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Best Performances of 2010: Supporting Actor and Actress

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Here are the names that I think deserve Oscar nominations. The ballots have been mailed and must be returned by Academy members by January 14, 2010.

Best Supporting Actor:

1. Geoffrey Rush-The King’s Speech 2. Andrew Garfield-The Social Network 3. Christian Bale-The Fighter 4. Sam Rockwell-Conviction 5. Michael Douglas– Wall Street 2

Best Supporting Actress:

1. Helena Bonham Carter-The King’s Speech 2. Melissa Leo-The Fighter 3. Amy Adams– The Fighter 4. Jacki Weaver– Animal Kingdom 5. Hailee Steinfeld– True Grit

These lists leave out a few people who did exceptional work. Mark Ruffalo in “Kids Are All Right” and “Shutter Island.”  Bill Murray in “Get Low.” Kristen Scott Thomas in “Nowhere Boy.” Juliette Lewis in “Conviction.” Dianne Wiest in “Rabbit Hole.” Frank Langella in “Wall Street 2.” Naomi Watts and Kerry Washington in “Mother and Child.”

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Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009 and previously edited Fame magazine and wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. is articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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