Casey Affleck, Ain't Them Bodies Saints
Christian Bale, Out of the Furnace
Christian Bale, Untitled David O. Russel/Abscam Project
Josh Brolin, Labor Day
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
George Clooney, The Monuments Men
Bradley Cooper, The Place Beyond The Pines
Bradley Cooper, Serena
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Fifth Estate
Matt Damon, Elysium
Benicio del Toro, Jimmy Picard
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Twelve Years A Slave
Idris Elba, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Michael Fassbender, The Counselor
Colin Firth, The Railway Man
Ryan Gosling, Only God Forgives
Hugh Jackman, Prisoners
Michael B. Jordan, Fruitvale
Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
Tom Hanks, Saving Mr. Banks
Ethan Hawke, Before Midnight
Chris Hemsworth, Rush
Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
James McAvoy, The Dissapearance of Eleanor Rigby: His
Matthew McConnaughey, The Dallas Buyers Club
Clive Owen, Blood Ties
Joaquin Phoenix, Her
Miles Teller, The Spectacular Now
Forest Whitaker, The Butler
Here's the first of my three polls to go along with the ones that WOV posted earlier today. Who are looking like the good early contenders for the leading men of 2013? We've already had some very interesting developments, what with The Fifth Estate being confirmed as a 2013 release and Fruitvale emerging from Sundance.
01. Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
02. George Clooney, The Monuments Men
03. Michael B. Jordan, Fruitvale
04. Bruce Dern, Nebraska
05. Steve Carrell, Foxcatcher
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06. Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
07. Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
08. Christian Bale, Untitled David O. Russell Project
09. Benedict Cumberbatch, The Fifth Estate
10. Michael Fassbender, The Counselor
1. Bruce Dern - Nebraska
2. Steve Carell - Foxcatcher
3. Michael B. Jordan - Fruitvale
4. Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club
5. Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf of Wall Street
6. George Clooney - The Monuments Men
7. Benedict Cumberbatch - The Fifth Estate
8. Tom Hanks - Captain Phillips
9. Christian Bale - Untitled David O. Russell/Abscam Project
10. Chiwetel Ejiofor - Twelve Years a Slave
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Fifth Estate
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Tom Hanks, Saving Mr. Banks
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
1. Christian Bale, David O. Russell Project
2. George Clooney, The Monuments Men
3. Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
4. Michael B. Jordan, Fruitvale
5. Benedict Cumberbatch, The Fifth Estate
6. Bruce Dern, Nebraska
7. Matthew McConnaughey, The Dallas Buyers Club
8. Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
9. Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
10. Michael Fassbender, The Counselor
11. Chiwetel Ejifor, Twelve Years a Slave
12. Colin Firth, The Railway Man
13. Christian Bale, Out of the Furnace
14. Tom Hanks, Saving Mr. Banks
15. Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
I was very torn on who to put in between Cumberbatch and Dern for that last spot.
01. George Clooney, The Monuments Men (ugh)
02. Steve Carrell, Foxcatcher
03. Bruce Dern, Nebraska
04. Matthew McConnaughey, The Dallas Buyers Club
05. Colin Firth, The Railway Man
06. Michael B. Jordan, Fruitvale
07. Christian Bale, Out of Furnace
08. Tom Hanks, Saving Mr. Banks
09. Chiwetel Ejifor, 12 Years a Slave
10. Benedict Cumberbatch, The Fifth Estate
I don't want to put MBJ in my top five this early, I feel like I would jinx it
First predictions:
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Christian Bale, Untitled David O. Russell Project
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Michael B. Jordan, Fruitvale
Matthew McConaughey, The Dallas Buyers Club
6. Tom Hanks, Saving Mr. Banks
7. George Clooney, The Monuments Men
8. Colin Firth, The Railway Man
9. Leonardo di Caprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
10. Benedict Cumberbatch, The Fifth Estate
Last edited by klariso; 01-27-2013 at 11:23 PM.
1. Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
2. Bruce Dern, Nebraska
3. Michael B. Jordan, Fruitvale
4. Christian Bale, Untitled
5. Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
01. Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
02. Bruce Dern, Nebraska
03. Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
04. Michael B. Jordan, Fruitvale
05. George Clooney, The Monuments Men
06. Benedict Cumberbatch, The Fifth Estate
07. Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
08. Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
09. Christian Bale, Untitled David O. Russell Project
10. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Twelve Years a Slave
Clooney makes a lot of sense a year in advance, but I can definitely envision a scenario in which the supporting actors are more buzzed and he just takes Producing/Directing/Writing nominations. Then again, he is absolutely adored, so...
Last edited by Submerge; 01-27-2013 at 05:34 PM.
That's true, though I have Clooney in second, I could see a scenario where his role is like the Affleck role in Argo.
01. Joaquin Phoenix, Her
02. Michael B. Jordan, Fruitvale
03. Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
04. Bruce Dern, Nebraska
05. Steve Carrell, Foxcatcher
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06. Forest Whitaker, The Butler
07. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Twelve Years A Slave
08. Tom Hanks, Saving Mr. Banks or Captain Phillips
09. George Clooney, The Monuments Men
10. Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
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Isn't Josh Brolin supporting for Labor Day?
"I'm a firm believer in karma, and I think this situation is a huge learning lesson for me.
To grow and expand as a spiritual human being. I want to lead a country one day for all I know".
Bale
Clooney
Dern
Hanks
McConaughey
From what I can tell he could go either way. When I post the Supporting Actor poll in a bit he'll be on there too.Originally Posted by DirkDiggler
1. Bruce Dern - Nebraska
2. Steve Carell - Foxcatcher
3. Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club
4. Christian Bale - Untitled David O. Russell Film
5. Michael B. Jordan - Fruitvale
6. Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf of Wall Street
7. George Clooney - The Monuments Men
8. Benedict Cumberbatch, The Fifth Estate
9. Chiwetel Ejifor - Twelve Years A Slave
10. Tom Hanks - Captain Phillips/Saving Mr. Bakns
Good point! During the past where he's responsible for more than just the acting (Good Night & Good Luck, The Ides of March), he wasn't nominated for it and got directing, producing and/or writing instead. Though it's not safe to eliminate him, but I'd guess I'd replace him with Bale in my preds.
Yeah, that's my thinking re Clooney for The Monuments Men. He doesn't seem to shine as an actor when starring in his own directorial efforts. Still, he's a strong contender, of course, simply for being George Clooney.
Yeah. Come to think of it, maybe I mentally put Clooney just on the outside for Dern at the moment.
Holy crap is this year crowded, even by Best Actor standards.
I have Dern at no. 1 for the moment. I really think he's getting nominated: he plays a drunkard who takes a road trip w/ his estranged son... he's a previous nominee... and he's in a film from Alexander Payne, who has directed actors to nominations for each of his last three films
Yeah, that's what I'm thinking at this point. I think both he and Carrell are ahead of McConaughey at this point, simply for the fact that they're being directed by award proven directors and not a wildcard like Jean-Marc Vallée.
Cumberbatch and Carell have greater question marks than Dern I would say. Cumberbatch the question of whether Condon can recover from the Twilight phase of his career and Carell has a combination of praised script, great role and Bennett Miller, but I could see him getting Jim Carrey'd where he hits virtually all precursors and gets snubbed because he's not taken seriously.
And yet I have them in over Dern. Figures.
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