Oscars Poll: Who Should Win Best Actor?

With just over a week to go till the 2020 Oscars on Feb. 9, the front-runners are now miles ahead — or kilometers for the European nominees. Most of the predictive industry awards — Screen Actors Guild (SAG), Producers Guild and Directors Guild — have been handed out, and they’ve largely fallen in line with this month’s Golden Globes. So, it’s time to place yer bets! This edition of Gold Digger, our weekly look at the bout to be the best, checks out the five Best Actor nominees.

Antonio Banderas will ensure his shoes are broken in properly before attending the 2020 Academy Awards next month.

Antonio Banderas is making the 2020 Oscar Awards a family affair. The Spanish actor, who received his first nomination for his film Pain & Glory, revealed on the red carpet of the Goya Awards in Spain that he will be accompanied by his beautiful daughter with actress Melanie Griffith, Stella Banderas-Griffith.

Reel Suspects has acquired international sales rights to Caru Alves de Souza’s coming-of-age tale “My Name is Baghdad,” which will world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival in the Generation 14 section.

The actresses nominated for the best supporting roles at the 2020 Oscarsrange from Hollywood veterans to big stars to up-and-comers, but they were all integral parts of their films. For a few of the nominees, this is their first or second Academy Award nomination.Laura Dern portrays Scarlett Johansson's divorce lawyer in Noah Baumbach's Marriage Story, which follows a couple struggling through a coast-to-coast divorce.

Some of Hollywood's biggest names received Oscar nominations for their supporting roles in films released throughout 2019. Almost all of the best supporting actor nominees have taken home a golden statuette at one point or another, but it's been well over 20 years since they've won.Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood received 10 noms across the Academy's 24 categories, and best supporting actor was one of them.

Five filmmakers are up for best director at the 2020 Oscars, most of whom received other nominations across the Film Academy's 23 other categories.Bong Joon Ho made Oscar history on two fronts with his noms: He's the first Korean to be recognized in the best director category, and his film, Parasite, is the first-ever Korean best picture nominee.

Some of Hollywood's biggest stars are up for best actress atthe 2020 Oscars. While a number of honorees were nominated for the first time, others are frequent nominees, and three of this year's contenders are in films that weren't nominated for best picture.Cynthia Erivo and Scarlett Johansson are among the first-time nominees for this year's Oscars, and both women received double nods.

Nine films are up for best picture at the 2020 Oscars, with all of this year's contenders for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' top honor receiving multiple nominations across the awards' 23 other categories.Todd Phillips' Joker scored the most nominations,with 11 nods, immediately followed by The Irishman, 1917 and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which each received 10 nominations.

It felt like the Golden Globe Awards 2020 all over again. Critics Choice Awards 2020 took place on January 12 and several acclaimed performances were honoured at the prestigious ceremony.

Joaquin Phoenix heralded the Critics' Choice Awards' decision to offer a plant-based menu while accepting his win for best actor at the 25th annual ceremony, held on Sunday night at the Santa Monica's Barker Hangar."First, I'd like to thank the awards for for going plant-based and trying to offset our carbon footprint. It's really amazing message," Phoenix told the crowd.His comments mirrored his initial statement during his 2020 Golden Globes speech for his best actor win.

Joaquin Phoenix got sentimental after he won the 2020 Critics’ Choice Award for Best Actor for his acclaimed performance in  during Sunday’s ceremony hosted by Taye Diggs.

Last week at the Golden Globes 2020, Taron Egerton won his first-ever Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for Rocketman. The actor beat other hot favourites like Eddie Murphy (Dolemite Is My Name), Leonardo DiCaprio (Once Upon A Time In Hollywood), Roman Griffin Davis (Jojo Rabbit) and Daniel Craig (Knives Out) to claim the top prize.

I'm pressed to remember the last time there was a Best Actor field was as crowded as this year's. For a moment there, it seemed like a few contenders — multi-nominees like Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro — had safely cemented their spots in the final five, but now, at the time of publishing, the only sure thing I'd be willing to wager money on is 's Adam Driver. The remaining four slots could be any combination of Oscar stalwarts and noteworthy first-timers.