Interestingly, for as non-Oscary as this list is, the Best Supporting
Actor nominations here are very likely to be the exact same five that end up nominated on Oscar morning.
Without question, he seems like he'll be in contention for a Best
Actor nomination here.
Not exact matches
If Robert Downey Jr. (the Steve Martin to Galifianakis» John Candy in Phillips» upcoming Due Date) could garner a supporting
actor Academy Award
nomination for Tropic Thunder, there's no good reason Galifianakis couldn't have done so
here, had Warner Bros. campaigned for it.
Fortunately, he managed to enlist Robert Redford as his leading man, and though the veteran
actor hasn't delivered a noteworthy performance in several years, it would be crazy to think that he won't earn an Oscar
nomination for his work
here.
• Oscar Isaac, who made his deepest previous impression on me in Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive, has his coming - out party as a major talent
here: In almost any year other than 2013, he would have been a lock for a Best
Actor nomination.
It wouldn't be at all surprising if Pattinson earned a Best
Actor nomination for his riveting work
here.
I would be more surprised if Dafoe does not pick up his third Academy Award
nomination for his turn
here than if he wins the Best Supporting
Actor award last claimed by Moonlight's Mahershala Ali.
The
nominations for the 20th Screen
Actors Guild Awards are tomorrow and we have your surefire predictions right
here.
Jake Gyllenhaal of «Nightcrawler,» who also received a SAG Award
nomination yesterday, also made the cut
here, as did «Selma»
actor David Oyelowo.
Jake Gyllenhaal earned a Critics Choice Award Best
Actor nomination for «Stronger», but he didn't make it into the Best
Actor in a Drama category
here.
Two other big surprises were found in Female
Actor in a Leading Role where Sarah Silverman found a
nomination for her indie drama I Smile Back and in Male
Actor in a Supporting Role, Michael Shannon in 99 Homes follows up his LA critics win with a mention
here.
The most inspired move
here would be a Supporting
Actor nomination for Rhys Ifans, whose Earl of Oxford and supposed true Shakespeare, Edward de Vere, is less the lead character than the vivid standout of an ensemble.
For all who thought he was robbed an Oscar nod for Fruitvale Station, get ready to get your dander up once again, because he's even better
here, and likely, once again, to have almost no shot to be considered for a Best
Actor nomination.
Like all of Tarantino's best characters, this one owes much to the performance, and Robert Downey Jr. was frankly robbed of a supporting
actor nomination for his work
here.
Best
Actor, however, has a great streak this decade with only one winner
here missing out on an Oscar
nomination, Oscar Isaac for A Most Violent Year.
It's a shame that Dooley, who remains very active in television and film at age 86, didn't get a Supporting
Actor nomination for his fine work
here (which is echoed in his similarly likable role as Molly Ringwald's father in Sixteen Candles).
I hope would hope that the ensemble of
actors who all shine
here end up with a SAG
nomination for outstanding ensemble.
It's also notable that Christian Bale received a Lead
Actor nomination for The Big Short at the just - aired Golden Globes, but is in for Supporting
here.
The show really belongs to Tommy Lee Jones, whose recent Best
Actor nomination was all the Oscar attention given
here.
Here is the list of every contender to receive a Critics» Choice (BFCA), Golden Globe, Screen
Actors Guild and / or BAFTA
nomination for the 2017 - 2018 awards season on the way to Oscar
nominations.
Up in the Air, based on Walter Kirn's 2001 novel, led the pack with six
nominations: best picture (drama), best
actor in a drama, best director, best screenplay and best supporting actress (two
nominations here, for Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick).