Most pundits feel Best Actress is between Sandra Bullock for “The Blind Side” and Meryl Streep for “Julie and Julia.” Both won Golden Globes and they tied for the Critics Choice Award. But Bullock won the SAG, and Marla Seidell predicts an Oscar will cap off Sandra’s banner year.

With the Academy expanding the field of Best Picture nominees to 10 films, Adam Spunberg asks if the move was worth it. The change allowed mainstream movies like “The Blind Side”, “Up”, and “District 9″ to get nominated, but Spunberg questions the value of having them there.

Sandra Bullock has passed Meryl Streep to become the frontrunner for Best Actress. Kit Bowen writes on the tight race for the award and Bullock’s incredible comeback.

Sandra Bullock’s career started with promise with films like “Speed” and “While You were Sleeping,” but had languished for years as she starred in several flops. That changed in 2009 as roles in box office hits “The Proposal” and “The Blind Side” netted her nominations for both Golden Globe Best Actress awards.