Kodi Smit-McPhee The Power of the Dog | Troy Kotsur CODA | Bradley Cooper Licorice Pizza | Ciaran Hinds Belfast | Jared Leto The House of Gucci |
No nominations | No nominations | 4 nominations (for acting) | No nominations | 1 nomination, 1 win |
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He has been on the Oscars’ periphery since The Road but has yet to translate to any real success. He might have a chance to win | Immediately won raves for his tender performance and the precursors could put him in this race in a very big way | Memorable, but tiny, if voters want to award the overall acting, he looks like their best choice | Was in contention for the victory for a while, but just trying to hang on at this point | What I want and what I believe are two different things. I don’t see him missing after all the precursor attention |
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Mike Faist West Side Story | Jamie Dornan Belfast | Jesse Plemons The Power of the Dog | Robin de Jesus Tick, Tick…BOOM! | Jon Bernthal King Richard |
No nominations | No nominations | No nominations | No nominations | No nominations |
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Came out of nowhere to get some of the best reviews from the film. But, he is relatively unknown… | Barb & Star got his a lot of good reviews and this crowd-pleaser could send him in the sights of Oscar | The role is the smaller of the performances in the book, but Plemons can undersell in a good way in a lot of varying material. He is on the right path | Outside of Garfield, he has been getting a lot of notices for the film. Would need some precursor attention | There was a time I thought he was a lock. Now, I don’t know how much everyone loves King Richard |
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Anders Danielsen Lie The Worst Person in the World | Jeffery Wright The French Dispatch | Woody Norman C’mon C’mon | Colman Domingo Zola | Jason Isaacs Mass |
No nominations | No nominations | No nominations | No nominations | No nominations |
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Came out of nowhere to pick up some key critical wins, but it might be too little too late | If the Academy REALLY likes The French Dispatch, he has a shot, but I wouldn’t count on it | The youth breakout of the year. The film’s momentum is stifled for some reason | Probably closer than most realize to a nom for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and his star continues to rise. His performance is one of the most talked-about parts of the film | Some of these performances in Mass will pop and Isaacs is one of the more famous faces. How much goodwill is left from The Patriot? |