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For Oscar's Best Actress Category, It's Slim Pickings With the Oscar nominations looming, film critic Bob Mondello notes that there seem to be dozens of men in the running for best actor, but almost no women on the distaff side of the equation.

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For Oscar's Best Actress Category, It's Slim Pickings

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For Oscar's Best Actress Category, It's Slim Pickings

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With the Oscar nominations looming, film critic Bob Mondello notes that there seem to be dozens of men in the running for best actor, but almost no women on the distaff side of the equation.