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

PictureX Director
xx...Actor/Supporting Actor XActress/Supporting Actress
xScreenplay/Adapted Screenplay

BEST ACTOR
Rk	LW	Actor - Film	HFPA	Comment
1	3	Heath Ledger - Brokeback Mountain	D	Right now, looking very, very strong. But will this reluctant first-timer be able to overcome others who have longstanding industry relationships?
2	1	Joaquin Phoenix - Walk The Line	M/C	In the shadow of Jamie Foxx, even though he actually sings and Foxx just synched
3	2	Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote	D	May need a Best Picture nod for the film to win the award
4	4	Eric Bana - Munich	D	Very strong performance, particularly in the third act... deep emotion
5	5	Ralph Fiennes - The Constant Gardener	D	An Oscar veteran giving his best performance in a powerful movie
6	-	Kong (Andy Serkis, Christian Rivers, Eric Leighton, Peter Jackson) - King Kong		Does anyone have the guts to make this nomination happen?
7	6	David Strathairn - Good Night. And, Good Luck		Tremendous work, but very dry
8	10	Terrence Howard - Hustle & Flow		Working his butt off
9	8	Johnny Depp - The Libertine	D	It ain't Pirate Peter Pan
10	7	Cillian Murphy - Breakfast On Pluto	M/C	Film just isn't connecting
11	9	Jeff Daniels - The Squid & The Whale	M/C	Mr. Indie Spirit 2006
-	11	Nathan Lane - The Producers	M/C
-	12	Matthew MacFayden - Pride & Prejudice	M/C

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Rk	LW	Actor - Film		Comment
1	2	Bob Hoskins - Mrs. Henderson Presents (GG)	GG	Really a lead... really naked... really will be loved
2	1	Michael Lonsdale - Munich	GG	This year's great comeback story (though he hasn't really gone anywhere other than home in France, acting in more than 100 projects since Day of the Jackal).
3	3	Don Cheadle - Crash	GG	A little bit of running in oatmeal
4	8	Jake Gyllenhaal - Brokeback Mountain		As the movie gets stronger...
5	7	Craig T Nelson - The Family Stone	GG	A great performance by a very likable veteran who isn't hiding out
6	6	George Clooney - Syriana		A lead performance, but the film is fading
7	4	William Hurt - A History of Violence		Not quite accessible enough to his acting brethren
8	9	Matthew Broderick - The Producers	GG	Some supporters
9	10	Matt Dillon - Crash		The second place guy in the campaign... if LGF focuses on him it could change

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December 9, 2005
- David Poland