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After what felt like a few down years, Dave Karger calls this \u201cPerhaps the most crowded acting category\u201d of the season, loaded with huge names and rising stars. He notes Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet \u201ccould score his third nomination in this category by the age of 30.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGeorge Clooney playing a movie star taking stock of his life may not sound like a stretch,\u201d writes Glenn Whipp, \u201cbut making something look so smooth takes work.\u201d<\/p>\n
Robert Daniels says, \u201cI remain astounded by Dwayne Johnson\u2019s physically taxing and psychologically intense portrayal of MMA star Mark Kerr. I don\u2019t know how he got that look of vacant desperation in his eyes, but it\u2019s chilling.\u201d<\/p>\n
Among the others getting limited (but passionate) support: Ethan Hawke \u2014 Daniels says his \u201cperformance in \u2018Blue Moon\u2019 will resonate\u201d \u2014 and Michael B. Jordan \u2014 whom Anne Thompson calls one of the \u201ctwo standouts [who] dominate the field\u201d along with Leonardo DiCaprio.<\/p>\n
Best actress<\/a> | Best supporting actress<\/a> | Best supporting actor<\/a><\/p>\n T1. Leonardo DiCaprio, \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d<\/b>
T1. Jeremy Allen White, \u201cSpringsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere\u201d<\/b>
3. Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, \u201cMarty Supreme\u201d<\/b>
4. George Clooney, \u201cJay Kelly\u201d<\/b>
T5. Dwayne Johnson, \u201cThe Smashing Machine\u201d<\/b>
T5. Michael B. Jordan, “Sinners”<\/b>
T5. Jesse Plemons, \u201cBugonia\u201d<\/b>
8. Wagner Moura, \u201cThe Secret Agent\u201d<\/p>\n