..Gary Dretzka
..Noah Forrest
..Leonard Klady
..R.J. Matson
..David Poland
..Douglas Pratt
..Ray Pride
..Michael Wilmington

BEST ACTRESS
Actress - Film	Comment
Diane Keaton - The Family Stone	The late surprise... in a youthful field, could be the frontrunner... and they haven't even shown the movie yet.
Zhang Ziyi - Memoirs of a Geisha	Either a mortal lock or out of the game
Reese Witherspoon - Walk The Line	More of a supporting role, but will her people allow a supporting campaign and they'll want to leave that slot open for someone else if they can generate enough heat
Charlize Theron - North Country	Niki Caro does good woman parts and Charlize does Oscar brilliantly.
Q'orianka Kilcher - The New World	Is a second "exotic" likely to be nominated? It is her, not Colin Farrell's, movie.
Maria Bello - A History Of Violence	Wonderful, gutsy, tough, sexy performance
Keira Knightly - Pride & Prejudice	Word on Pirate Girl is blazing.... Focus shifted the movie into November for better awards positioning
Dame Judi Dench - Mrs. Henderson Presents	Harvey & Bob get back into the game with this Stephen Frears film about a aging woman who launches an all nude male revue.
Gwyneth Paltrow - Proof	Remember when this was a new film?
Cameron Diaz - In Her Shoes	Apparently very good, but movie stolen by supporting actresses
Joan Allen - The Upside of Anger	Strong, but too early, too arch
Scarlett Johnasson - Match Point	Uh...
Renee Zellweger - Cinderella Man	Needs to do a comedy or two... funny ones
Rosario Dawson - Rent	I discount the film, but you never know with actress categories

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Actress - Film	Comment
Michelle Yeoh or Gong Li - Memoirs of a Geisha	One of them will get a nod. Which one? And is a doubel header possible?
Uma Thurman - The Producers	A chance to give Uma her wings without having to acknowledge QT... if she hits the notes, a sure fire role
Patricia Clarkson - All The King's Men	Clarkson is due again
Toni Collette- In Her Shoes	Still only one nomination...for The Sixth Sense. (Oy!)
Judy Greer - Elizabethtown	A still growing career, Cameron Crowe may have given her a real gift for her 30th birthday
Shirley MacLaine - In Her Shoes	The veteran... it's her or Collette
Ginifer Goodwin - Walk The Line	Another youngin'... probably not
Marie-Josée Croze - Munich	An interesting young actress surrounded by testosterone
Idina Menzel - Rent	Someone has to be a candidate, no?
Rachel McAdams - The Family Stone	Is the this the one? It'll come eventually.
Jessica Lange - Broken Flowers	Wonderful rich performance, but probably not a high profile enough film
Emily Mortimer - Match Point	Another shot after Lovely & Amazing... but a tough jump here

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July 27, 2005
- David Poland