Alan ArkinAge: 78 Film: Argo Role: Lester Siegel, the veteran Hollywood producer who agrees to help CIA operative Mendez make a fake movie in order to rescuesix Americans who escaped from the Iranian Embassy during the Hostage Crisis. Nomination History:Won Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 2007 for Little Miss Sunshine …
Bradley Cooper Age: 38 Film: Silver Linings Playbook Role: Pat Solitano, a thirty-something man struggling to make sense of a new diagnosis of bipolar disorder after a violent episode and attempting to reconcile with his wife despite her restraining order against him. Nomination History: This is Cooper’s first nomination. Why …
Amy Adams Age: 38 Film: The Master Role: Peggy, the devoted (and controlling) wife of charismatic, up-and-coming cult leader Lancaster Dodd, the thinly veiled fictional equivalent of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. Nomination History: Previously nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Junebug (2005), Doubt (2008), and The Fighter (2010). Why She …
Bérénice Bejo Age: 35 Film: The Artist Role: Peppy Miller, an up-and-coming star of talkies who has an early, career-making brush with silent star George Valentin and carries a torch for him even after his rapid fall into obscurity. Nomination History: This is Bejo’s first nomination. Why She Should Win …
Kenneth Branagh Age: 51 Film: My Week with Marilyn Role: Sir Laurence Olivier Nomination History: Previously nominated for Best Actor for Henry V (1989). Previously nominated for Best Director for Henry V (1989). Previously nominated for Best Adapted screenplay for Hamlet (1996). Previously nominated for Best Live-Action Short Film for Swan …
Glenn Close Age: 64 Film: Albert Nobbs Role: Albert Nobbs, a woman posing as a man in order to work as a waiter and live safely in nineteenth century Dublin. Nomination History: Previously nominated for Best Actress three times for The Big Chill (1983), Fatal Attraction (1987), and Dangerous Liaisons (1988). Previously …
Demián Bichir Age: 48 Film: A Better Life Role: Carlos Galindo, an undocumented worker, single father, and longtime L.A. resident who buys a truck in order to start his own lawn care business to provide a better future for his teenaged son. Nomination History: This is Bichir’s first nomination. Why …
The Artist Nominated Producer(s): Thomas Langmann Director: Michel Hazanavicius Writer: Michel Hazanavicius Cast: Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman, Penelope Ann Miller, James Cromwell, Uggi (the dog), Missi Pyle, Beth Grant Plot: George Valentin, a huge silent movie star in 1920s Hollywood, finds himself suddenly displaced by the advent of …
