The Contenders : Best Supporting Actor

Good bets:
1. Christopher Plummer (Beginners)
2. Kenneth Branagh (My Week with Marilyn)
3. Albert Brooks (Drive)
4. Nick Nolte (Warrior)
5. Jonah Hill (Moneyball)
6. Armie Hammer (J. Edgar)
7. Patton Oswalt (Young Adult)

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8. Brad Pitt (The Tree of Life)
9. Ben Kingsley (Hugo)
10. Viggo Mortensen (A Dangerous Method)
11. Max von Sydow (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close)
12. Corey Stoll (Midnight in Paris)
13. Andy Serkis (Rise of the Planet of the Apes)
14. Robert Forster (The Descendants)
15. Christoph Waltz (Carnage)