Predicted nominees:
- Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
- George Clooney, Up in the Air
- Colin Firth, A Single Man
- Morgan Freeman, Invictus
- Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
I would nominate:
- Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
- Robert Downey Jr., Sherlock Holmes
- Colin Firth, A Single Man
- Ben Foster, The Messenger
- Viggo Mortensen, The Road
In
A Single Man, Colin Firth gave the most devastating and emotionally resonant performance by a lead actor since Heath Ledger in
Brokeback Mountain. Robert Downey Jr. brought a delirious energy to the character of Sherlock Holmes, and his rhythm with co-star Jude Law was perfection. Viggo Mortensen provides the ultimate portrait of a loving father in
The Road. Ben Foster is fascinating to watch in
The Messenger; he builds his character ever so gradually until we finally understand him at the end (or do we?). And Jeff Bridges is a joy to behold, so self-assured and likable as a broke-down singer in
Crazy Heart.
Honorable mentions: Jeremy Renner, intense and troubled in
The Hurt Locker; Morgan Freeman painting new and unexpected shades onto the heroic character of Nelson Mandela in
Invictus; and Sam Rockwell, slowly going mad on
The Moon.
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