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