Heath beats out Philip for Best Actor at The Cinematheque Poll !!!

Forget Philip Seymour Hoffman, it's Heath Ledger who takes the Cinematheque Oscar Poll victory, with 10 votes (or 53%) to P.S. Hoffman's 8 votes (or 42%). Although it doesn't look like the Oscar will go that way, Ledger has this to fall back on (and I'm sure he will send a thank you note any day now). Coming in third was David Strathairn with just one vote (or 5%). Joaquin Phoenix and Terrence Howard both end without any votes (or for the math-impaired amongst you, 0%).

And now, lastly, we come to Part 5 of our Oscar Poll - Best Picture !! The poll is up now over at The Cinematheque, and will be posted until Sunday afternoon, whence the final results shall be posted. Also coming Sunday afternoon will be my final predictions for Oscar Night (as well as the predix from my wife, the poet Jeanette Trout, Cinematheque Correspondant Albert H. Muth and Harrisburg Patriot-News Film Critic Li Wang). Monday I'll play armchair quarterback and give my thoughts and analysis on The Oscars. Coming Saturday will be the announcement of the Winners of the Second Annual Cinematheque Awards. Will Ledger pull off a victory there as well (not that his Oscar competition, Mr. Hoffman is even nominated)? Come back Saturday and find out.