For Your Consideration...

By Melissa August, Val Castronovo, Matthew Cooper, Lisa McLaughlin, Julie Rawe, Alain Sanders, Flora Tartakovsky, Chris Taylor and Josh Tyrangiel

MY LEFT FOOT FETISH Looking for a jump on the office Oscar pool? Data crunched from the past 20 Academy Awards suggest that Oscar loves actors who play afflicted fictional characters (mentally and/or physically challenged or alcoholic), actresses who play unafflicted fictional characters, and films with concise titles:

Actor in a Leading Role

40% Afflicted fictional character 30% Unafflicted fictional character 20% Unafflicted real person 10% Afflicted real person

Actress in a Leading Role

75% Unafflicted fictional character 15% Afflicted fictional character 10% Unafflicted real person

Best Picture

One word 6 Two words 4 Three words 9 Four words 0 Five words 1