During the first two weeks of December everything starts to fall into place. But that doesn’t stop the majority of us from playing this weird game of ranking films and actors onto lists suggesting we know something about the race. Trust me on this one, we don’t. It is just a game of odds at this point. It’s filler until the substance arrives. The Gurus of Gold has just put up their chart and there is some consensus here and there but there are also oddities. I have Milk at number 6 for Best Pic but I really do believe it will be nominated. Why did I put it at number six? I have no idea. Back in the day only a few people did these blind predictions with regularity. At some point they became the norm. I do them because I’m asked to do them but I hereby order anyone reading this site to completely disregard them in every way.