Javier Bardem - Best Lead Actor Nominee
83rd Academy Awards Nominations

Javier Bardem

Javier Bardem - Biutiful

This is Javier Bardem's third overall nomination and the second in the Best Lead Actor category.

Javier Bardem has captivated audiences worldwide with his diverse performances over the years. In 2008, Bardem received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his chilling portrayal of sociopath killer Anton Chigurh in "No Country for Old Men." The role also won him a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor, and countless film critic awards and nominations.

Bardem was also nominated for an Academy Award as Best Actor for his portrayal of the Cuban poet and dissident Reinaldo Arenas, in Julian Schnabel's "Before Night Falls."

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Jeff Bridges - Best Lead Actor Nominee
83rd Academy Awards Nominations

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges - True Grit

This is Jeff Bridges' sixth nomination overall and the third in the Best Lead Actor category.

Jeff Bridges is one of Hollywood's most successful actors and a five-time Academy Award nominee. His most recent performance in Crazy Heart garnered the iconic performer his first Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. He earned his first Oscar in 1971 for Best Supporting Actor in Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show

Jeff Bridges other nominations were for his supporting roles in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) and The Contender (2000), and for his leading role in Starman (1984).

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Jesse Eisenberg - Best Lead Actor Nominee
83rd Academy Awards Nominations

Jesse Eisenberg

Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network

This is Jesse Eisenberg first nomination.

Trained in theater and film, Jesse Eisenberg made his feature film debut in the 2002 independent film Rodger Dodger, in which he starred opposite Campbell Scott and for which he was nominated for a Gotham Award.

For his performance in The Squid and the Whale opposite Laura Linney and Jeff Daniels, Eisenberg received nominations for an Independent Spirit Award and a Boston Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor.

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Colin Firth - Best Lead Actor Nominee
83rd Academy Awards Nominations

Colin Firth

Colin Firth - The King's Speech

This is Colin Firth's second nomination in the Best Lead Actor category.

A classically trained British theatre actor, Colin Firth is a veteran of film, television and theater, with an impressive body of work spanning over three decades.

Colin Firth won the BAFTA Award in 2010 for his performance in Tom Ford's "A Single Man," which also earned him nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

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James Franco - Best Lead Actor Nominee
83rd Academy Awards Nominations

James Franco

James Franco - 127 Hours

This is James Franco's first nomination.

James Franco's metamorphosis into the title role of the TNT biopic "James Dean" earned him career-making reviews, as well as a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture made for Television. He also received nominations for an Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Award for this memorable performance.

His performance alongside Sean Penn in Gus Van Sant's MILK earned an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor and he was nominated for a Golden Globe for his role in David Gordon Green's comedy PINEAPPLE EXPRESS, where he starred opposite Seth Rogen.

James Franco is also known for his starring role as Harry Osbourne in Sam Raimi's Spiderman trilogy.

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