Six Degrees of Brenda

Yes, folks, it's Oscar time again, and that means our new edition of the "Six Degrees" game- linking all the nominees to Brenda through movies only.

Data courtesy the Oracle of Bacon at Virginia.

 

BEST ACTOR

Phillip Seymour Hoffman (Capote) has a Strong factor of 1;

Hoffman was in Red Dragon with Brenda.

Terrence Howard (Hustle and Flow) has a Strong factor of 2

         Howard was in Get Rich or Die Tryin' with Bill Duke:

         Duke was in Red Dragon with Brenda.

Heath Ledger (Brokeback Mountain) has a Strong factor of 2;

Ledger  was in Brokeback Mountain with Graham Beckel:

Beckel was in Black Dog with Brenda.

Joaquin Phoenix (Walk the Line) has a Strong facotr of  2

            Phoenix was in To Die For with Nicole Kidman

            Kidman was in My Life with Brenda.

David Straithairn (Good Night and Good Luck) has a Strong factor of 2

             Straithairn was in A Midsummer Night's Dream with Michelle Pfieffer:

              Pfieffer was in The Deep End of the Ocean with Brenda.

BEST ACTRESS

Judi Dench (Mrs. Henderson Presents) has a Strong factor of 2;

Dench was in The World is Not Enough with Denise Richards:

Richards was in Starship Troopers with Brenda

Felicity Huffman (Transamerica) has a Strong factor of 2;

Huffman was in Magnolia with Phillip Seymour Hoffman;

Hoffman was in Red Dragon with Brenda.

Keira Knightley (Pride and Prejudice)  has a Strong factor of 3;

Knightley was in Love Actually with Liam Neeson:

Neeson was in Schindler's List with Ralph Finnes:

Finnes was in Red Dragon with Brenda.

Charlize Theron (North Country) has a Strong factor of 2;

         Theron was in The Italian Job with Edward Norton;

         Norton was in Red Dragon with Brenda

Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line) has a Strong factor of 2;

Witherspoon was in Little Nicky with Harvey Keitel:

Keitel was in Red Dragon with Brenda.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

George Clooney (Syriana) has a Strong factor of 2;

Clooney was in The Peacemaker with Nicole Kidman:

Kidman was in Malice with Brenda.

Matt Dillon (Crash) has a Strong factor of 2;

Dillon was in Herbie: Fully Loaded with Michael Keaton:

Keaton was in My Life with Brenda.

Paul Giamatti (Cinderella Man) has a Strong factor of 2;

Giamatti  was in The Truman Show with Harry Shearer:

Shearer was in  Teddy Bears' Picnic with Brenda.

Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain) has a Strong factor of 2;

           Gyllenhaal was in Proof with Gwyenth Paltrow:

           Paltrow was in Malice with Brenda.

William Hurt (A History of Violence) has a Strong factor of 2;

            Hurt was in Tuck Everlasting with Jonathan Jackson:

            Jackson was in The Deep End of the Ocean with Brenda


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Amy Adams (Junebug) has a Strong factor of 2;

Adams was in Drop Dead Gorgeous with Denise Richards:

Richards was in Starship Troopers with Brenda.

Catherine Keener (Capote) has a Strong factor of 2;

Keener was in  Capote with Phillip Seymour Hoffman:

Hoffman was in Red Dragon with Brenda.

Frances McDormand (North Country) has a Strong factor of 2;

McDormand was in Almost Famous with Phillip Seymour Hoffman:

Hoffman was in Red Dragon with Brenda.

Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener) has a Strong factor of 2;

Weisz was in The Constant Gardener with Ralph Finnes:

Finnes was in Red Dragon with Brenda.

 Michelle Williams (Brokeback Mountain) has a Strong factor of 2;

Williams was in A Thousand Acres with Michelle Pfieffer:

Pfieffer was in The Deep End of the Ocean with Brenda.

By the way,  this years host, Jon Stewart, has a Strong factor of 2;

                    Stewart was in Death to Smoochy with Edward Norton:

                    Norton was in Red Dragon with Brenda.

 

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