The Envelope Announces the First Oscar Picks of the Season

The Envelope, the LA Times' award show blog, has released its first predictions for Oscar season.

Here's the report:

"The Envelope's Buzzmeter is currently being overhauled and redesigned, so let's start featuring Oscars predictions here at Gold Derby.

The result: proof of how wide open the top races are. There is no consensus over a single nomination except a best actor nom for Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler (photo above). The biggest majorities in the best picture race: six of our seven Oscar seers pick The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, five opt for Frost/Nixon and Revolutionary Road. Only two chaps pooled six pundits in the best actor slugfest: Sean Penn (Milk) and Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon).

Only two gals get six votes for best actress: Kate Winslet (Revolutionary Road) and Angelina Jolie (Changeling). Five contenders muster only a single vote: Kate Beckinsale (Nothing but the Truth), Cate Blanchett (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Sally Hawkins (Happy-Go-Lucky), Keira Knightley (The Duchess) and Melissa Leo (Frozen River). In the best actor derby, there's only single-vote support, surprisingly, for Philip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt), Benicio del Toro (Che), Josh Brolin (W.) and Robert Downey Jr. (The Soloist)."

Check out the full report at The Envelope's Gold Derby blog.