BEST PICTURE
Picture - Studio	Comment
Dreamgirls (GG)	Even those who doubt can't deny the massive audience rousing power of the big moments
The Queen (GG)	Dark horse
Letters From Iwo Jima	The presumed #2, destined to be more respected than loved
The Departed (GG)	Great movie... but too B for O
The Leading Contenders For The 5 Slot
Little Miss Sunshine (GG)	Still fighting... are tehre enough passion votes in The Academy?
The Pursuit of Happyness	Critics may get tough on it, but a crowd pleaser
The Rest Of The Field That Are Still Possible
Babel (GG)	Still too rough
Little Children (GG)	Still too little seen
United 93	Still not a passion film. One hates to piss on U's parade, but as we now know, it was NYFCC's 4th choice, winning because it was less bothersome than the other three.. Angellotti may have am HFPA nom up his sleeve, but still
World Trade Center	Still some ads running, but not much else going on outside of Dubai

Other Possibles - By Studio
Columbia/Tri-Star
All The King's Men
The Da Vinci Code
The Holiday	Globes potential only
Marie Antoinette
Running With Scissors
Stranger Than Fiction
Disney
Apocalypto
The Prestige
Focus
Hollywoodland
Scoop
Fox
Borat (GG)	Globes potential only
The Devil Wears Prada (GG)	Globes potential only
A Good Year
Focus Features
Catch A Fire
Fox Searchlight
Fast Food Nation
The History Boys
The Last King of Scotland
Notes of a Scandal	Globes potential only
Thank You for Smoking (GG)	Globes potential only
MGM
Home of the Brave
Rocky Reloaded
Miramax
The Hoax
Venus
New Line
The Nativity
Paramount
Flags of Our Fathers
Picturehouse
Fur
Pan's Labyrinth
Sony Pictures Classics
Volver
Universal
Children of Men
The Good Shepherd	Globes potential only
Warner Bros
Blood Diamond	Globes potential only
For Your Consideration	Globes potential only
The Fountain
The Good German
Warner Indie
The Painted Veil
The Weinstein Company
Bobby (GG)
Breaking & Entering
The Yari Group
The Illusionist

 

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