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

BEST ACTRESS
Actress - Film	Comment
Meryl Streep - Doubt	She can dance... even in a habit
Cate Blanchett - Benjamin Button	The movie gets her in
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married	Momentum continues
Kristin Scott Thomas - I've Loved You So Long	Familiar and challenging work here
Kate Winslet - The Reader	Might be the better role
Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road	Might be the better role
Nicole Kidman - Australia	Hurry up and finish the movie, dang it.
Sally Hawkins - Happy-Go-Lucky	Will there be room for the underdog?
Angelina Jolie - Changeling	The movie is not good and neither is the performance, but she still draws a crowd
Kristen Stewart - Twilight	If the phenomenon is big enough
Melissa Leo - Frozen River	So under...
Michelle Williams - Wendy & Lucy	Maybe a breath of fresh air

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Actress - Film	Comment
Amy Adams - Doubt	Her second.
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona	Her second.
Debra Winger - Rachel Getting Married	The veteran can have it, if she wants it.
Taraji P Henson - Benjamin Button	If it's THE movie
Rosemarie DeWitt - Rachel Getting Married	Does the movie have enough momentum and does she join or push Winger?
Hiam Abbass - The Visitor	A complete unknown, but if Overture goes after this, it could leap into a nomination
Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler	Doing some great work, but the movie may not be beloved enough in older circles
Rachel Weisz - The Brothers Bloom	Not clear whether Summit will fight for it
Vera Farmiga - Boy In The Striped PJs
Evan Rachel Wood - The Wrestler
Frieda Pinto - Slumdog Millionaire
Viola Davis - Doubt
Alexandra Maria Lara - The Reader

October 16, 2008
- by David Poland

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