I wouldn't be surprised if Hoffman wins Best Actor.

Rating: 10/10 (20 February 2006)

Beyond just showing Truman Capote (Philip Seymour Hoffman) writing "In Cold Blood", "Capote" shows how he got very interested in the killers and basically made a celebrity out of Perry Smith. And you'd better believe that Hoffman really gets into the role; he gets into it the same way that Jamie Foxx got into Ray Charles and Joaquin Phoenix got into Johnny Cash. If this movie has any faults, it's that we leave wondering what else happened during Capote's lifetime. But since that's not really important to the plot, there's no need to worry about it. This movie is well done in every sense. Not only does Hoffman seem very likely to win Best Actor, but Catherine Keener seems likely to also win an Oscar for playing Harper Lee. Also starring are Bruce Greenwood, Chris Cooper, and Bob Balaban.
The Golden Globe wins of GLBT-themed movies "Brokeback Mountain", "Capote", and "Transamerica" led Jay Leno to call it "God's way of punishing Pat Robertson". There is an interesting similarity in the setting of the first two. They both have very remote settings (although the former is moving into the Rocky Mountains) and somewhat low-key plots leading up to something more severe. All in all, "Capote" is a modern classic.
One really funny part is at the beginning when we learn that Capote, who came from the South, had previously written a novel in which...well, you'll see what I mean if you watch the movie.