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Actor in a leading role

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.