Oscars – the big 6 categories so far

According to Variety.com’s Award Central section as of this writing this is how Variety readers are voting for the big 6 Oscar categories. This is a fairly good indicator of what we may see on Sunday night at the big show. No big suprises so far.

Best Picture

• Aviator, The (40%)
• Million Dollar Baby (24%)
• *Undecided (20%)
• Sideways (9%)
• Finding Neverland (6%)
• Ray (1%)

Best Actor

• Jamie Foxx (Ray) (59%)
• *Undecided (16%)
• Leonardo DiCaprio (The Aviator) (9%)
• Johnny Depp (Finding Neverland) (9%)
• Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda) (5%)
• Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby) (3%)

Best Actress

• Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby) (46%)
• Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake) (17%)
• Annette Bening (Being Julia) (14%)
• *Undecided (12%)
• Kate Winslet (Eternal Sunshine) (9%)
• C. Sandino Moreno (Maria…Grace) (3%)

Best Supporting Actor

• Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby) (41%)
• Thomas Haden Church (Sideways) (22%)
• *Undecided (16%)
• Clive Owen (Closer) (10%)
• Alan Alda (The Aviator) (6%)
• Jamie Foxx (Collateral) (5%)

Best Supporting Actress

• Cate Blanchett (The Aviator) (46%)
• Virginia Madsen (Sideways) (20%)
• *Undecided (17%)
• Laura Linney (Kinsey) (8%)
• Natalie Portman (Closer) (7%)
• Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda) (3%)

Best Director

• Martin Scorsese (The Aviator) (41%)
• Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby) (29%)
• *Undecided (19%)
• Alexander Payne (Sideways) (9%)
• Taylor Hackford (Ray) (<1%)
• Mike Leigh (Vera Drake) (<1%)

I wish I could be there. Some people from our company are in LA this week and are partcipating in Oscar related events, so you never know what will happen in the future. Anything’s possible…