HOPEFULS

Should William Hurt win best actor for his performance in “Children of a Lesser God,” it would mark the first time since 1938 that one man has won that award two years in a row. Hurt (who won in 1986 for “Kiss of the Spider Woman”) would repeat Spencer Tracy’s feat in 1937--when Tracy won for “Captains Courageous”--and in 1938, when the actor won again for “Boys Town.”