With this Scott Feinberg/”Feinberg Files” piece about the odds of Angelina Jolie nabbing a Best Actress nomination for her Changeling performance, it is, I think, fair to say that the enthusiasm levels are neither low nor high. In part because Changeling has been taking hits. I’m sorry, but that’s how things seem to be tumbling as we speak. And Jolie — I think this is fair to say also — has Tom O’Neil to thank for this. Because he started the dialogue about whether the Academy has been unfair or stingy with her. He was looking to help, but look what happened.
