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Only five will hear their names called come nomination day.
Which of them will make it in?
Start placing your bets.
(Note: This list assumes that Christian Bale and Tom Hanks will run in the supporting-actor category.
Will they be able to stomach this noxious Joker, who lacks even the reptilian charisma of Ledgers version?
Nor does he seem likely to gladhand.
Dont underestimate the emotional resonance of seeing De Niro and Scorsese reunited after all these years, either.
(Its Salvador Mallo.)
Voters may have a hard time resisting the opportunity to hand the Spanish actor his first career nomination.
The awards history:No Oscar nominations, but he did get a Globe nom forPunch-Drunk Love.
In his favor:The Safdie brothers last film,Good Time, helped cement Robert Pattinsons career reinvention.
(More on him later.)
Now theyre trying the same trick with the Zohan.
Working against him:Awards-wise, theres a lot aboutUncut Gemsthat feels slightly iterative.
The awards history:One nomination forGet Out.
Despite the influx of new members, the Academy still tends to favor a warm liberal humanism.
The awards history:A nomination for BAFTAs Rising Star Award in 2016.
Can John transfer some of the buzz over to Egerton?
(Particularly whenthe second timearound grosses only a fraction of its predecessor.)
Laugh as he interacts with every bodily fluid known to man!
Thrill as hes slowly driven mad by dark eldritch magic!