With Dreamworks pushing back of The Soloist, which would have brought two very strong Oscar contending performances to the table from Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey, Jr, it looks like the studio is now pushing for Downey in the Best Supporting Actor category, albeit with a little bit of viral marketing for Downey's character, Kirk Lazarus, from Tropic Thunder. Clever for sure, and while his performance was surely one of the highlights, is it Oscar worthy?

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