12/21 Oscarweb Round-up
• "There Will Be Blood" and "Zodiac" top a critics poll of the year's best. [indieWIRE]• Gerard Kennedy surveys the top contenders for Best Original Song. [In Contention]
• Award Central begins its Golden Globes countdown in the Features department. [Variety]
• Pete Hammond weighs in on SAG and the blows felt by "Atonement" and "Sweeney Todd" yesterday. [The Envelope]
• But Tom O'Neil makes sure it's clear that the winner of Best Cast doesn't always forecast the winner of Best Picture. [Gold Derby]
• And David Poland is bored with the announcement, as usual. [The Hot Blog]
• Sasha Stone has a comparison chart for contending performances this Oscar season across three awards-giving bodies. [Awards Daily]
• Gurus 2.0 go on the record again, pre-SAG, having hastily knocked "Into the Wild" down far too many pegs in response to the HFPA near shut-out. [Movie City News]
• Nathaniel Rogers can't get "Sweeney" tunes out of his head. [The Film Experience]
• Hank Rosenfeld draws out the similarities between Nicole Kidman's evil Ms. Coulter ("The Golden Compass") and conservative nut-job Ann Coulter. [Los Angeles Times]
• Scott Bowles gets in some quality time with Daniel Day-Lewis. [USA Today]
• And a final list of awards designations before the holiday, courtesy of yours truly. [In Contention]
Red Carpet District is Variety contributor Kristopher Tapley's attempt at making sense of the ever-expanding glut of film awards coverage. He's been on the beat for six years. Email 
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