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| ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE | Erik Anderson | Bryan Bonafede | Chris Pepper | Evan Kost | James Narvey | Kenneth Polishchuk | Júlia Albuquerque | Monika Nikolić | Richard Anthony | Robert Schirmer | TOTAL POINTS |
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| 1 | Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 2 | Denzel Washington – Fences | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40 |
| 3 | Ryan Gosling – La La Land | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| OTHER CONTENDERS | ||||||||||||
| Joel Edgerton – Loving | ||||||||||||
| Jake Gyllenhaal - Nocturnal Animals | ||||||||||||
| Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool | ||||||||||||
| Tom Hanks – Sully |
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I think i would predict Dev Patel in the top 6 than Joe Alwyn
It all depends on how each of their films perform. But they could both very easily be snubbed as the leads of their films, it’s already happened to Patel.
You guys don’t even have Ethan Hawke as a contender for Born to Be Blue?
He’s not a real contender so it’s unlikely he’ll be added.
Viggo Mortensen for Captain Fantastic
Ryan Gosling La la land aun authetic talent
Ethan Hawke Born to Be Blue
Michael Keaton The Founder
Nate Parker – The Birth of a Nation
Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea
Casey Affleck,Denzel Washington,Tom Hanks,Joel Edgerton,Nate Parker.
Washington, possibly for the win, then Affleck to upset. After that Gosling should be swept in for La La Land. There’s still two spots open; I’m not sold on Sully/Hanks.
Best Actor is a lot more fluid this year. Lots of former nominees/winners vs total newcomer/first-timers. Should be a very interesting race.