Nominee:
Alan Arkin
Picture for Nomination:
Argo
Age: 78
From: United States
Filmography:
Stand Up Guys (2012),
The Muppets (2011),
The Change-Up (2011),
Thin Ice (2011),
City Island (2009),
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009),
Marley and Me (2008),
Get Smart (2008),
Sunshine Cleaning (2008),
Rendition (2007),
Raising Flagg (2006),
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006),
The Novice (2006),
Firewall (2006),
Little Miss Sunshine (2006),
Noel (2004),
Eros (2004),
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001),
America's Sweethearts (2001),
Magicians (2000),
Jakob the Liar (1999),
Slums of Beverly Hills (1998),
Gattaca (1997),
Four Days in September (1997),
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997),
Mother Night (1996),
Steal Big Steal Little (1995),
The Jerky Boys (1995),
North (1994),
So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993),
Indian Summer (1993),
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992),
The Rocketeer (1991),
Havana (1990),
Edward Scissorhands (1990),
Wild Boys (1990),
Big Trouble (1986),
Bad Medicine (1985),
Joshua Then and Now (1985),
The Return of Captain Invincible (1983),
The Last Unicorn (1982),
Full Moon High (1981),
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981),
Improper Channels (1981),
Simon (1980),
The Magician of Lublin (1979),
The In-Laws (1979),
Fire Sale (1977),
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976),
Hearts of the West (1975),
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (1975),
Freebie and the Bean (1974),
Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1972),
Deadhead Miles (1972),
Little Murders (1971),
Catch-22 (1970),
The Monitors (1969),
Popi (1969),
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968),
Inspector Clouseau (1968),
Wait Until Dark (1967),
Woman Times Seven (1967),
The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966),
Calypso Heat Wave (1957)
Academy Awards History in Acting:
2007 Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for
Little Miss Sunshine
1969 Best Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
1967 Best Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for
The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming
Achievements in Acting:
2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for
Argo
2013 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for
Argo
2013 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for
Argo
2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for
Little Miss Sunshine
2007 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor for
Little Miss Sunshine
1970 Golden Globes Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama Nomination for
Popi
1969 Golden Globes Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama Nomination for
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
1967 BAFTA Film Awards Best Actor Nomination for
The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming
1967 Golden Globes Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical or Comedy for
The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming
Nominee:
Robert De Niro
Picture for Nomination:
Silver Linings Playbook
Age: 69
From: United States
Filmography:
Freelancers (2012),
Being Flynn (2012),
Red Lights (2012),
New Year's Eve (2011),
Killer Elite (2011),
Limitless (2011),
The Ages of Love (2011),
Little Fockers (2010),
Stone (2010),
Machete (2010),
Everybody's Fine (2009),
Righteous Kill (2008),
What Just Happened (2008),
Stardust (2007),
The Good Shepherd (2006),
Arthur and the Invisibles (2006),
Hide and Seek (2005),
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004),
Meet the Fockers (2004),
Shark Tale (2004),
Godsend (2004),
Analyze That (2002),
City by the Sea (2002),
Showtime (2002),
The Score (2001),
15 Minutes (2001),
Meet the Parents (2000),
Men of Honor (2000),
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000),
Flawless (1999),
Analyze This (1999),
Ronin (1998),
Great Expectations (1998),
Wag the Dog (1997),
Jackie Brown (1997),
Cop Land (1997),
Marvin's Room (1996),
Sleepers (1996),
The Fan (1996),
Heat (1995),
Casino (1995),
One Hundred and One Nights (1995),
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994),
A Bronx Tale (1993),
This Boy's Life (1993),
Mad Dog and Glory (1993),
Night and the City (1992),
Mistress (1992),
Cape Fear (1991),
Backdraft (1991),
Guilty by Suspicion (1991),
Awakenings (1990),
Goodfellas (1990),
Stanley and Iris (1990),
We're No Angels (1989),
Jacknife (1989),
Midnight Run (1988),
The Untouchables (1987),
Angel Heart (1987),
The Mission (1986),
Brazil (1985),
Falling in Love (1984),
Once Upon a Time in America (1984),
The King of Comedy (1982),
