Will Melissa Leo Get an Oscar Nomination?

Gina Wilhelm Actress - Will Melissa Leo Get an Oscar Nomination?

As we get closer and closer to the time for Oscar nominations to come out, people are still trying to handicap who--and what--will be named.

Will "Wall-E" be nominated for best picture (not likely. When "Beauty and the Beast" got the nomination, there wasn't an animated feature category)?

How about "The Dark Knight?" Will it (probably)?

And then, who might surprise us with a nomination?

The Chicago Tribune suspects that Melissa Leo may be nominated for her work in "Frozen River."

If that happens, Kristin Scott Thomas or Angelina Jolie may get squeezed out.

Then Angelina will have someone new at whom to glare.

Gina Wilhelm Actress

Spanish Actress Penélope Cruz's Near Miss

Gina Wilhelm Actress - Spanish Actress Penélope Cruz's Near Miss

The National Society of Film Critics handed out their annual awards on Saturday, January 3, 2009. Hanna Schygulla took away the best actress prize for her work in "Edge of Heaven."

The society has two rounds of voting. Penélope Cruz, who is originally from Madrid, had won in the first round of voting for her work in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona." In the first round, Schygulla had come in fourth.

Interestingly, Eve, the "girl" robot in "Wall-E," also received a vote for best actress.

Gina Wilhelm Actress