Best Actor
Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
These four are a lock: Langella as the disgraced ex-Pres. Richard M. Nixon; Penn as the optimistic and tenacious Harvey Milk; Pitt as the man who ages gracefully younger; Rourke as the down-and-out pro wrestler trying to find his place in the world. As for the final nominee, we’ve gone out on a limb and picked character actor Jenkins for his turn as a lonely college professor who finds friends from the oddest of sources ...
Also for your consideration: … but the fifth spot could easily go to Clint Eastwood for his grizzled performance in Gran Torino. Yes, we’ve dare to vote against the Academy titan that is Eastwood, but we stand by our choices. Leonardo DiCaprio may also sneak in for his tortured portrayal of a man with limited choices in Revolutionary Road.
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