True Confessions (1981),
Raging Bull (1980),
The Deer Hunter (1978),
New York, New York (1977),
The Last Tycoon (1976),
1900 (1976),
Taxi Driver (1976),
The Godfather Part II (1974),
Mean Streets (1973),
Bang the Drum Slowly (1973),
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971),
Born to Win (1971),
Jennifer on My Mind (1971),
Hi, Mom! (1970),
Bloody Mama (1970),
Sam's Song (1969),
The Wedding Party (1969),
Greetings (1968),
Young Wolves (1968),
Three Rooms in Manhattan (1965)
Academy Awards History in Acting:
1992 Best Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for
Cape Fear
1991 Best Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for
Awakenings
1981 Best Actor in a Leading Role for
Raging Bull
1979 Best Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for
The Deer Hunter
1977 Best Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for
Taxi Driver
1975 Best Actor in a Supporting Role for
The Godfather Part II
Achievements in Acting:
2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for
Silver Linings Playbook
2001 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Nomination for
Meet the Parents
2000 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Nomination for
Analyze This
1992 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for
Cape Fear
1991 BAFTA Film Awards Best Actor Nomination for
Goodfellas
1989 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Nomination for
Midnight Run
1984 BAFTA Film Awards Best Actor Nomination for
The King of Comedy
1981 BAFTA Film Awards Best Actor Nomination for
Raging Bull
1981 Golden Globes Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama Nomination for
Raging Bull
1981 Venice Film Festival Best Actor for
True Confessions
1979 BAFTA Film Awards Best Actor Nomination for
The Deer Hunter
1979 Golden Globes Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama Nomination for
The Deer Hunter
1978 Golden Globes Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical or Comedy Nomination for
New York, New York
1977 BAFTA Film Awards Best Actor Nomination for
Taxi Driver
1977 Golden Globes Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama Nomination for
Taxi Driver
Nominee:
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Picture for Nomination:
The Master
Age: 45
From: United States
Filmography:
A Late Quartet (2012),
Moneyball (2011),
The Ides of March (2011),
Jack Goes Boating (2010),
The Invention of Lying (2009),
The Boat That Rocked (2009),
Mary and Max (2009),
Doubt (2008),
Synecdoche, New York (2008),
Charlie Wilson's War (2007),
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007),
The Savages (2007),
Mission: Impossible III (2006),
Capote (2005),
Strangers with Candy (2005),
Along Came Polly (2004),
Cold Mountain (2003),
Owning Mahowny (2003),
25th Hour (2002),
Red Dragon (2002),
Punch-Drunk Love (2002),
Love Liza (2002),
Almost Famous (2000),
State and Main (2000),
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999),
Magnolia (1999),
Flawless (1999),
Patch Adams (1998),
Happiness (1998),
The Big Lebowski (1998),
Next Stop Wonderland (1998),
Montana (1998),
Boogie Nights (1997),
Twister (1996),
Hard Eight (1996),
Nobody's Fool (1994),
When a Man Loves a Woman (1994),
The Getaway (1994),
Money for Nothing (1993),
My Boyfriend's Back (1993),
Joey Breaker (1993),
Scent of a Woman (1992),
Leap of Faith (1992),
Szuler (1992),
My New Gun (1992),
Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole (1991)
Academy Awards History in Acting:
2009 Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for
Doubt
2008 Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for
Charlie Wilson's War
2006 Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for
Capote
Achievements in Acting:
2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for
The Master
2013 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for
The Master
2013 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for
The Master
2012 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for
The Ides of March
2012 Venice Film Festival Best Actor for
The Master
2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for
Doubt
2009 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for
Doubt
2009 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for
Doubt
2008 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for
Charlie Wilson's War
2008 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Nomination for
The Savages
2008 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for
Charlie Wilson's War
2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for
Capote
2006 BAFTA Film Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for
Capote
2006 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for
