Inside track: Golden Globes' race for best comedy/musical actor
Daniel Day-Lewis is the favorite to win the Golden Globe for best comedy/musical actor considering the prestige and grand production values of Rob Marshall's "Nine." But he has notable competition.
BEST COMEDY/MUSICAL ACTOR
FRONT-RUNNERS
Bradley Cooper, "The Hangover"
Daniel Day-Lewis, "Nine"
Robert Downey Jr., "Sherlock Holmes"
Michael Stuhlbarg, "A Serious Man"
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, "(500) Days of Summer"
POSSIBLE
Jim Carrey, "A Christmas Carol"
George Clooney, "The Men Who Stare at Goats"
Sacha Baron Cohen, "Bruno"
Matt Damon, "The Informant!"
Ryan Reynolds, "The Proposal"
Photos: Daniel Day-Lewis in "Nine" (Weinstein Co.), left, Bradley Cooper in "The Hangover" (Warner Bros.)
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Why Bradley Cooper and not the other men of The Hangover? He was the least interesting character and no more of a lead role than the Zach Galiafinakis and Ed Helms.
Posted by: Yesenia | December 07, 2009 at 03:39 PM
Erm Peter Capaldi for In the Loop? People keep seeming to forget him :P
Posted by: Craig Kell | December 07, 2009 at 11:08 AM
Is Alec Baldwin not going to be promoted to this category at the Globes like Javier Bardem last year? He seems like a likely nominee, and this category is less crowded than Best Supporting Actor.
Posted by: Abe | December 07, 2009 at 08:31 AM