1 of 24 Roadside Attractions; Fox Searchlight; Weinstein Company; Sony Pictures Releasing; Paramount Pictures
Lead Actor
Javier Bardem, Biutiful
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
James Franco, 127 Hours
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2 of 24 Paramount Pictures
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
The reigning best actor Oscar winner has snagged nominations here and there, including at the all-important big shows, but hasn't won anything.
3 of 24 Roadside Attractions
Javier Bardem, Biutiful
Bardem may have been snubbed left and right this awards season before receiving BAFTA and Oscar nominations, but unlike Bridges, he's won two trophies already: best actor at the Cannes Film Festival and (unsurprisingly) at the Goya Awards (the Spanish Oscars).
4 of 24 Fox Searchlight
James Franco, 127 Hours
The Oscar host has consistently landed nominations, but has only won a handful of second-tier critics awards.
5 of 24 Sony Pictures Releasing
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Eisenberg won the first trophy of the awards season: the prestigious National Board of Review. He's also picked up a few other critics wins, including one from the respected National Society of Film Critics, putting him slightly ahead of Franco.
6 of 24 Weinstein Company
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
Bow down to Firth's haul. The biggest lock out of all the acting races, Firth has snagged more than 20 awards so far, including the Broadcast Film Critics Award, the Golden Globe and the Screen Actors Guild Award. Can anyone upset him?
7 of 24 Fox Searchlight; Roadside Attractions; Focus Features; Weinstein Company; Lionsgate
Lead Actress
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine
8 of 24 Weinstein Company
Michelle Willliams, Blue Valentine
Williams won one critics award out of several nominations, but her lack of a SAG nod hurts her since actors make up the largest Oscar voting bloc.
9 of 24 Lionsgate Films
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Kidman has earned a bunch of critics nominations and has shown up at all the big precursors, but has always walked home empty-handed. At least she already has an Oscar on her mantel.
10 of 24 Roadside Attractions
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
The ingénue is the only other nominee outside of Portman and Bening to win multiple awards this season.
11 of 24 Focus Features
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
The four-time Oscar nominee's haul includes a Globe and the New York Film Critics Circle award, but Bening needed a SAG win to close the gap on Portman.
12 of 24 Fox Searchlight
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
After splitting a slew of critics awards with Bening and Lawrence early on, Portman pulled away from them in the past month, picking up the BFCA, Globe, SAG and BAFTA. Is Oscar next?
13 of 24 Roadside Attractions; Paramount Pictures; Weinstein Company; Warner Bros.; Focus Features
Supporting Actor
Christian Bale, The Fighter
John Hawkes, Winter's Bone
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech
14 of 24 Roadside Attractions
John Hawkes, Winter's Bone
The veteran character actor has a bunh of minor critics awards nominations under his belt and a SAG nod — which bolstered his chances of getting an Oscar nod — but was snubbed by big groups like BFCA and the Globes.
15 of 24 Warner Bros.
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Renner has been a steady force in the supporting actor race, nabbing nominations at all the big precursors (BFCAs, Globes, SAGs), but no hardware to show for it.
16 of 24 Focus Features
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
Ruffalo was left off the Globes' short list, but the actor won the New York Film Critics Circle award, one of the top critics groups in the country.
17 of 24 Weinstein Company
Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech
Rush has earned a handful of critics awards and recently took home the BAFTA for his first major win over Bale.
18 of 24 Paramount Pictures
Christian Bale, The Fighter
Though not as dominant in his sweep of the precursors as, say, the past two supporting actor Oscar winners (Christoph Waltz and Heath Ledger), Bale is stocking up his trophy case quite nicely with critics awards and wins at the Globes, SAGs, BFCAs and the National Board of Review.
19 of 24 Weinstein Group; Sony Pictures Classics; Paramount Pictures; Paramount Pictures; Paramount Pictures
Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom
20 of 24 Sony Pictures Classics
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom
Weaver has won a few critics awards, including the National Board of Review, but her constant, um, weaving in and out of shortlists the whole season (she was snubbed by the SAGs) works against her.
21 of 24 Paramount Pictures
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Adams has shown up everywhere on nomination lists this season and won two smaller critics awards, but she's usually been overlooked for her co-star, Leo. Looks like the third Oscar nomination won't be the charm for her.
22 of 24 Weinstein Company
Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
Like Adams, she's popped up everywhere, but unlike Adams, Bonham Carter has a big win to show for it, snagging the BAFTA.
23 of 24 Paramount Pictures
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Steinfeld's the one who's made the biggest dent in Leo's awards sweep, racking up more than 10 critics awards. She was snubbed by the Globes, but so was True Grit in general.
24 of 24 Paramount Pictures
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Leo's garnered a majority of the precursors, including the SAG, BFCA and the Globe — a somewhat surprising win given the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's fondness for marquee names. Interestingly though, Leo didn't even get nominated at the BAFTAs.