This year the nominees for Best Leading Actor for the 2009 Oscars are:
Richard Jenkins by The visitor
Frank Langella by Frost / Nixon
Sean Penn for Milk
Brad Pitt by The curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke by The wrestler
Here, without a doubt, there is also a great favorite that is none other than, the reborn as a Phoenix, Mickey Rourke, idol of the 80s, for his excellent performance in The Wrestler of a former WRF fighter who tries to rebuild his life and for this he will have to return to do the only good that gives it to him in life. In addition, his role has a lot of similarity to his real life.
If Mickey Rourke leaves on the day of the Oscars Gala without a statuette, many pools will be broken because he is also winning everything in various festivals and in the last Golden Globes.
About Richard Jenkins in The visitor y Frank Langella in Frost / Nixon to say that they are films that few people have seen and that they will hardly be voted in the majority.
By cons, Sean Penn in Milk He once again proves what an excellent actor he is but has against him that he has already received the Oscar for best actor and that everyone wants to see him Mickey Rourke picking up yours in a very Hollywood story.
Lastly, on Brad Pitt's work on The curious case of Benjamin Button say that CGI is more important than its interpretation.