Nominee:
Robert Duvall
Picture for Nomination:
The Judge
Age: 84
From: United States
Filmography:
A Night in Old Mexico (2013),
Jack Reacher (2012),
Jayne Mansfield's Car (2012),
Seven Days in Utopia (2012),
Crazy Heart (2009),
Get Low (2009),
The Road (2009),
Four Christmases (2008),
We Own the Night (2007),
Lucky You (2007),
Thank You for Smoking (2005),
Kicking and Screaming (2005),
Secondhand Lions (2003),
Open Range (2003),
Gods and Generals (2003),
Assassination Tango (2002),
John Q (2002),
The 6th Day (2000),
A Shot at Glory (2000),
Gone in 60 Seconds (2000),
A Civil Action (1998),
Deep Impact (1998),
The Gingerbread Man (1998),
The Apostle (1997),
Sling Blade (1996),
Phenomenon (1996),
A Family Thing (1996),
The Scarlet Letter (1995),
Something to Talk About (1995),
The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995),
The Paper (1994),
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993),
Geronimo: An American Legend (1993),
Falling Down (1993),
The Plague (1992),
Newsies (1992),
Convicts (1991),
Rambling Rose (1991),
Days of Thunder (1990),
A Show of Force (1990),
The Handmaid's Tale (1990),
Colors (1988),
Hotel Colonial (1987),
Let's Get Harry (1986),
Belizaire the Cajun (1986),
The Lightship (1986),
The Natural (1984),
The Stone Boy (1984),
Tender Mercies (1983),
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981),
True Confessions (1981),
The Great Santini (1979),
Apocalypse Now (1979),
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978),
The Betsy (1978),
The Greatest (1977),
The Eagle Has Landed (1976),
Network (1976),
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976),
The Killer Elite (1975),
Breakout (1975),
The Godfather Part II (1974),
The Conversation (1974),
The Outfit (1973),
Badge 373 (1973),
Lady Ice (1973),
Joe Kidd (1972),
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972),
Tomorrow (1972),
The Godfather (1972),
Lawman (1971),
THX 1138 (1971),
The Revolutionary (1970),
MASH (1970),
The Rain People (1969),
True Grit (1969),
Bullitt (1968),
The Detective (1968),
Countdown (1967),
The Chase (1966),
Nightmare in the Sun (1965),
Captain Newman, M.D. (1963),
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Academy Awards History in Acting:
1999 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for
A Civil Action
1998 Best Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for
The Apostle
1984 Best Actor in a Leading Role for
Tender Mercies
1981 Best Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for
The Great Santini
1980 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for
Apocalypse Now
1973 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for
The Godfather
Achievements in Acting:
2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for
The Judge
2015 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for
The Judge
2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for
Get Low
1999 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for
A Civil Action
1999 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for
A Civil Action
1998 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for
The Apostle
1985 Venice Film Festival Best Actor for
The Lightship
1984 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for
Tender Mercies
1980 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor for
Apocalypse Now
1980 Golden Globes Best Motion Picture Actor in a Supporting Role for
Apocalypse Now
1981 Venice Film Festival Best Actor for
True Confessions
1978 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for
Network
1973 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for
The Godfather
Nominee:
Ethan Hawke
Picture for Nomination:
Boyhood
Age: 44
From: United States
Filmography:
Good Kill (2014),
Cymbeline (2014),
Predestination (2014),
Getaway (2013),
The Purge (2013),
Before Midnight (2013),
Total Recall (2012),
Sinister (2012),
The Woman in the Fifth (2011),
Daybreakers (2009),
Little New York (2009),
Brooklyn's Finest (2009),
What Doesn't Kill You (2008),
New York, I Love You (2008),
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007),
The Hottest State (2006),
Fast Food Nation (2006),
Lord of War (2005),
One Last Thing... (2005),
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005),
Taking Lives (2004),
Before Sunset (2004),
The Jimmy Show (2001),
Training Day (2001),
Chelsea Walls (2001),
Tape (2001),
Waking Life (2001),
Hamlet (2000),
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999),
Joe the King (1999),
The Velocity of Gary (1998),
The Newton Boys (1998),
Great Expectations (1998),
Gattaca (1997),
Search and Destroy (1995),
Before Sunrise (1995),
Quiz Show (1994),
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994),
Floundering (1994),
Reality Bites (1994),
Alive (1993),
Rich in Love (1992),
Waterland (1992),
A Midnight Clear (1992),
Mystery Date (1991),
White Fang (1991),
Dad (1989),
Dead Poets Society (1989),
Explorers (1985)
Academy Awards History in Acting:
2002 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for
Training Day
Achievements in Acting:
2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for
Boyhood
2015 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for
Boyhood
2015 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for
Boyhood
2002 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for
Training Day
Nominee:
Edward Norton
Picture for Nomination:
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Age: 45
From: United States
Filmography:
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014),
The Bourne Legacy (2012),
