Oscars 2012: One Star, Two Oscar-Worthy Performances

Because the Oscar race shapes up, several top stars and filmmakers could find their greatest competition for any nomination is ... themselves. A minimum of 10 of the year's greatest overachievers are able to be nominated for not merely one but two movies. And maybe even a lot more than two if you are running odds for, say, Jessica Chastain, how can you decide whether 'The Help,' 'The Tree of Existence,' or 'Take Shelter' is probably to earn her a go in an Academy Award? By reading through our handicapping, below. For additional around the Oscar race, mind to GoldDerby.com [CLICK PHOTO To Produce GALLERY] Oscars 2012: One Star, Two (or even more) Oscar-Worthy Performances George Clooney in 'The Descendants'George Clooney in 'The Ides of March'Brad Pitt in 'Moneyball'Brad Pitt in 'The Tree of Existence'Ryan Gosling in 'The Ides of March'Ryan Gosling in 'Drive'Jessica Chastain in 'The Tree of Existence'Jessica Chastain in 'The Help'Jessica Chastain in 'Take Shelter'Viola Davis in 'The Help'Viola Davis in 'Extremely Noisy and extremely Close'Michael Fassbender in 'Shame'Michael Fassbender in 'A Harmful Method'Carey Mulligan in 'Shame'Carey Mulligan in 'Drive'Steven Spielberg for 'War Equine'Steven Spielberg for 'The Adventures of Tintin'Steve Zaillian for 'Moneyball'Steve Zaillian for 'The Girl Using the Dragon Tattoo'Abi Morgan for 'Shame'Abi Morgan for 'The Iron Lady' See All Moviefone Art galleries » [Photo: The new sony] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook Follow Gary Susman on Twitter: @garysusman