Guess Who?
Blond ambition! The veteran (in Malibu in 1975) — who has since cut his surfer-dude strands — could win his second statuette.
Name That Oscar Nominee!
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It's Sean Penn!
In his fifth Oscar nomination, Penn played real-life politician -- and gay rights activist -- Harvey Milk in Milk. Penn previously won for his leading role in 2003's Mystic River.
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Guess Who?
Before nabbing the 2006 prize for Capote, the actor (in Fairport, New York, in 1985) spent time on the field. "I was big into sports," he once said.
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It's Philip Seymour Hoffman!
Hoffman plays Father Brendan Flynn in Doubt and is one of the five best supporting actor contenders.
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Guess Who?
"[He] was a great kisser!" Tonya Westphalen (in Springfield, Missouri) has said of her Kickapoo High School boyfriend turned superstar.
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It's Brad Pitt!
The star is up for a best actor Oscar for his title role in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. This is his second Academy Award nomination.
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Guess Who?
"I'm still scratching my head!" the humble nominee (in 1969 as a 10th grader in Miami Beach) has said of his big-screen comeback.
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It's Mickey Rourke!
His leading role as Randy in The Wrestler is Rourke's first Academy Award nomination.
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Guess Who?
Why is this thespian (in Santa Monica, California, in 1982) wowed by his best supporting nod? "I'm playing an idiot!" he has joked.
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It's Robert Downey Jr.!
The star is up for an Academy Award for his part in Tropic Thunder. In the film, he ironically plays an Oscar-obsessed actor who has immersed himself in the role of an African-American soldier.
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