Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009
Actress
Carey Mulligan, An Education (8)
Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia (6.5)
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious, Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire (3)
Melanie Laurent, Inglourious Basterds (1)
Michelle Monaghan, Trucker (1)
Yolande Moreau, Seraphine (1)
Shohreh Aghdashloo, The Stoning of Soraya M. (0.5)
For Oscar nominations you can lock in the first two, knock out the bottom four, and wonder if Sidibe, the movie novice in a starring role, will be included. The critics' groups say it will be a fight between Mulligan, the dimpled young charmer, and Streep, who's already been named to the Academy's short list 487 times (rough estimate).