Supp Actress

	Cate Blanchett "The Aviator"	FOR HER	AGAINST HER
		- SAG Winner - She is somewhat considered "due" after loosing in 1999 - She is playing the Oscar Queen - Katharine Hepburn - who recently passed away - She is starring in one of the BP frontrunners	- There are some people who hold some grudges against her performance - Some can also see her performance as just an impersonation - Virginia Madsen and Natalie Portman
WHY
I am going to go out on a limb and still predict The Aviator to win Best Picture. If you check around the web, you will see that not many people are predicting it to win so don't follow me on this one. Just like I wrote a week ago everybody could make a case why Aviator or MDB will win or not. Nothing is safe this year and I am not sure if this is going to happen but I think Academy will finnally want to award with the highest honor one of the Scorsese's movie and Aviator really has everything Academy could ask for: glamour, glitz, love and so on. On the other hand MDB is directed by the ultimate Hollywood's man - Clint Eastwood. It definetely has all the momentum right now and it surely has more die-hard lovers than The Aviator. It also has the emotional punch that lacks in The Aviator. But what does it have going for it apart from momentum and the DGA win? I think we will only really know who the winner will be when the envelope is opened. Good luck to everybody!
WILL WIN	CATE BLANCHETT
SHOULD WIN	CATE BLANCHETT

	Virginia Madsen "Sideways"	FOR HER	AGAINST HER
		- One of the most acclaimed and recognized performance of the year - The Wine Speech - She is the comeback actress of the year	- She is far from being a star - Maybe too subtle? - Cate Blanchett

	Natalie Portman "Closer"	FOR HER	AGAINST HER
		- The "hit" girl of the year - Her first real-adult role - GG Winner	- She's still very young and has many years in front of her - SAG snub - Lack of support for her movie


Laura Linney - Kinsey	Sophie Okonedo - Hotel Rwanda