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1 of 6Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup in 12 Years A SlaveFox Searchlight Pictures; The Granger Collection, NYC -
2 of 6Christian Bale as Irving Rosenfeld (based on Melvin Weinberg) in American HustleColumbia; G Paul Burnett—AP -
3 of 6Tom Hanks as Richard Phillips in Captain PhillipsColumbia; U.S. Navy—Getty Images -
4 of 6Matthew McConaughey as Ron Woodroof in Dallas Buyers ClubAnne Marie Fox—Focus Features; John F. Rhodes—The Dallas Morning News/Corbis -
5 of 6Judi Dench as Philomena Lee in PhilomenaWeinstein Co.; Niall Carson—PA -
6 of 6Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall StreetParamount; Courtesy Jordan Belfort
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