THE STUDIO REPORT

Disney / Touchstone

From motors to magic to Mayans, the studio has a well-rounded lineup of possibilities with “Cars,” “The Prestige” and “Apocalypto.”

Focus Features

“Catch a Fire” and “Hollywoodland”

have heat.

Fox Searchlight

Something for all voters: laughs (“Little Miss Sunshine”), political relevance (“The Last King of Scotland,” “Fast Food Nation”) and literary panache (“The History Boys,” “Notes on a Scandal”).

Miramax

Savvy dialogue frames the finely etched performances in “The Queen” and “Venus.”

New Line

“Little Children” leaves a long-lasting, harrowing impression.

Paramount / DreamWorks

The studio has the most mega-production entries: “Dreamgirls,” “Flags of Our Fathers,” “World Trade Center” and “Charlotte’s Web.”

Paramount Vantage

The interweaving stories of “Babel”

make for a notable script.

Picturehouse

“A Prairie Home Companion” dishes media dirt with literary spice. “Pan’s Labyrinth” is easy to follow despite being a true maze of fantasy in Spanish.

Sony-Columbia

Aggressively pushing “Stranger Than Fiction,” the studio is also touting “Running With Scissors,” “The Pursuit of Happyness,” “The Da Vinci Code,” “Marie Antoinette” and “The Holiday.”

Sony Pictures Classics

Considering the success it’s had with foreign-language scripts (Pedro Almodovar won for “Talk to Her”), the studio feels confident about Almodovar’s “Volver” and hopeful about Germany’s foreign-film entry, “The Lives of Others.”

20th Century Fox

“The Devil Wears Prada” is full of media zingers showbiz insiders should notice.

Universal

There’s been some serious tub-thumping for “The Good Shepherd,” “United 93” and “Children of Men.”

Warner Bros.

“The Departed” and “The Good German” look strong, but can director Darren Aronofsky finally get recognized as a writer for his bravely imagined “The Fountain”?

Warner Independent

“For Your Consideration” will be considered seriously by tweaked Oscar voters. “The Painted Veil” and “Infamous” will likely also get strong consideration.

Weinstein Co.

“Bobby” appeals to the political vote, “Miss Potter” to the literary crowd.

-- Tom O’Neil