• Gregory Ellwood mulls over the pros and cons of this year’s Best Actor hopefuls. [Awards Campaign]
• Andrew O’Hehir on the British indie film explosion. [Beyond the Multiplex]
• A.J. Schnack does a nice job of wrangling up info on the shortlisted short docs. [All These Wonderful Things]
• “Chaos reigns,” not “Imalitchoofinish,” is the new “I drink your milkshake.” [Variety]
• Chris Lee leads off a piece on “Fantastic Mr. Fox” by detailing how a removed Wes Anderson directed the film via email. Ouch. [Los Angeles Times]
• Susan Wloszczyna sits down with “it” girl Carey Mulligan. [USA Today]
• Charlize Theron profiled across the pond, from childhood trauma to Oscar-winning actress. [The Times]
• Devin Faraci lets Anderson have it for having the gall. [CHUD]
• Random Saoirse Ronan buzz from out of Ireland. [Herald.ie]
• Not Oscar, but still one of the better films of the year: William Goss collects the info regarding alternate endings to “Paranormal Activity.” [Horror Squad]