Oscar Predix: Best Actor
The Contenders:
- George Clooney, Michael Clayton
- Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
- Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- Tommy Lee Jones, In the Valley of Elah
- Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises
Reel Girl Caroline Kepnes Says: Daniel Day-Lewis...yaaaawwn
As it turns out, the sexiest category is also the least exciting. We can thank Day-Lewis for that. His milkshake-spewing bravado in There Will Be Blood will surely earn him another Academy Award this Sunday. Bet on him. You won't win much money because everyone in the world will bet on him, but at least you'll be right.
Globes Guest Predix: Reel Girl on a Scary Girl
All week, our E! Online columnists have been hurling their predictions for the Golden Globes. Up next:
Caroline Kepnes of Reel Girl says…
My Fave Pick: Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
Hands down the most exciting, frightening performance of the year is Ryan's turn as cocaine-loving, tight-pants-wearing, smack-talking Boston mother Helene McCready. You watch Ben Affleck's directorial debut and feel terrified at the thought of being in the same room with Helene. She's an animal, feral and nasty. Alas, Ryan is so tender with her character and the tough accent that Helene is always human, never a cliché. And that's a wicked freakin' awesome feat, so let's give her that Globe for Best Supporting Actress, Drama.
My picks for the rest of the biggies:
- Best Motion Picture, Drama: No Country for Old Men
- Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: Hairspray
- Best Series, Drama: Big Love
- Best Series, Comedy or Musical: 30 Rock





