FOXX
EASTWOOD
DICAPRIO
DEPP
CHEADLE
DOLLAR BABY
RWANDA
becomes Ray
Charles on
the screen.
Add on the
fact that the
musician
died this
year, and it's
Oscar gold.
gruff and
devastating
performance,
and voters
may want to
give him an
acting Oscar to
bookend his
directing one.
Scorsese
primed to
take the Best
Director
statue, it
would be
unwise to
doubt his
star's odds.
to get their
hearts
warmed, and
this biopic of
J.M. Barrie
seems to be
doing the
trick. Depp's
due.
a latecomer
to the party
this year, but
it tackles an
important
subject with
skill and is
hard to
ignore.
frontrunner for
so long could
be a hindrance
to some (like
Sissy Spacek in
2001). But not
this year; he's
winning for
sure.
does already
have an Oscar.
It seems to
be the year of
Jamie Foxx,
anyway. (Or
might a
veteran just
sneak by?)
40-year-old
germophobe?
It really takes
some
stretching of
the
imagination
to fully digest
it, right?
probably win
an Oscar
someday,
but it won't
be for this
harmless but
gutless
Miramax
family film.
advertised as
an African
"Schindler's
List," but it
can't compare
to that
Spielberg epic
in terms of
scope.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
This was the year's big snub. Even voters are probably ashamed.
LIAM NEESON, Kinsey
Without that SAG nod, he became pretty vulnerable.
JAVIER BARDEM, The Sea Inside
Any other year, he'd be a surefire contender.
KEVIN BACON, The Woodsman
Despite some great reviews, none of the precursors came.
JEFF BRIDGES, The Door in the Floor
This veteran was completely overlooked this award season.
JIM CARREY, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
I'm confident his nomination will come someday...
GAEL GARCIA BERNAL, The Motorcycle Diaries
He had two competing films, neither in English.
