OSCAR PREDICTION: Supporting Actor:
Ken Watanabe, The Last Samurai -- Should win. Excellect performance as one of the last of the great samurai. Quiet but powerful and thought prevoking.
Alec Baldwin, The Cooler -- Could win. Also playing one of the last of his kind ("old school" casino owners in Las Vegas), he has begun a bit of a resurgence in his career with this role.
Tim Robbins, Mystic River -- Will win. Playing a tormented soul with secrets in his past and present will give him the edge in this category.
Benicio Del Toro, 21 Grams -- He is worthy of the nod, playing a born again ex-convict, but will not win.
Djimon Hounsou, In America -- DID NOT SEE