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

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BEST ACTOR
	Actor - Film	HFPA	Comment
1	Joaquin Phoenix - Walk The Line	M/C	The performance of the year in a year full of performances of the year
2	Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote	D	Perfect
3	Eric Bana - Munich	D	Could be beaten because it is not as much of a character performance.
4	Heath Ledger - Brokeback Mountain	D	Critics will carry him in
5	George Clooney - Syriana	D	The surprise nominee in a year with no movie stars
6	Cillian Murphy - Breakfast On Pluto	M/C	A very special performance
7	Nathan Lane - The Producers	M/C	Showstopper
8	David Strathairn - Good Night. And, Good Luck		Great, but too dry for deep love
9	Johnny Depp - The Libertine	D	Really ugly... can he get a nod for a Pirates sequel?
10	Ralph Fiennes - The Constant Gardener		So good... but seems like months ago
11	Jeff Daniels - The Squid & The Whale	M/C	Actors' actor
12	Terrence Howard - Hustle & Flow	M/C	It's hard out there for an actor... when you gotta get older folks to watch a movie 'bout a pimp
13	Russell Crowe - Cinderella Man		Globes longshot...working in Italy

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
	Actor - Film		Comment
1	Daniel Craig/Hanns Zischler/Ciaran Hinds/Mathieu Kassevitz - Munich	GG	One of the hit squad team is likely to emerge as The Guy in this category
2	Bob Hoskins - Mrs. Henderson Presents (GG)	GG	Terrific, but not the greatest role ever
3	Don Cheadle - Crash	GG	A great actor remembered
5	Geoffrey Rush - Munich	GG	Comfy for the Academy... could fall if role doesn't have the big note
4	William Hurt - A History of Violence		They need to get this conversation started or he falls
5	Matthew Broderick - The Producers	GG	A charmer
7	Matt Dillon - Crash		The engine needs revving... been off shooting a movie
8	Jake Gyllenhaal - Brokeback Mountain		Being a bottom may be fun, but its not awards bait
9	Alexander Siddig - Syriana		Will he pop?
10	Jeffrey Wright - Syriana		Alwats brilliant... could be helped if Focus pushed Broken Flowers... which they won't
11	Gary Beach - The Producers		The showy supporting role... but hard to stand out amongst stars

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November 10 , 2005
- David Poland