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Actor: Jeff BridgesFilm: "The Contender" Nomination: Best Supporting Actor Age: 51 Previous Oscar Noms: Best Actor, "Starman"(1984) Best Actor, "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot"(1974) Best Supporting Actor, "The Last Picture Show"(1971) Previous Wins for Role: Broadcast Film Critics Previous Noms for Role: Golden Globes Golden Satellite Awards Screen Actors Guild Awards Character Bio: In "The Contender," Jeff Bridges plays a strong-willed Democratic president who caused a stir when he nominated a woman to be his vice president. The pragmatic President Jackson Evans' choice brings opposition on all sides and leads to a showdown on Capitol Hill. Evans reasons for choosing Sen. Laine Hanson, and sticking with her through out character assignation and political attacks are murky. Evans seems simple but manipulates situations to show his power and position. Bridges makes sure that the audience sees that Evans has an agenda but doesn't quite reveal it.
Read the Florida Times-Union review of "The Contender"
Best Supporting Actor nominee Joan Allen |
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