Although he announced his retirement from acting after "Gran Torino", his 2008 film, Clint Eastwood has returned to play a role for another filmmaker, something he did not do for almost two decades, the last time he was directed by Wolfgang Petersen in "In the Line of Fire." His return to acting in «Trouble with the Curve» could mean that he enters the fight for the Oscar for best actor, an award that eludes him. Clint Eastwood has in his can up to five Hollywood Academy Awards, two as producer for "Without Forgiveness" and "Million Dollar Baby" and two others as director for those same films, in addition to the honorary Irving Thalberg for his contribution to the cinema. But despite having been nominated twice for the best actor statuette, also for his films "Without Forgiveness" and "Million Dollar Baby" and as one of the most emblematic figures of American acting this award has been resisting him until now. 
This year with his role in the film of Robert Lorenz «Trouble with the Curve»Could get his third nomination for the prestigious Hollywood awards, although he will not have it easy with rivals such as Joaquin Phoenix, recent winner of the Volpi Cup for" The Master "or John Hawkes who performs a superb performance in" The Sessions . At the moment the critics have spoken very positively of both the film and Eastwood's performance and the public has responded very well, becoming the third highest grossing film in the United States the weekend of its premiere. On January 10, the nominees for the Oscar and we will know if Eastwood will be eligible for that award that it does not yet have. More information - "Troble with the Curve" Source - wikipedia.org Photos - titleoriginal.blogspot.com.es flufflife.com