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...WHAT THE BUZZ IS SAYING: At the Toronto Film Festival, where both Capote and Brokeback Mountain were launched, Ledger's performance was the one that earned the awe. But Academy members want a little showmanship in the roles they recognize (that's why Hustle & Flow's Terrence Howard is another viable contender), and it's Hoffman who is a one-man show...
...WHAT THE BUZZ IS SAYING: Capote has won him nearly every award worth taking. He is also commonly described as the leading character actor of his generation but until now was never nominated for an Oscar. That will be not just a reward for a superb performance but also a career-achievement citation...
...WHAT THE BUZZ IS SAYING: That he's the sentimental favorite. That he's an actor's actor. But also that the contemporary relevance of Clooney's vehicle trumps the nostalgic pleasures of Giamatti's. And that, of course, he'll get an Oscar someday...
...WHAT THE BUZZ IS SAYING: That Clooney, who is well liked in Hollywood for his low-key manner and firm principles, is the front runner. It doesn't hurt his chances either that his love child, Good Night, and Good Luck, has six major nominations but a small chance of winning any of them...
...WHAT THE BUZZ IS SAYING: That it is a movie Angelenos--who constitute the Academy's majority--perhaps like and identify with more than the rest of the country does. There's a sense of a little Crash boomlet beginning to crest on the West Coast. And that might cause a surprise on March...