Movie : Foxcatcher Nominated Role As John du Pont, Steve Carell plays an eccentric millionaire who invites an Olympic wrestler to live and train at his estate.
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Michael Keaton
Movie : Birdman Nominated Role Michael Keaton plays Riggan, an actor preparing to appear in a Broadway play, although he is best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero.
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Bradley Cooper
Movie : American Sniper Nominated Role Bradley Cooper plays Chris Kyle, a military marksman dealing with the stress and personal toll caused by his deployment as a sniper.
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Benedict Cumberbatch
Movie : The Imitation Game Nominated Role Benedict Cumberbatch portrays Alan Turing, a brilliant mathematician working on a top secret project to crack the Nazis' encryption code.
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Eddie Redmayne
Movie : The Theory of Everything Nominated Role Eddie Redmayne plays Stephen Hawking, a brilliant young cosmologist who learns that he is suffering from a progressive motor neuron disease.