MY PREDICTED FIVE
1. (2)(3)(11)(13)(19)(-)(-)(-) Hilary Swank in MILLION DOLLAR BABY	2. (3)(2)(2)(2)(1)(1)(10)(17)(21)(19) Imelda Staunton in VERA DRAKE	3. (1)(1)(1)(1)(2)(2)(3)(3)(2)(3) Annette Bening in BEING JULIA	4. (4)(4)(3)(4)(3)(3)(4)(7)(9)(8) Kate Winslet in ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND	5. (5)(5)(5)(9)(5)(5)(5)(5)(6)(20) Catalina Sandino Moreno in MARIA FULL OF GRACE
MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW	MY REVIEW
noms: HFPA, SAG wins: BOSTON, FLA, PHOENIX, BFCA, NSOFC, HFPA	noms: HFPA, SAG wins: LAFCA, NYFCO, NYFCC, TORONTO, CHICAGO, WAFCA, SDFCA, NSOFC, VAN	noms: HFPA, SAG wins: NBR, SEFCA	noms: HFPA, SAG wins: OFCS	noms: IFP, SAG wins:
Other possibilities: Uma Thurman in KILL BILL, VOLUME 2 (7)(13)(11)(12)(14)(12)(10)(6) Julia Roberts in CLOSER (6)(7)(6)(4)(4)(8)(10)(12)(7) Some Dark Horses: Laura Dern in WE DON'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (8)(9)(5)(6)(11)(11)(-)(-)(-) Nicole Kidman in BIRTH (9)(12)(8)(11)(9)(9)(4)(4)(1) Julie Delpy in BEFORE SUNSET (10)(10)(15)(18)(13)(27)(24)(-)(-) Scarlett Johansson in THE LOVE SONG OF BOBBY LONG (11)(16)(16)(-)(-)(-)(-)(-)(-) Emmy Rossum in PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (13)(12)(9)(8)(15)(14)(15)(17) Some even Darker Horses: Tea Leoni in SPANGLISH (12)(6)(5)(10)(10)(6)(-)(-)(-) Audrey Tautou in A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT(14)(8)(7)(7)(6)(2)(2)(3)(5) Some lonely ladies who no longer seem very popular (at least for these particular roles): Paz Vega in SPANGLISH (7)(9)(16)(15)(was supp) Laura Linney in P.S. (14)(13)(8)(7)(16)(-)(-)(-) Kim Basinger in THE DOOR IN THE FLOOR (15)(14)(14)(14)(12)(9)(11)(10) Others that have earlier heard the fat lady sing: Reese Witherspoon in VANITY FAIR Sigourney Weaver in IMAGINARY HEROES Claire Danes in STAGE BEAUTY Juliette Binoche in BEE SEASON and Gwyneth Paltrow in PROOF has been moved to a 2005 release - so let's call her our first prediction of the 2005 Oscar race
MY CHRISTMAS PREDICTIONS / DECEMBER 25
Kate Winslet ETERNAL SUNSHINE	Imelda Staunton VERA DRAKE	Annette Bening BEING JULIA	Hilary Swank MILLION DOLLAR BABY	Catalina Sandino Moreno MARIA FULL OF GRACE
MY PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY PREDICTIONS / DECEMBER 7
Kate Winslet ETERNAL SUNSHINE	Imelda Staunton VERA DRAKE	Annette Bening BEING JULIA	Hilary Swank MILLION DOLLAR BABY	Catalina Sandino Moreno MARIA FULL OF GRACE
MY THANXGIVING PREDICTIONS / NOVEMBER 25
Kate Winslet ETERNAL SUNSHINE	Imelda Staunton VERA DRAKE	Annette Bening BEING JULIA	Emmy Rossum PHANTOM OF THE OPERA	Catalina Sandino Moreno MARIA FULL OF GRACE
MY POST-ELECTION SHOCK PREDICTIONS / NOVEMBER 7
Kate Winslet ETERNAL SUNSHINE	Imelda Staunton VERA DRAKE	Annette Bening BEING JULIA	Laura Dern WE DON'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE	Tea Leoni SPANGLISH
HALLOWEEN PREDICTIONS / OCTOBER 31
Kate Winslet ETERNAL SUNSHINE	Imelda Staunton VERA DRAKE	Annette Bening BEING JULIA	Julia Roberts CLOSER	Catalina Sandino Moreno MARIA FULL OF GRACE
OCTOBER 13 PREDICTIONS
Kate Winslet ETERNAL SUNSHINE or FINDING NEVERLAND	Imelda Staunton VERA DRAKE	Annette Bening BEING JULIA	Julia Roberts CLOSER	Catalina Sandino Moreno MARIA FULL OF GRACE
AUGUST 23 PREDICTIONS
Kate Winslet ETERNAL SUNSHINE or FINDING NEVERLAND	Gwyneth Paltrow PROOF	Annette Bening BEING JULIA	Audrey Tautou A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT	Catalina Sandino Moreno MARIA FULL OF GRACE
AUGUST 9 PREDICTIONS
Nicole Kidman DOGVILLE or BIRTH	Gwyneth Paltrow PROOF	Annette Bening BEING JULIA	Audrey Tautou A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT	Catalina Sandino Moreno MARIA FULL OF GRACE
AUGUST 4 PREDICTIONS
Nicole Kidman DOGVILLE or BIRTH	Gwyneth Paltrow PROOF	Annette Bening BEING JULIA	Audrey Tautou A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT	Paz Vega SPANGLISH
HALFWAY MARK PREDICTIONS / JULY 25
Nicole Kidman DOGVILLE or BIRTH	Gwyneth Paltrow PROOF	Annette Bening BEING JULIA	Audrey Tautou A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT	Reese Witherspoon VANITY FAIR
YEAR-IN-ADVANCE PREDICTIONS / FEBRUARY 28
Nicole Kidman DOGVILLE	Kate Winslet FINDING NEVERLAND	Meryl Streep THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE	Salma Hayek PAINT	Reese Witherspoon VANITY FAIR

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