Dev Patel and Freida Pinto star in the Mumbai-set heartwarmer.
She can break her Oscar losing streak this year with her performance in The Reader.
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Michael Sheen and Frank Langella portray David Frost and Richard Nixon in the interview biopic.
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Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, and Viola Davis were all nominated for the heavy drama.
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Taraji P. Henson plays the mother of a CGI-ed Brad Pitt.
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The actor gracefully aged backwards in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and audiences (and critics) took notice.
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She scored a Best Actress nod for her performance as a distraught mother in Clint Eastwood’s The Changeling.
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With his Best Actor nomination, Penn is finally getting recognition for his turn as gay rights activist Harvey Milk.
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Josh Brolin and Sean Penn will walk the red carpet together on February 22.
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He parlayed The Wrestler into the comeback story of the year.
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Her role as a down-on-her-luck stripper in The Wrestler captured the Academy’s attention.
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The actress had to de-glam herself to play a recently rehabbed woman in Rachel Getting Married.
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Melissa Leo was the dark horse candidate for Best Actress, but her name was called alongside Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway.
He was nominated posthumously for the role of The Joker in The Dark Knight, the second highest-grossing film of all time.
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The actor had a breakout role as a mental patient in Revolutionary Road.
Robert Downey Jr. scored a surprise Best Supporting Actor nomination for his role performed (ridiculously) in blackface.
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Woody Allen’s Vicky Cristina Barcelona earned the actress an acknowledgment from the Academy.
The veteran actor is a contender this year for The Visitor.
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