Nominees: Best Actor

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Richard Jenkins - The Visitor

Richard Jenkins - The Visitor

Richard Jenkins gives a subtle, unstated performance as a lonely economics professor who befriends an immigrant couple squatting in his Manhattan apartment. This is his first Oscar nomination. more »


2%
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon

Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon

Frank Langella reprises his Tony award-winning role as disgraced former president Richard Nixon in "Frost/Nixon." This is his first Oscar nomination. more »


4%
Sean Penn - Milk

Sean Penn - Milk

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Sean Penn completely disappears into his part as Harvey Milk in "Milk," the first openly gay elected official in America. He has three previous Oscar nominations and one win. more »


19%
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

As Benjamin Button in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," a man who ages backwards, Brad Pitt gives a nuanced performance for a challenging role. He's been nominated once for an Oscar. more »


45%
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

Mickey Rourke delivers a tour-de-force performance and makes the come-back of the year playing has-been wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson in "The Wrestler." This is Rourke's first Oscar nomination. more »


31%
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