Kidman is the
obvious bet for consolation prize: it feels like she's moving into the Grande Dame phase of her career in which every major role she takes has one eye on the little gold fella, and if a lot of the time she's going to aim and miss (the specter of «Grace of Monaco» hovers on the horizon, not eligible
here yet, but still its stinking word of mouth and distribution troubles are already part of the narrative), in general the Academy loves a trier, so a
nod for something as unexceptional - but - prestigey as «The Railway Man» would not be out of the question.