Based on previews:
best actor, Will Smith in The Pursuit of Happyness
best actress, Maggie Gyllenhaal in Sherrybaby
Interestingly enough these films and the main actors' portrayals are about people down on their luck either by their own fault or the forces of society or a mixture of both and who want to succeed and recconnect with their young children a boy and girl respectively. Powerful performances that push us all to pursue our lives to the utmost in recognition of future generations and in the end our own selves. Happyness will reaffirm Smith's acting abilities that have shone before in more comedic and blockbuster films. Sherrybaby finally gives Gyllenhaal a lead role to showcase her amazing abilities in full force to an audience more accustomed to her talents at the point.