Steve Carell Age: 52 Film: Foxcatcher Role: John du Pont, mentally disturbed multimillionaire who hopes to win his mother’s approval and the nation’s admiration by turning his property, Foxcatcher Farm, into the premiere training facility for the U.S. Olympic wrestling team. While trying to make his dream a reality, du Pont becomes …
Robert Duvall Age: 84 Film: The Judge Role: Judge Joseph Palmer, a big man in a small town who finds himself accused of murder after a hit-and-run accident that he claims he can’t recall. Fortunately, Palmer’s son Hank is a successful big city defense attorney. Unfortunately, Hank hasn’t been home in years. …
Patricia Arquette Age: 46 Film: Boyhood Role: Olivia, divorced mother of young protagonist Mason and his sister Samantha. Perpetually frustrated by her inability to form a stable, satisfying, lasting romantic relationship, Olivia devotes all her energy to improving her situation so that she’s able to provide a comfortable life for herself …
American Hustle Nominated Producer(s): Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison, and Jonathan Gordon Director: David O. Russell Writers: Eric Singer, David O. Russell Cast: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner, Louis C.K., Michael Peña, Jack Huston, Colleen Camp, Surprise Guest Star Plot: In the 1970s, a …
Barkhad Abdi Age: 28 Film: Captain Phillips Role: Abduwali Muse, the Somali fisherman-turned-pirate who leads a hijacking attempt on the American cargo ship Maersk Alabama and takes its captain, Richard Phillips hostage in hopes of securing a huge ransom from the insurance company in the United States. Muse does not expect …
Sally Hawkins Age: 37 Film: Blue Jasmine Role: Ginger, the meek, well-meaning, slightly insecure, San Francisco working class woman who gives her financially ruined and psychologically destroyed sister Jasmine a place to stay as the latter attempts to recover from a mental breakdown in the wake of her husband’s arrest for …
Christian Bale Age: 40 on January 30, 2014 Film: American Hustle Role: Irving Rosenfeld, a small time crook in the 1970s, forced to get in over his head when an FBI agent entraps him, arrests his girlfriend, and pressures them both to participate in an elaborate sting designed to incriminate a …
Amy Adams Age: 39 Film: American Hustle Role: Sydney Prosser, an American woman who has clawed her way up from an undesirable life using her wits and her sexuality (when necessary) for survival. After falling in love with two-bit con-artist (and married man) Irving Rosenfeld, Sydney helps him con the desperate …
Amour Nominated Producer(s): Margaret Ménégoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka, Michael KatzDirector: Michael HanekeWriter: Michael HanekeCast: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, and Isabelle Huppert Plot: Retired music teachers, octogenarians Georges and Anne live quietly and happily in their apartment until Anne suddenly experiences the onset of small strokes because of a blockage that …
Jessica Chastain Age: 35 Film: Zero Dark Thirty Role: Maya, the driven CIA operative who after being recruited out of high school spends the better part of a decade (and her entire professional life) actively searching for Osama bin Laden until she finally finds him and convinces her superiors to …
