1. Jack Nicholson, After the Fall- Even though he didn't win any major precursors, I believe the veteran will beat out Derek Luke. To my knowledge he has never won an Oscar (in the contest, haha) and this is the perfect role for him. Look for the "surprise" victory here.
2. Derek Luke, Tuskegee- This is a really close one guys, but I think the old pro will take the award. Luke has won the major precursors though, so he is the favorite, but I would expect an upset of sorts here.
3. Liam Nesson, Hale's Inferno- He did well at a few precursors, but there was no NBR love at all. While an award would be deserving, look for all the glory to go to costar Sir Ian McKellan.
4. Viggo Mortenson, The Architects of Fear- Mortenson/Cronenberg projects have become very common these days, I think in response to this, the academy will shut out the talented actor for a bigger name star.
5. Lee Pace, The Violinist- Like I said earlier, a nomination is likely, but only because voters loved the bait. The question remains, is he taken seriously enough as an actor to be nominated?
Still in the Running:
6. Mandy Patinkin, Neighbors- As I have also said earlier, if Neighbors gets a BP nomination look for it to get a lot more nominations than expected, this could be one of those surprises.
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Jack Nicolson won the Best Actor Academy Award in 1975 for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
However, here's a list of some iconic actors who never won a Best Actor award: 13 Lengedary Film Stars that Never won Best Actor
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