Oscars experts split over who'll win best actress
In the Oscar race for best picture, "Slumdog Millionaire" leads "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" by a score of four to two with this sampling of six of The Envelope's Buzzmeter pundits: Brad Brevet (RopeOfSilicon.com), Erik Davis (AOL Cinematical), Pete Hammond (Notes on a Season, The Envelope), Lou Lumenick (New York Post), Michael Musto (Village Voice), Jeff Wells (Hollywood-Elsewhere.com).
Sean Penn ("Milk") is way out front in the best actor race with five of the half dozen votes. The lead-actress derby is led by Meryl Streep ("Doubt") with three votes, Kate Winslet ("Revolutionary Road") with two, followed by Anne Hathaway ("Rachel Getting Married") with one. See more pundits' views at our Buzzmeter where you should click on the "Panelists" link, then on each pundit's name.
| BEST PICTURE | Brevet | Davis | Hammond | Lumenick | Musto | Wells |
| 'Benjamin Button' |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
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| 'Dark Knight' |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
5 |
|
|
'Doubt' |
|
|
|
5 |
|
3 |
| 'Frost/Nixon' |
4 |
|
2 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| 'Milk' |
3 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
| 'Revolutionary Road' |
|
4 |
|
5 |
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| 'Slumdog Millionaire' |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| BEST ACTOR | Brevet | Davis | Hammond | Lumenick | Musto | Wells |
| Leo DiCaprio, 'Revolutionary Road |
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
| Clint Eastwood, 'Gran Torino' |
|
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
|
Richard Jenkins, 'The Visitor' |
5 |
|
4 |
5 |
4 |
|
| Frank Langella, 'Frost/Nixon' |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
| Sean Penn, 'Milk' |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| Brad Pitt, 'Benjamin Button' |
|
4 |
|
3 |
|
|
| Mickey Rourke, 'The Wrestler' |
2 |
2 |
3 |
|
1 |
3 |
| BEST ACTRESS | Brevet | Davis | Hammond | Lumenick | Musto | Wells |
| Anne Hathaway, 'Rachel Getting Married' |
3 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
5 |
| Cate Blanchett, 'Benjamin Button' |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
Sally Hawkins, 'Happy-Go-Lucky' |
5 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
| Angelina Jolie, 'Changeling' |
|
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
|
| Melissa Leo, 'Frozen River' |
|
|
3 |
|
|
4 |
| Meryl Streep, 'Doubt' |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| Kristin Scott Thomas, 'I've Loved You So Long' |
2 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
3 |
| Kate Winslet, 'Revolutionary Road' |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
It should be Kate's year but the Oscar always has something nasty up its sleeve!!! Meryl is a class act but the Academy is in over-kill mode when it comes to her - they want to nominate her for going to the toilet these days!
Posted by: Glenn | December 28, 2008 at 06:14 AM
Kate Winslet baby!!!
Give her that Oscar..!
Posted by: Michael | December 25, 2008 at 12:09 PM
MILK, Sean Penn, Meryl Streep all the way!
Posted by: Gary | December 24, 2008 at 06:26 PM