supportingactor2004

Best Supporting Actor

THE FIVE NOMINEES:

THE WINNER:

DJIMON
HOUNSOU
"IN AMERICA"

KEN
WATANABE
"THE LAST SAMURAI"

BENICIO
DEL TORO
"21 GRAMS"

ALEC
BALDWIN
"THE COOLER"

FOR HIM:

Career-best reviews have
greeted Baldwin since the
film opened. He has
some very violently
memorable scenes.

His dark, disturbing,
and riveting turn in
"River" is the most
memorable among the
film's sizeable cast

After winning for
"Traffic," Del Toro
proved he was no
one-trick pony with
this gritty portrayal.

He has a very
sentimental and
uplifting role in the
film; he'll be easy to
sympathize with.

His nomination was a
shock. Is there
enough support to
beat frontrunner
Robbins?

The actor is relatively
unknown, so he's going to
have to maintain a high
profile amid the
much-more-recognizable
contenders.

His politics may be held
against him, and the
nature of his role -- a
suspected child-killer --
is a big turn-off.

"21 Grams" was
basically an also-ran
this award season.
The fact that he got
this nod is enough.

An Oscar nomination for
a Baldwin? The "careers"
of William and Stephen
may be a road block for
their more-acclaimed
brother.

NO NOM THIS YEAR:

PAUL
BETTANY
"MASTER & COMMANDER"
Will voters let him and wife
Jennifer Connelly be dual
nominees? If overall support
is large enough...

PETER
SARSGAARD
"SHATTERED GLASS"
He's leading in the precursor
tally -- which is always good
-- but he still may be too
unknown for voters.

SEAN
ASTIN
"RETURN OF THE KING"
Samwise will be competing with
Aragorn, Frodo, and a host of
more down-to-earth (so to speak)
actors for a spot.

L
I
K
E
L
Y

MALCOLM
McDOWELL
"THE COMPANY"
This film will have to be
a significant art house
hit in order to snag any
nominations.

VIGGO
MORTENSEN
"RETURN OF THE KING"
He's not in this film as much as
he was in "The Two Towers,"
and there's still a little bit of
category confusion.

M
A
Y
B
E

KEVIN
BACON
"MYSTIC RIVER"
This category is so weak
that even his strong but
relatively small role just
might be enough.

EUGENE
LEVY
"A MIGHTY WIND"
His surprise victory at the
NYFCC awards could start
the ball rolling on his first
nomination.

R
I
S
K
Y

KEEPING TRACK:

FEB 15 -- BRIDGES / HARRIS / THORNTON / FINNEY / HOFFMAN*
JULY 22 -- BRIDGES / HARRIS / MORTENSEN / FINNEY / HOFFMAN*
SEPT 5 -- BRIDGES / HARRIS / MORTENSEN / FINNEY / HOFFMAN*
SEPT 26 -- BRIDGES / ROBBINS* / MORTENSEN / FINNEY / HOFFMAN
OCT 19 -- BRIDGES / ROBBINS* / MORTENSEN / FINNEY / HOFFMAN
NOV 11 -- DEL TORO / ROBBINS / MORTENSEN / FINNEY* / HOUNSOU
DEC 4 -- DEL TORO / ROBBINS / WATANABE / FINNEY* / HOUNSOU
DEC 15 -- DEL TORO / ROBBINS / WATANABE / FINNEY* / HOUNSOU
DEC 24 -- DEL TORO / ROBBINS / WATANABE / FINNEY* / SARSGAARD
JAN 6 -- DEL TORO / ROBBINS* / WATANABE / FINNEY / SARSGAARD
JAN 22 -- DEL TORO / ROBBINS* / WATANABE / FINNEY / BALDWIN