The official list of nominees for the Oscar Award in the nomination "The Best Actor" will be announced only on January 13, but film crimits are already divided by their expectations regarding the chances of a particular actor to win a prestigious award. Recall that in the past, the cherished statuette in this nomination was awarded to the young actor Rami Melo for the role of Freddie Mercury in the film "Bohemian Rhapsodia".
According to preliminary estimates, this year in the struggle for the award there are four obvious favorites:
Leonardo di Caprio ("Once in Hollywood")
Hoakin Phoenix ("Joker")
Robert de Niro ("Irishman")
Adam Driver ("Marriage History")
Among other candidates are:
Eddie Murphy ("My name is a lot")
Christian Bale ("Ford against Ferrari")
Adam Sandler ("Unfins Jewels")
George McKay ("1917")
Paul Walter Hauser ("Case Richard Jowella")
Jonathan Price ("Two Dads")
Antonio Banderas ("Pain and Glory")
Taron Edgerton (Rocketman)
"Shot" can also such figures like:
Matt Damon ("Ford against Ferrari")
Robert Pattinson ("Lighthouse")
Brad Pitt ("To the Stars")
Michael B. Jordan ("just pardon")
Matthew Reese ("Perfect day next door")
Daniel Kalua ("Queen and Slim")
The winner will become known on February 9, 2020, when the 92nd Ceremony of Awarding the Oscar Awards will be held.