Capote
2000 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for
Flawless
Nominee:
Tommy Lee Jones
Picture for Nomination:
Lincoln
Age: 66
From: United States
Filmography:
Emperor (2012),
Hope Springs (2012),
Men in Black 3 (2012),
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011),
The Company Men (2010),
In the Electric Mist (2009),
In the Valley of Elah (2007),
No Country for Old Men (2007),
A Prairie Home Companion (2006),
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005),
Man of the House (2005),
The Missing (2003),
The Hunted (2003),
Men in Black II (2002),
Space Cowboys (2000),
Rules of Engagement (2000),
Double Jeopardy (1999),
Small Soldiers (1998),
U.S. Marshals (1998),
Men in Black (1997),
Volcano (1997),
Batman Forever (1995),
Cobb (1994),
Natural Born Killers (1994),
Blue Sky (1994),
The Client (1994),
Blown Away (1994),
Heaven and Earth (1993),
The Fugitive (1993),
House of Cards (1993),
Under Siege (1992),
JFK (1991),
Fire Birds (1990),
The Package (1989),
Stormy Monday (1988),
The Big Town (1987),
Black Moon Rising (1986),
The River Rat (1984),
Savage Islands (1983),
Back Roads (1981),
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980),
Eyes of Laura Mars (1978),
The Betsy (1978),
Rolling Thunder (1977),
Jackson County Jail (1976),
Eliza's Horoscope (1975),
Life Study (1973),
Love Story (1970)
Academy Awards History in Acting:
2008 Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for
In the Valley of Elah
1994 Best Actor in a Supporting Role for
The Fugitive
1992 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for
JFK
Achievements in Acting:
2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for
Lincoln
2013 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for
Lincoln
2013 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for
Lincoln
2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for
No Country for Old Men
2008 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for
No Country for Old Men
2005 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor for
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
1994 BAFTA Film Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for
The Fugitive
1994 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for
The Fugitive
1993 BAFTA Film Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for
JFK
1981 Golden Globes Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical or Comedy Nomination for
Coal Miner's Daughter
Nominee:
Christoph Waltz
Picture for Nomination:
Django Unchained
Age: 56
From: Austria
Filmography:
Carnage (2011),
The Three Musketeers (2011),
Water for Elephants (2011),
The Green Hornet (2011),
Inglourious Basterds (2009),
Lapislazuli - Im Auge des Bären (2006),
Berlin Blues (2003),
Gun-Shy (2003),
Pact with the Devil (2003),
Angst (2003),
She (2001),
Death, Deceit and Destiny Aboard the Orient Express (2001),
Queen's Messenger (2001),
Falling Rocks (2000),
Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000),
Die Braut (1999),
Love Scenes from Planet Earth (1998),
Night Time (1998),
Our God's Brother (1997),
Ein Anfang von etwas (1995),
Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe (1991),
St. Petri Schnee (1991),
Quicker Than the Eye (1988),
Wahnfried (1986),
Tristan and Isolde (1981),
Kopfstand (1981),
Breakthrough (1979)
Academy Awards History in Acting:
2010 Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for
Inglourious Basterds
Achievements in Acting:
2013 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor for
Django Unchained
2013 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for
Django Unchained
2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for
Inglourious Basterds
2010 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor for
Inglourious Basterds
2010 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for
Inglourious Basterds
2009 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor for
Inglourious Basterds
Conclusion:
24 February 2013
Who Will Win Likely:
Christoph Waltz for Django Unchained
Who May Be The Spoiler:
Robert DeNiro for Silver Linings Playbook
13 February 2013
Who Will Win Likely:
Christoph Waltz for Django Unchained
Who May Be The Spoiler:
Tommy Lee Jones for Lincoln
28 January 2013
Who Will Win Likely:
Tommy Lee Jones for Lincoln
Who May Be The Spoiler:
Christoph Waltz for Django Unchained
18 January 2013
Who Will Win Likely:
Tommy Lee Jones for Lincoln
Who May Be The Spoiler:
Philip Seymour Hoffman for The Master
Who Should Win:
Philip Seymour Hoffman for The Master
Who got snubbed:
Leonardo DiCaprio for Django Unchained,
Dwight Henry for Beasts of the Southern Wild
Personal Favorite:
Christoph Waltz for Django Unchained
Who Wins?
Christoph Waltz for Django Unchained
