So apparently Ben Affleck has taken the award for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival for his career-best performance as George Reeves in "Hollywoodland." Great news. The performance is one of the best of the year and a knock out when you consider the caliber of work the actor has put out for the past six or seven years.

I pulled my initial July punch recently and took the actor out of my Best Supporting Actor predictions, but this might be the jolt he needed to really jump into the game. And truly, anyone who hasn't been taking his chances seriously has been out to lunch because this is a hell of a show from the 34 year old Affleck.

The problem for Focus Features now becomes categorization. No doubt the studio is going to want to pursue a lead actor spot for Affleck, especially after this victory. But with "Catch a Fire" and Derek Luke to take care of, the smart money still lies on a Supporting Actor campaign. The idea from day one was that "Hollywoodland" is an Adrien Brody vehicle first. Prove it now, and don't get greedy...there's a real shot at getting Affleck in the door here.