End of November Best Actor Predictions

My last best actor predictions where in September.

The best actor landscape has changed somewhat over the past couple months, most notably with Jeff Brides entering the scene and a release of a few more of the films with viable candidates.

Tier 1, My Predicted Nominees

1. George Clooney, Up In The Air

2. Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart *New*

3. Morgan Freeman, Invictus

4. Colin Firth, A Single Man ▲

5. Daniel Day-Lewis, Nine

Tier 2, The Maybes

6. Matt Damon, The Informant! ▼

7. Viggo Mortensen, The Road

8. Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker

9. James McAvoy, The Last Station *New*

10. Hal Holbrook, The Evening Sun *New*

Tier 3, The Maybe Maybes

11. Ben Foster, The Messenger *New*

12. Tobey Maguire, Brothers *New*

13. Johnny Depp, Public Enemies

14. Ben Whishaw, Bright Star ▼

15. Robert Downey Jr., Sherlock Holmes

Out from last predictions: Peter Sarsgaard, An Education; Ethan Hawke, Brooklyn's Finest; Sean Penn, The Tree of Life; Hugh Dancy, Adam; Clive Owen, The Boys Are Back.