Moonrise Kingdom (2012),
The Dictator (2012),
Stone (2010),
Leaves of Grass (2009),
The Invention of Lying (2009),
Pride and Glory (2008),
The Incredible Hulk (2008),
The Painted Veil (2006),
The Illusionist (2006),
Down in the Valley (2005),
Kingdom of Heaven (2005),
After the Sunset (2004),
The Italian Job (2003),
25th Hour (2002),
Red Dragon (2002),
Frida (2002),
Death to Smoochy (2002),
The Score (2001),
Keeping the Faith (2000),
Fight Club (1999),
Rounders (1998),
American History X (1998),
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996),
Everyone Says I Love You (1996),
Primal Fear (1996)
Academy Awards History in Acting:
1999 Best Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for
American History X
1997 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for
Primal Fear
Achievements in Acting:
2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2015 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2015 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
1997 BAFTA Film Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for
Primal Fear
1997 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for
Primal Fear
Nominee:
Mark Ruffalo
Picture for Nomination:
Foxcatcher
Age: 47
From: United States
Filmography:
Infinitely Polar Bear (2014),
Begin Again (2013),
Now You See Me (2013),
Iron Man 3 (2013),
Thanks for Sharing (2012),
The Avengers (2012),
Margaret (2011),
Date Night (2010),
Shutter Island (2010),
The Kids Are All Right (2010),
Sympathy for Delicious (2010),
Where the Wild Things Are (2009),
What Doesn't Kill You (2008),
The Brothers Bloom (2008),
Blindness (2008),
Reservation Road (2007),
Zodiac (2007),
All the King's Men (2006),
Rumor Has It... (2005),
Just Like Heaven (2005),
Collateral (2004),
13 Going on 30 (2004),
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004),
We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004),
In the Cut (2003),
View from the Top (2003),
My Life Without Me (2003),
Windtalkers (2002),
XX/XY (2002),
The Last Castle (2001),
Apartment 12 (2000),
Committed (2000),
You Can Count on Me (2000),
Ride with the Devil (1999),
54 (1998),
Safe Men (1998),
A Fish in the Bathtub (1998),
The Last Big Thing (1996),
Blood Money (1996),
The Dentist (1996),
The Destiny of Marty Fine (1996),
Mirror Mirror 3: The Voyeur (1995),
There Goes My Baby (1994),
A Gift from Heaven (1994),
Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance (2000)
Academy Awards History in Acting:
2011 Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for
The Kids Are All Right
Achievements in Acting:
2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for
Foxcatcher
2015 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for
Foxcatcher
2015 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for
Foxcatcher
2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for
The Kids Are All Right
2011 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for
The Kids Are All Right
Nominee:
J.K. Simmons
Picture for Nomination:
Whiplash
Age: 60
From: United States
Filmography:
Ava and Lala (2014),
Men, Women and Children (2014),
The Rewrite (2014),
Murder of a Cat (2014),
The Boxcar Children (2014),
Break Point (2014),
Barefoot (2014),
Labor Day (2013),
3 Geezers! (2013),
Dark Skies (2013),
Jobs (2013),
Adventure Planet (2012),
The Words (2012),
Contraband (2012),
Young Adult (2011),
The Good Doctor (2011),
The Music Never Stopped (2011),
True Grit (2010),
Megamind (2010),
An Invisible Sign (2010),
A Beginner's Guide to Endings (2010),
Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010),
Crazy on the Outside (2010),
Jennifer's Body (2009),
Up in the Air (2009),
Extract (2009),
Post Grad (2009),
Aliens in the Attic (2009),
I Love You, Man (2009),
Red Sands (2009),
The Way of War (2009),
New in Town (2009),
The Vicious Kind (2009),
Burn After Reading (2008),
Rendition (2007),
Juno (2007),
Postal (2007),
Spider-Man 3 (2007),
The Astronaut Farmer (2006),
First Snow (2006),
Thank You for Smoking (2005),
Harsh Times (2005),
Spider-Man 2 (2004),
The Ladykillers (2004),
Hidalgo (2004),
Off the Map (2003),
Spider-Man (2002),
The Mexican (2001),
The Gift (2000),
Autumn in New York (2000),
Beautiful Joe (2000),
For Love of the Game (1999),
The Cider House Rules (1999),
Hit and Runway (1999),
Above Freezing (1998),
Celebrity (1998),
Anastasia (1997),
The Jackal (1997),
Crossing Fields (1997),
Love Walked In (1997),
Extreme Measures (1996),
The First Wives Club (1996),
The Scout (1994),
Pom Poko (1994),
The Ref (1994)
Academy Awards History in Acting:
This is his first nomination in Acting Categories.
Achievements in Acting:
2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for
Whiplash
2015 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor for
Whiplash
2015 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for
Whiplash
Conclusion:
22 February 2015
Who Will Win Likely:
J.K. Simmons for Whiplash
Who May Be Alternate:
Edward Norton for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
9 February 2015
Who Will Win Likely:
J.K. Simmons for Whiplash
Who May Be Alternate:
Edward Norton for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
1 February 2015
Who Will Win Likely:
J.K. Simmons for Whiplash
Who May Be Alternate:
Edward Norton for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Who Should Win:
J.K. Simmons for Whiplash
Who Got Snubbed:
Josh Brolin for Inherent Vice,
Miyavi for Unbroken
Personal Favorite:
Edward Norton for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Who Wins?
J.K. Simmons for Whiplash
