• Jeff Wells shows his annual true colors, wants to know who should be taken down a peg of the agreed-upon Oscar contenders. [Hollywood Elsewhere]
• Tom O’Neil reports on a leaked Academy screener. [Gold Derby]
• David Carr boils the season down to a couple of “mortal locks.” [The Carpetbagger]
• Todd Longwell profiles NBR award-winning “Gran Torino” scribe Nick Schenk. [Hollywood Reporter]
• Xan Brooks says his heart goes out to newly chosen Oscar host Hugh Jackman, whose hands are certainly full. [The Guardian]
• Susan Wloszczyna catches up with “The Wrestler” star Mickey Rourke on the set of “13.” [USA Today]
• Chris Sullivan profiles “Che” star Benicio Del Toro. [The Independent]
• One reason might be because you’re an editor-in-chief and would be moving into the territory of your publication’s critics, but what do I know? [Peter Bart]
• Christopher Campbell calls for some notice for “Milk” supporting actor Diego Luna. [Spout Blog]
• Bilge Ebiri talks to Jeff Goldblum about his role in “Adam Resurrected,” among other things. [Vulture]
• Dave Karger could chat all day with “Last Chance Harvey” star Dustin Hoffman. [Entertainment Weekly]