Forum posters predict who'll win lead actor, actress Oscars

 Here's a sampling of Oscar predictions from our forum posters forecasting the races for lead actor and actress. Their choices are ranked according to the likelihood of winning. Also see their predix of the best picture contest. Compare this rundown to what the experts say at The Envelope's Buzzmeter and to the Oscar predictions at Gold Derby.

-- Tom O'Neil

BEST ACTOR	742	babypook	bocaboy7	Dr. McPhearson	Kams	pacinofan
Jeff Bridges, 'True Grit'	3	2	4	3	5	5
Leo DiCaprio, 'Inception'	5
Robert Duvall, 'Get Low'				5	4	4
Jesse Eisenberg, 'Social Network'	4	3	3	4	2	2
Colin Firth, 'King's Speech'	1	1	1	1	1	1
James Franco, '127 Hours'	2	4	2	2	3	3
Mark Wahlberg, 'The Fighter'		5	5

 

BEST ACTRESS	742	babypook	bocaboy7	Dr. McPhearson	Kams	pacinofan
Annette Bening, 'Kids Are All Right'	2	2	1	1	1	2
Nicole Kidman, 'Rabbit Hole'	5	5	4	4	3	3
Jennifer Lawrence, 'Winter's Bone'	4	3	3	3	4	4
Lesley Manville, 'Another Year'		4	5		5
Julianne Moore, 'Kids Are All Right'	3			5
Natalie Portman, 'Black Swan'	1	1	2	2	2	1
Michelle Williams, 'Blue Valentine'						5

Photos: (left) "The King's Speech." Credit: Weinstein Co.  (Right)  "Black Swan." Credit: Fox Searchlight