I just read your words again, and you show an undeniable bias towards George Clooney. You say that he deserves the award more because of his "public service record" vs. Daniel Day-Lewis who is an "international maverick with a reputation for irascibility." Daniel Day-Lewis has never shown that he is quick to anger that you accuse him of. He interrupted his interview with Oprah to comment on Heath Legder's death (it had just happened), and how much he enjoyed his performances, though he had never met him before in his life! He dedicated his SAG award to Heath. In all of his interviews, he appears to be an articulate and down to earth person who could care less about all the hype around his performance. Maybe you should do some research before you falsely character assassinate someone. Are you really an unbiased newspaper because this article shows none of this! While it is noble that George Clooney does public service (I'm sure Daniel does some of this but with less publicity than George), the Academy Awards is about acting and not about the actors personal life! George was excellent in Michael Clayton. However, Daniel's acting was beyond just excellent. Because of this, he deserves the award, and lots of critics from other papers with true UNBIASED reporting believe the same.