Same job, different uniform.

Friday, December 16, 2005

A Fantasy League for the Rest of Us, Part II

According to Variety:

LEAD ACTOR / IN THE RACE
Russell Crowe, "Cinderella Man"
Ralph Fiennes, "The Constant Gardener"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Capote"*
Anthony Hopkins, "The World's Fastest Indian"
Terrence Howard, "Hustle & Flow"
Heath Ledger, "Brokeback Mountain"
Tommy Lee Jones, "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada"
Joaquin Phoenix, "Walk the Line"*
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, "Match Point"
David Strathairn, "Good Night, and Good Luck"*
Johnny Depp, "The Libertine"
Jeff Daniels, "The Squid and the Whale"
Jake Gyllenhaal, "Jarhead"
Nathan Lane, "The Producers"
Viggo Mortensen, "A History of Violence"

LEAD ACTOR / DARK HORSES
Eric Bana
Pierce Brosnan
Cillian Murphy (I'm stumped. "Batman Begins" or "Redeye." Seriously, which movie with him did I miss that he would be nomiated for an Oscar?)
Bill Murray
Tom Wilkinson (A perennial favorite. Has he ever won it? I think he was nominated for In the Bedroom.)

SUPPORTING ACTORS / IN THE RACE
Clifton Collins Jr., "Capote"
George Clooney, "Syriana"
Matt Dillon, "Crash"
Paul Giamatti, "Cinderella Man"* (Someday, Paul. Someday.)
Jake Gyllenhaal, "Brokeback Mountain"
Bob Hoskins, "Mrs. Henderson Presents"
Richard Jenkins, "North Country"*
Peter Sarsgaard, "Jarhead"
Donald Sutherland, "Pride & Prejudice" (I'm giggling uncontrollably.)
Ken Watanabe, "Memoirs of a Geisha"*
Roger Bart / Gary Beach, "The Producers"
Don Cheadle, "Crash"
Frank Langella, "Good Night, and Good Luck"
Robert Patrick, "Walk the Line"

SUPPORTING ACTOR / DARK HORSE
Anthony Anderson
Matt Damon
Colin Farrell
Woody Harrelson
William Hurt
Greg Kinnear
Jesse L. Martin
Ian McDiarmid
Barry Pepper
Geoffrey Rush

*My money's on this guy. ihearttexas is deadly accurate with these useless awards shows, though. Is it because she sees the movies?

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2 Comments:

Blogger girlfriday said...




I'm going to have to read who "they" think is in the running for Best Pic before I say yea or nay.

PS: We're not worthy.

Saturday, December 17, 2005

 
Blogger girlfriday said...




Heath is too young, too hip to get it right out of the gate like this. Later on they'll give it to him as an apology.

Sunday, December 18, 2005

 

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