2011 Best Supporting Actor Oscar Contenders
Will a former winner dominate the field or will the Academy crown a new champion?
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October 29, 2010 at 5:46AM EST Reply to CommentI'll hold off judgement till I've seen the movie, but Christian Bale has never been nominated because he's not good enough.
RR A minority opinion most wouldn't agree with. Bale has given multiple Oscar caliber performances-his best ones being in low budget indie films that received no Oscar campaign.
October 29, 2010 at 3:10PM ESTcarrie see "empire of the sun", "american psycho","rescue dawn" or "the prestige"
October 29, 2010 at 6:08PM ESTJonnybon I've seen them all and he's a very average actor. He works his ass off but he's not greatly talented.
October 30, 2010 at 5:50AM ESTanna He is the best¡¡¡¡¡¡
November 27, 2010 at 10:32PM EST
October 29, 2010 at 6:11AM EST Reply to CommentThat's it? Just 13 players in the fray? Sad.
Anyway, I haven't seen it yet, but do any of the boys in Inception stand a chance? And Ben Kingsley (really long shot) for Shutter Island?
Joe G.
October 29, 2010 at 6:31AM EST Reply to CommentDamon has actually been nominated for acting twice. The first was for "Good Will Hunting." His writing win overshadows his acting nom I suppose.
Brad
October 29, 2010 at 9:31AM EST Reply to CommentMatt Damon was nominated for Best Actor in Good Will Hunting! So, he has two acting nominations to date.
October 29, 2010 at 12:38PM EST Reply to CommentWhy is nobody mentioning Harrison Ford? Morning Glory looks like a great role for him. He's the biggest movie star of all time and he's never won before. I think he's a formidable candidate.
Also, sony is going to push Garfield hard, not just for The Social Network but so they Spider-man trailers can credit him as "Oscar nominee Andrew Garfield."
Jonnybon Harrison Ford?! That has to be a joke!
October 30, 2010 at 5:49AM ESTKenneth Hum... Action/fantasy movies don't feature trailers with 'Academy Award nominee' in front of the actors' names. Inception is a good example, since it features a lot of nominees and winners.
December 7, 2010 at 10:28PM EST
October 29, 2010 at 2:38PM EST Reply to CommentI love Renner, but he chewed the scenery like nobody's business in "The Town" DEFINITELY should have pulled back a bit... but that may be more afflecks fault?
GS
October 29, 2010 at 3:09PM EST Reply to CommentI'd put in there John Hawkes for Winter's Bone. As the uncle of the heroine in the movie, he gives us a view of a methhead trying to retain his soul
October 29, 2010 at 4:16PM ESTricardo Hawkes performance is one of the most riveting I've seen in many years. This guy must have a future in film.
January 23, 2011 at 1:34AM ESTEric
October 31, 2010 at 11:46AM EST Reply to CommentCertainly Armie Hammer should be mentioned. I'm not certain he'll be nominated for The Social Network, but there's been a lot of talk about the possibility, and he's in the running.
Filmnerd
November 12, 2010 at 10:36PM EST Reply to Commentexcuse me but did everyone forget Jeremy Renner, who I thought was robbed of his award last year! He was the best actor in The Town but played in a supporting role so he should be nominated and hopefully he'll win. The only other actor ive seen to date who deserves an oscar nod in the supporting actor category is John Hawkes from Winters Bone. Damn right Renner should win. He did for The Town what Pesci did for Goodfellas.
THEBETTERFILMNERB please never EVEEERRRRR compare jeremy renner to fucking joe pesci.
December 21, 2010 at 8:39AM EST
November 13, 2010 at 11:15AM EST Reply to CommentI'm so on the side of Andrew Garfield. Amazing and believable performance. Justin was okay too.
Kelly
November 17, 2010 at 3:27PM EST Reply to CommentJim Broadbent was a Supporting Actor Oscar winner. NOT a Lead Actor winner. He hasn't even ever been nominated in the Leading Actor category.
Grumpster
November 18, 2010 at 11:55AM EST Reply to CommentJim Broadbent won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Iris, not Best Actor.