Oscar Predictions
March 21, 2002

This is a quote from one of the top Oscar prognasticators in the world, Tom O'Neill of Goldderby.com and often seen on E! Television.

He says:

"WE PREDICT: Jennifer Connelly is out front because she plays the same role as last year's champ (Marcia Gay Harden in Pollock): the devoted wife of a tortured genius. She's also a babe, which helps. But she is facing another babe in this race: Kate Winslet, who is a knockout, dramatically and beauty-wise, in Iris. However, don't discount veteran British thespian Helen Mirren, who recently won the SAG Award, or her Gosford Park costar Maggie Smith, who plays the same kind of brief, defiant role that earned Judi Dench an Oscar for Shakespeare in Love. This race is closer than most people think, but our bet's on Connelly."

Source: Thanks to Scott for passing this along!