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

BEST ACTRESS
Actress - Film	Comment
Helen Mirren - The Queen (GG)	Unless The Academy decides Hudson is a lead, Dame Helen is your winner
Meryl Streep - The Devil Wears Prada (GG/C)	A lurking horse of the darkest order
Judi Dench - Notes On A Scandal (GG)	Brilliant, but the movie seems to be playing a little young
Kate Winslet - Little Children (GG)	Her best work... deserves the world
Penelope Cruz - Volver (GG)	Should slide in with a weak field
Beyonce Knowles - Dreamgirls (GG/M)	Could overcome if the Listen
Annette Bening - Running With Scissors (GG/M)	Dark
Naomi Watts - The Painted Veil	Distant
Renee Zellweger - Miss Potter (GG/C)	'Dorable
Toni Collette - Litle Miss Sunshine (GG/C)
Maggie Gyllenhaal - Sherrybaby (GG)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Actress - Film	Comment
Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls (GG)	Your winner.
Cate Blanchett - Notes of a Scandal (GG)	So beautifully blonde
Abigail Breslin - Little Miss Sunshine	Adorable moppet
Adriana Barraza - Babel (GG)	People dig the power of this performance
Catherine O'Hara - For Your Consideration	The one longer shot who is part of the L.A. scene
Phyllis Somerville - Little Children	So deserving... newcomer fatigue is a problem
Shareeka Epps - Half Nelson	The indie darkhorse
Rinko Kikuchi - Babel (GG)	Fading
Emily Blunt - The Devil Wears Prada (GG)

 

Charts from December 7 Picturex Director xx...Actor/Supporting Actor XActress/Supporting Actress xScreenplay/Adapted Screenplay

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December 14, 2006
- by David Poland