachel Weisz - The Brothers Bloom	She deserves to be in serious play for a joyous performance... but the movie may not get her there
Vera Farmiga - Boy In The Striped PJs / Nothing But The Truth	Outside shot for both/either
Evan Rachel Wood - The Wrestler
Alexandra Maria Lara - The Reader

November 6, 2008
- by David Poland

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