2022 Best Actor

Brendan Fraser
The Whale		Colin Farrell
The Banshees of Inisherin		Austin Butler
Elvis		Bill Nighy
Living		Tom Cruise
Top Gun: Maverick
No nominationsNo nominationsNo nominationsNo nominations3 nominations
Regardless of how people can’t get onboard with the film, he is a contender for the winUnstoppable along with the filmIf people who hate the film like his performance. Seems like a sure thingThey are having a tough time getting the film seen, but his reputation and critical raves should propel himLooks like a photo finish to see if Cruise can make the lineup
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Paul Mescal
Aftersun		Tom Hanks
A Man Called Otto		Gabriel LaBelle
The Fabelmans		Diego Calva
Babylon		Jeremy Pope
The Inspection
No nominations6 nominations
2 wins		No nominationsNo nominationsNo nominations
Quiet emotional performances have issues getting attention. I think it’s what sinks himWell-regarded, but he isn’t the sure thing he used to be. Would be a shockWeird backlash to The Fabelmans didn’t help, but he could surpriseMay have had all the proper praise, but the film didn’t make the impact he had hoped forExceptional performance, but the film was far too underseen to make an impact
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Hugh Jackman
The Son		Daniel Craig
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery		Adam Driver
White Noise		Jonathan Majors
Devotion		Daniel Gimenez-Cacho
Bardo
1 nominationNo nominations2 nominationsNo nominationsNo nominations
It’s gonna be a long road for Jackman if The Son‘s tepid response repeats outside its festival runHe’s obviously having a blast, but how seriously does the academy take these films?Baumbach isn’t exactly the Oscar favorite, but Driver is hard to escape these daysStarting to become a superstar is a good way to get a nod, but the film received a rather muted reactionInarritu is one of the best directors at getting his actors nominated. But, this film might be a tough ask