Nominee Profiles

The term ‘versatile’ is often bandied about in describing actors, but some merit it more than others. Julianne Moore’s name, though, comes top or close to the top on any authority’s list of versatile actresses thanks to a phenomenal ability to immerse herself so completely into each character.

The term ‘versatile’ is often bandied about in describing actors, but some merit it more than others. Julianne Moore’s name, though, comes top or close to the top on any authority’s list of versatile actresses thanks to a phenomenal ability to immerse herself so completely into each character.

It has been 18 years since the audience heard about Edward Norton for the first time with his screen debut in Primal Fear (1996). In that film he starred as a young man accused of murdering an archbishop and not only came to surprise his own lawyer (Richard Gere), but also critics and the public.

It has been 18 years since the audience heard about Edward Norton for the first time with his screen debut in Primal Fear (1996). In that film he starred as a young man accused of murdering an archbishop and not only came to surprise his own lawyer (Richard Gere), but also critics and the public.

A funnyman with multiple Golden Globe nominations (seven, with one win in 2008 for his television role in The Office), Steve Carell turns deadly serious and multi-layered in Foxcatcher, a career-defining performance that sees him cast startlingly against type as recluse delusional billionaire John Du Pont. An actor of many skills, whose quite and gentle demeanor hides a surprising strength, character and versatility, Carell plays the eccentric billionaire, heir to an industrial family's massive fortune, who wants to start an Olympic wrestling training facility in his Pennsylvania "castle" in the Bennett Miller’s remarkable drama.

A funnyman with multiple Golden Globe nominations (seven, with one win in 2008 for his television role in The Office), Steve Carell turns deadly serious and multi-layered in Foxcatcher, a career-defining performance that sees him cast startlingly against type as recluse delusional billionaire John Du Pont. An actor of many skills, whose quite and gentle demeanor hides a surprising strength, character and versatility, Carell plays the eccentric billionaire, heir to an industrial family's massive fortune, who wants to start an Olympic wrestling training facility in his Pennsylvania "castle" in the Bennett Miller’s remarkable drama.

It may seem as if British actor Eddie Redmayne, 32, sprang from nowhere to win hearts with his revelatory turn as Marius in 2012’s Les Miserables. But nothing could be further from the truth.

“I have only been on one plane in the last two and a half year, which was three days ago, to get here and I already have a passage booked to go back to Europe this summer on a boat, so I really find any way to not get on a plane. ” This was Wes Anderson last February in New York, telling the HFPA during an exclusive press conferences of one of his many idiosyncrasies.

When Alejandro González Iñarritu was 17, he decided to go see the world. Having just been kicked out of high school due to poor grades, Iñarritu followed the steps of so many of his generation (and many other adventurers before them): he signed up for a job as a merchant seaman.

It is no surprise that the talented Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal, more popularly known as Jake Gyllenhaal, would end up in the entertainment field as an actor since his parents are also, as they say, in the biz. Acting since the tender age of 11, Jake has claimed his place as one of Hollywood’s top leading performers based on his talent, intelligence and passion for his craft.