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

BEST ACTOR
Actor - Film	Comment
Forrest Whitaker - Last King Of Scotland (GG/Drama) (BFCA) (SAG)	Way out ahead... far enough to trip
Peter O'Toole - Venus	Due in L.A. on Monday... we'll see
Will Smith - The Pursuit of Happyness	Could be a shocker... but not probably available enough
Ryan Gosling - Half Nelson
Leonardo DiCaprio - Blood Diamond

BEST ACTRESS
Actress - Film	Comment
Helen Mirren - The Queen (GG/D) (BFCA) (SAG)	Could lose... if she killed someone with her bare hands
Meryl Streep - The Devil Wears Prada
Judi Dench - Notes On A Scandal
Kate Winslet - Little Children
Penelope Cruz - Volver

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Actor - Film	Comment
Eddie Murphy - Dreamgirls (GG) (BFCA) (SAG)	After winning SAG, in addition to most everything else, looking like the winner
Alan Arkin - Little Miss Sunshine	Still alive
Mark Wahlberg - The Departed
Jackie Earle Haley - Little Children	The most happy nominee
Djimon Hounsou - Blood Diamond

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Actress - Film	Comment
Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls (GG) (BFCA) (SAG)	Not being beaten
Abigail Breslin - Little Miss Sunshine
Cate Blanchett - Notes of a Scandal
Adriana Barraza - Babel
Rinko Kikuchi - Babel

Charts from January 11 Picturex Director xx...Actor/Supporting Actor XActress/Supporting Actress xScreenplay/Adapted Screenplay

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January 23, 2007
- by David Poland