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With so much uncertainty in the earliest round, consensus No. 1 picks are rare, but that\u2019s just what Jessie Buckley of \u201cHamnet\u201d<\/a> is \u2014 one of only two in the entire BuzzMeter poll. She has double<\/i> the points of runner-up Renate Reinsve, who is just one tally ahead of Emma Stone.<\/p>\n Saying it feels \u201cinevitable\u201d that Buckley will one day win, Robert Daniels calls her work in \u201cHamnet\u201d \u201ca gut-wrenching performance \u2026 Jessie Buckley\u2019s fearless turn echoes with the force of a primal scream.\u201d<\/p>\n Among the other contenders, Glenn Whipp asks of the upcoming \u201cWicked: For Good,\u201d \u201cWill voters be into it or over it? That\u2019s a coin flip. More certain: Cynthia Erivo will rip out our hearts in the sequel<\/a>.\u201d Dave Karger wonders if one star has the makeup to land in the top five: \u201c\u2018Christy\u2019 star Sydney Sweeney<\/a> will try to ride her strong Toronto buzz to a first nomination.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Katie Walsh highlights one of the perils of long-range predictions \u2014 occasional category uncertainty: \u201cShould Emily Blunt go lead for \u2018The Smashing Machine,\u2019 or supporting?\u201d Blunt\u2019s roller-coaster performance as a champion wrestler\u2019s love \u2014 and perhaps his most dangerous opponent \u2014 is hard to pin down.<\/p>\n As for Seyfried, at press time “The Testament of Ann Lee” doesn’t yet have a distributor. But perhaps the lead’s strong showing on the BuzzMeter will be an inducement to change that.<\/p>\n 1. Jessie Buckley, \u201cHamnet\u201d<\/b>
2. Renate Reinsve, \u201cSentimental Value\u201d<\/b>
3. Emma Stone, \u201cBugonia\u201d<\/b>
4. Amanda Seyfried, \u201cThe Testament of Ann Lee\u201d<\/b>
5. Cynthia Erivo, \u201cWicked: For Good\u201d<\/b>
6. Rose Byrne, \u201cIf I Had Legs I’d Kick You\u201d
7. Tessa Thompson, \u201cHedda\u201d
8. Jennifer Lawrence, \u201cDie, My Love\u201d<\/p>\n