Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Josh Brolin, Milk
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road
The thing about the Oscars, especially this category, is that they like to reward actors who have demonstrated a consistently stellar body of work. Many times this Oscar goes to screen veterans almost like a lifetime achievement award. Think George Burns for The Sunshine Boys, Michael Caine for The Cider House Rules, James Coburn for Affliction and Sean Connery for The Untouchables. However, the performance they are nominated for has to be good, but not necessarily great. This year, the obvious choice is Heath Ledger. This will be last time voters get to acknowledge his work in a competitive category, his performance is quite menacing and with all the other pre-Oscar awards he has won, to not give it to him would put a damper on anyone else's win. Of all the acting races, this is the closest to a slam dunk you could get. Predicted Winner: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight.
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