Oscar Buzz: Who Could Be Set For Nods In The Supporting Actress Race?

Across the last week or so, with film festival season in remission after the end of the New York Film Festival, we've been taking the temperature of the acting Oscar races. We've examined the stacked Best Actor possibilities, the less obviously stacked Best Actress line-up and the decidedly thin Best Supporting Actor potentials already, and now it's time to look at Best Supporting Actress.

The category has the potential to be one of the more interesting this year: among the potentials are a once-famous star who's mostly been absent from the big screen in the time it took to shoot the movie she could be nominated for, a former starlet chasing her first nomination in nearly a decade, and Meryl Streep. Always with the Meryl Streep. But there's plenty to come that could end up throwing the race for a loop. Take a look at our thoughts below, and let us know who you want to see nominated in the comments.

Front-Runners:
For once, this category looks more packed than their male...