Well, the locks are becoming unlocked. Earlier this month “Chicago’s” Rob Marshall took home the Director’s Guild Award. Suddenly it seems possible that the first-time director could keep the esteemed vet in the winless column. And as for Nicholson, many Hollywood insiders are insisting that it won’t be Jack’s year after all–that “About Schmidt” has lost its heat. The new front runner is Daniel Day-Lewis for Scorsese’s “Gangs of New York.” Variety recently wondered aloud if Day-Lewis would be hurt by the fact that he doesn’t seem to care for acting and works very infrequently. Presto. The next day Variety announced that Day-Lewis had just committed to starring in a movie directed by his wife, Rebecca Miller. Nobody’s giving up without a fight.
