| best ACTOR in a LEADING ROLE |
| DANIEL DAY-LEWIS as Bill "The Butcher" Cutting in (GANGS OF NEW YORK) |
| DEREK LUKE as Antwone Fisher in (ANTWONE FISHER) |
| JACK NICHOLSON as Warren Schmidt in (ABOUT SCHMIDT) |
| AL PACINO as Will Dormer in (INSOMNIA) |
| ADRIAN BRODY: This is Adrian Brody's 1st Nomination. DEREK LUKE: This is Derek Luke's 1st Nomination. DANIEL DAY-LEWIS: This is Daniel Day-Lewis's 1st Nomination and WIN. JACK NICHOLSON: This is Jack Nicholson's 2nd Nomination. 2 Leading Actor Nominations & 1 Win (1997: As Good As It Gets). AL PACINO: This is Al Pacino's 1st Nomination. |
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| ADRIAN BRODY as Wladyslaw Szpilman in (THE PIANIST) |
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| AND THE MURRAY GOES TO....DANIEL DAY-LEWIS |