Imelda Staunton delivers "a career-best performance" in Mike Leigh's period drama Vera Drake. It was nominated for a clutch of Oscars, but Staunton and Leigh both went away empty-handed on the night.

Ashton Kutcher is the hapless white boy who struggles to impress his prospective African-American father-in-law (played by Bernie Mac) in comedy Guess Who. Although it's billed as a remake of ...