Gary Dretzka
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Douglas Pratt
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BEST ACTOR
Actor - Film	Comment
Jamie Foxx - Ray (GG/C-M)	They should start advertising it as "Jamie Foxx in Ray" right now
Javier Bardem - Out To Sea (GG/D)	This one gets its real traction as DVDs go out... an undeniable performance of subtlty and grace
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Aviator (GG/D)	Some say this is the role that wil really make Leo... others think he looks too young
Liam Neeson - Kinsey (GG/D)	Solid, complex, and too cold for some
Johnny Depp - Finding Neverland (GG/D)	In a non-starry year, the Johnny Depp high continues
Potential Alt Golden Globers (drama)
Jim Carrey - Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind	One of the great performances of a truly great performer... but is it too silly for the Academy?
John Travolta - A Love Song For Bobby Long	Playing against type... they LOVE it!
Tom Cruise - Collateral	Really good role, really good performance really big star
Potential Alt Golden Globers (comedy/musical)
Jim Carrey - Lemony Snicket	Four roles, wide range, big fun
Kevin Spacey - Beyond The Sea	The performance licks your face like a horny St. Bernard
Gerard Butler - The Phantom Of The Opera	Mystery date... who's gonna be your mystery date?
Paul Giammati - Sideways	He is already one of the great character guys in history and here he shows his range of intimacy
Bill Murray - The Life Aquatic	Still Bill, Vol 2
Kevin Bacon - The Woodsman
Gael Garcia Bernal - The Motorcycle Diaries
Jeff Bridges - The Door In The Floor
Jim Caviezel - The Passion Of The Christ
Don Cheadle - Hotel Rwanda
Billy Crudup - Stage Beauty
Colin Farrell - Alexander
Tom Hanks - Polar Express
Jude Law - Alfie
Jude Law - Closer

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Actor - Film	Comment
Clive Owen - Closer	Said to be "the" performance in the film
Thomas Hayden Church - Sideways	Arriving from nowhere, this stranger grabs hold of the movie and won't stop tickling you
Rodrigo De La Serna - The Motorcycle Diaries	This guy is a delight
Morgan Freeman - Million Dollar Baby	He's Morgan Freeman working for Clint Eastwood playing an aging wise man... hmmm
Patrick Wilson - The Phantom Of The Opera	If he doesn't get hit by the chandelier...
Potential Alt Golden Globers
Mark Wahlberg - I Heart Huckabees	The most remarked upon performance of the film
William Sadler - Kinsey	A powerful, if painful, few minutes
Dustin Hoffman - Meet The Fockers	He's got almost as many films as Jude Law, but this one will be the attention getter
Freddie Highmore - Finding Neverland	Harvey wants the kid to be nominated... got it?
Val Kilmer - Alexander
Jude Law - The Aviator
Peter Sarsgaard - Kinsey
Liev Schreiber - The Manchurian Candidate

 

20 Weeks To Oscar Charts
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October 14 , 2004

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