The Hollywood Reporter
BEST MOTION PICTURE DRAMA ACTRESS
WILL WIN Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
BECAUSE she is liked, respected, international and, in the views of almost everyone, gave one of the most complex and fully-realized performances this year. That all being said, one should always be careful about betting against a dame: Judi Dench was terrific too in a movie that the HFPA liked even more than Jasmine, the British drama Philomena, so she is probably the most likely alternative.
SHOULD WIN Cate Blanchett
BECAUSE repeat viewing reveals myriad details that make this choice easy.
They had a short-lived come back while Gaga was slaying the pre-orders 
ALL gone. 
