Ford v Ferrari Nominated Producers: Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, James Mangold Director: James MangoldWriters: Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, Jason Keller Cast: Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Caitriona Balfe, Noah Jupe, Tracy Letts, Josh Lucas, Jon Bernthal, Remo Girone, Ray McKinnon, and others. Plot: In the 1960s, Henry Ford II is desperate …
Cynthia Erivo Age: 33 Film: Harriet Role: Harriet Tubman, who escapes slavery and runs North to freedom, then returns South (again and again) to rescue others as a conductor on the Underground Railroad. Guided by revelations from God, Harriet lives her life with a sense of certainty, courage, and conviction …
Tom HanksAge: 63Film: A Beautiful Day in the NeighborhoodRole: Mr. Rogers, your favorite neighbor and mine. Nomination History:Won Best Actor Oscar in 1994 for Philadelphia (1993) and in 1995 for Forest Gump (1994). Previously nominated for Best Actor for Big (1988) and Castaway (2000). Egregiously snubbed for Best Actor for …
Antonio BanderasAge: 59Film: Pain and Glory (Dolor y Gloria)Role: Salvador Mallo, an aging film director in constant physical and psychological pain, initiating and recalling conversations, reflecting on the ruin of his life, and learning to see (and create new) triumphs. Nomination History:This is Banderas’s first nomination. Why He Should Win:I’m …
Kathy BatesAge: 71Film: Richard JewellRole: Bobi Jewell, loving mother of Richard Jewell, the security guard at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games who discovered a bomb in Centennial Park and was hailed as a hero…for about five minutes until the press leaked that the FBI suspected him of the crime. Frustrated …
Green Book Nominated Producer(s): Jim Burke, Charles B. Wessler, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly, and Nick Vallelonga Director: Peter Farrelly Writer: Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini, Frank Vallelonga, Nick Vallelonga, Ninja Devoe, and others. Plot: In the early 1960s, night club bouncer Tony …
Black Panther Nominated Producer: Kevin FeigeDirector: Ryan CooglerWriter: Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole Cast: Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Angela Bassett, Andy Serkis, Sterling K. Brown, Winston Duke, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, John Kani, Florence Kasumba, Forest Whitaker, Michael B. Jordan, and others Plot: Wakanda forever! (That’s …
Mahershala AliAge: 44 (45 on February 16th)Film: Green BookRole: Dr. Don Shirley, a renowned African American concert pianist who plans leave New York and go on tour in several states in the early 1960s. Since many of his performances will be in the Deep South, Dr. Shirley needs a driver/body …
Yalitza Aparicio Age: 25 Film: Roma Role: Cleo, a young domestic servant who never fails to complete her mundane daily chores as she navigates complex emotions arising from her unplanned pregnancy and the crisis facing the family that employs (and cares for) her. Cleo is the fictive incarnation of Libo, …
Christian BaleAge: 45Film: ViceRole: Dick Cheney, unorthodox Vice President of the United States who does dark and terrible things to keep America safe and lives largely for his wife’s approval (and also because he has a donor heart). Nomination History:Won Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 2011 for The Fighter (2010). …
