February 19, 2011

2011 Academy Awards Nominees: Actor

1. Javier Bardem in "Biutiful,"


Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈβjer βarˈðen]; born 1 March 1969) is a Spanish actor. He has garnered critical acclaim for roles in films such as Jamón, jamón,Carne tremulaBoca a bocaLos Lunes al sol and Mar adentro.
Bardem has been awarded an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a BAFTA, four Goya awards, two European Film Awards, a Prize for Best Actor at Cannes and two Coppa Volpis at Venice for his work. He is the first Spaniard to be nominated for an Oscar(Best Actor, 2000, for Before Night Falls, lost to Russell Crowe for Gladiator), as well as the first to win an acting Oscar (Supporting Actor, 2007, for No Country for Old Men), rather than in the Foreign Language Film category. He received his third Academy Award nomination, and secondBest Actor nomination, for the film Biutiful.

2. Jeff Bridges in "True Grit,"

effrey Leon "Jeff" Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is an American actor and musician. His most notable films include The Big LebowskiKing KongThe Last Picture ShowThunderbolt and LightfootTronStarmanThe Fabulous Baker BoysSeabiscuitK-PAXThe Fisher King,FearlessThe ContenderIron ManTron: LegacyTrue Grit and Crazy Heart, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 82nd Academy Awards.

3.Jesse Eisenberg in "The Social Network," 

esse Adam Eisenberg (born October 5, 1983) is an American actor. He has played featured or starring roles in films including The Squid and the WhaleAdventureland and Zombieland. Most recently, he received critical acclaim and a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network

4. Colin Firth in "The King's Speech," 


Colin Andrew Firth (born 10 September 1960) is an English film, television, and stage actor. Firth first gained wide public attention in the 1990s for his portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the 1995 television adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Firth has received two Academy Award nominations for his roles in A Single Man and The King's Speech, 5 BAFTA nominations, winning the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role as George Falconer in A Single Man and repeating his success the following year for his portrayal of King George VI inThe King's Speech, a performance that also earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama and the 2010 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role.
Firth's other major film credits include; The English PatientShakespeare in LoveBridget Jones's DiaryMamma Mia! and Love Actually. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011.

5. James Franco in "127 Hours"

James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer, author, and painter. He began acting during the late 1990s, appearing on the short-lived television series Freaks and Geeks and starring in several teen films. He achieved international fame with his portrayals of Harry Osborn in Sam Raimi's Spider Man trilogy, drug dealer Saul Silver in Pineapple Express and Aron Ralston in 127 Hours. His other best known films include MilkTristan & IsoldeFlyboysDate NightYour HighnessEat, Pray, Love and the upcoming Planet of the Apes reboot Rise of the Apes. He has been nominated for threeGolden Globe awards, winning one, and received an Academy Award nomination for his work in127 Hours.


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