Five actors have been nominated for an American Spirit Award in the Best Supporting Male category. The five are: Albert Brooks, John Hawkes, Christopher Plummer, John C Reilly, and Corey Stoll.
Albert Brooks portrays Bernie Rose, a real bad guy in the movie, Drive. He is a gangster who resorts to criminal acts, violent in nature. Much has been written that Brooks was snubbed by the Academy and I do agree. Brooks was very convincing as the villain. He very well may take home a Spirit Award. Jonathan Hawkes plays a charming and controlling cult leader in Martha Marcy May Marlene. His cult encourages young isolated young people to join the family. After making them feel welcome and safe, Hawkes "chooses" the women to be his sexual partner. Hawkes is creepy and invokes feelings of intense dislike. His nomination is well deserved but he will not take home the award. John C. Reilly plays Dean Zielger, an insurance agent who exhibits outrageous behavior, is attending an annual insurance convention. He meets up with a very naive Tim Lippe and introduces him to life on the wild side. Reilly is crude, vulgar and sometimes funny. Reilly does well with this type of role but this is not his year for a win. Corey Stoll plays Ernest Hemingway in Midnight in Paris. The ensemble cast was good but honestly, I don't remember his role that well. He'll be passed over. Lastly, Christopher Plummer will mostly likely take home for his role as the terminally ill father who reveals his homosexuality late in life. Plummer performance in Beginners has taken home a Golden Globe, most likely the first of several awards.
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