She's going to be the Halle Berry of the season. She's got the charisma, the look. People will be watching what she wears, how she handles the pressure.

What he had from the beginning is a natural charisma, ... a thing that makes you interested in watching him and hearing what comes out of his mouth. As frustrating as it is to all the wannabe actors out there, that's God-given. You either have it or you don't.

This is an unusually open race. If Munich splits voters for not being political enough, it's anyone's race.

The danger of pushing back the Oscars is that the other awards may steal the thunder. The Oscars can almost seem like an afterthought.

It's pretty much locked up for Lee. He's humble, he's well liked, and he's never won. Plus, he's made a very good movie.

Remaking the best picture could be seen as an obvious ploy. Then again, the first movie got so many nominations, the subject matter obviously has something going for it.