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...close friend of DeGeneres' in real life (a description that should not be read into). Oprah Winfrey, in a surprisingly droll and low-key performance, plays Ellen's therapist. A whole flock of other celebrities--also friends of DeGeneres', including Demi Moore, Melissa Etheridge, k.d. lang and Billy Bob Thornton--showed their support by doing cameos on the episode...
Nominees: Tom Cruise, Jerry Maguire; Ralph Fiennes, The English Patient; Woody Harrelson, The People vs. Larry Flynt; Geoffrey Rush, Shine; Billy Bob Thornton, Sling Blade...
...Will Win: One of the dueling autistics. Rush has swept the pre-Oscar awards, but Sling Blade is riding a big wave of support, especially among actors, who comprise by far the largest voting bloc. I'll give Thornton a razor's edge lead: his picture has the most indie-credibility and the Academy prefers to buy American...
...DEGREES OF BILLY BOB THORNTON...
Maybe you've never heard of BILLY BOB THORNTON, but that doesn't make him an unknown. The surprise Oscar nominee for Best Actor can be connected to every other Best Actor or Actress nominee through people he has worked with. According to the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon theory, any actor, living or dead, can be traced back to Bacon within six steps. For Billy Bob, it's only four--plus he's friends with the President. Take that, Kevin...