The Acting Categories

ACTOR
I have not seen George Clooney in Michael Clayton, nor Tommy Lee Jones, In the Valley of Elah.

Who Could Be Here?
Emile Hirsh
Ryan Gosling
James McAvoy
Frank Langella

Who Will Win?
Daniel Day-Lewis

Who Should Win?
Daniel Day-Lewis

Who Could Upset?
George Clooney

The Dark Horse
Viggo Mortenson

My Favorite
I am very partial to Johnny Depp, but Daniel Day-Lewis was the best performance this year.

BEST ACTRESS
I have not seen “Away from Her” nor “The Savages”. Those films didn’t play here. “Away from Her” is on my Netflix queue though.

Who Should Not Be Here?
I don’t have a problem with this list.

Who Could Be Here?
Angelina Jolie
Amy Adams
Jodie Foster

Who Will Win?
Julie Christie

Who Should Win?
Cate Blanchett

Who Could Upset?
Ellen Page

The Dark Horse
Laura Linney

My Favorite
The Great Cate Blanchett

SUPPORTING ACTOR
I have not seen “Michael Clayton,” nor “Into the Wild,” which has not been shown here at all.

Who Should Not Be Here?
Again, I don’t have a problem with this list either. My list of nominees has not changed since mid-December.

Who Could Be Here?
Paul Dano
John Travolta
Philip Bosco
Max von Sydow
Steve Zahn

Who Will Win?
Javier Bardem

Who Should Win?
Javier Bardem

Who Could Upset?
Hal Holbrook

The Dark Horse
Casey Affleck

My Favorite
Javier Bardem, there is no other.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
I’ve only one of these films; Atonement.

Who Should Not Be Here?
Ruby Dee
Saoirse Ronan

Who Should Be Here?
Jennifer Garner
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Samantha Morton
Marisa Tomei
Catherine Keener
Kelly MacDonald

Who Will Win?
Cate Blanchett

Who Should Win?
Amy Ryan

Who Could Upset?
Ruby Dee
Winning the SAG award does raise her chances to steal the Oscar away.

The Dark Horse
Ruby Dee

My Favorite
The Great Cate Blanchett