Bradley Cooper
Silver Linings Playbook
NOMINATED ROLE
Bradley Cooper plays Pat, a man struggling to cope with daily life following
his release from a psychiatric facility.
Daniel
Day-Lewis
Lincoln
NOMINATED ROLE
Daniel Day-Lewis portrays Abraham Lincoln in the months prior to his
assassination, as he works to persuade Congress to pass a Constitutional
amendment that would outlaw slavery
Hugh Jackman
Les Misérables
NOMINATED ROLE
Hugh Jackman plays Jean Valjean, a former prisoner whose attempt to build a
new life for himself is threatened by the relentless pursuit of a police
inspector.
Joaquin
Phoenix
The Master
NOMINATED ROLE
Joaquin Phoenix plays Freddie Quell, an alcoholic World War II veteran who
turns for help to the founder of a controversial group known as The Cause.
Denzel
Washington
Flight
NOMINATED ROLE
As Whip Whitaker, Denzel Washington plays a pilot with a substance abuse
problem whose life changes after he performs a daring maneuver during an
airliner crash.