It's about that time to move right along and set up predictions for the next category: Best Actor. This year will prove to be incredibly competitive, with over ten worthy contenders and only those five sacred spots. LCA Film is pretty confident with the selections.
1. Chiwetel Ejiofor- 12 Years a Slave
2. Leonardo DiCaprio- The Wolf of Wall Street
3. Bruce Dern- Nebraska
4. Matthew McConaughey- Dallas Buyers Club
5. Robert Redford- All is Lost
Now, we realize that some of these are a bit out of left field considering the opposition. Where is Idris Elba for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom? Forest Whitaker for Lee Daniel's The Butler? Oscar Isaac for Inside Llewyn Davis? Michael B. Jordan for Fruitvale Station? Christian Bale for American Hustle? In reality, all of these could be nominated as they shine in their respective films (from what we've seen or heard).
So why these five? Ejiofor is the talk of the town for his performance in Steve McQueen's newest, and it is our most anticipated film of the year. Sure to be an event, and a heart-wrenching performance. Leonardo DiCaprio gets nominated (most times) and could very well win his first... if the film makes it out in 2013. Reports say that a recent cut of the film borders on NC-17 and is over 180 minutes long with Scorsese now working to cut it down. Bruce Dern is said to be wonderful and he is incredibly well respected; also, the decision to run him in Lead rather than Supporting should say something about how confident Paramount is. Matthew McConaughey has been on an incredible run of late, and this will most certainly earn him a nomination. If he is as good as they say, it could be his for the taking. Robert Redford spends most of All is Lost alone, and thus it can be expected that he delivers a powerhouse performance. A nomination is a given, as of now.
The tides can sway and names will rise and fall. For now, these seem to be safe. Look out for the others, though... this will be a year where studio push and celebrity campaigning could change the game entirely (The Blind Side, anyone?).
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