2014: Best actor

Jake Gyllenhaal as a journalist without ethics is creepy and amazing at same time.

Michael Keaton as an actor in the middle of an existential crisis.

J.K Simmons as an aggressive music teacher training a young student.

Edward Norton as a method actor with very inestable behavior.

Benedict Cumberbatch as a brilliant scientist working for his country but with personal confflicts.

Steve Carell as a millionaire looking for sport glory as a coach.

Ralph Fiennes as a hotel owner in Europe during war times.

Eddie Redmayne as a scientist who suffers a terrible disease.

Ethan Hawke as a father who faces the changes of his children as years go by.

Timothy Spall as a painter with money problems and very bad temperament.

Daoming Chen as a man who has to cope with a terrible decision made by his daughter.

Mark Ruffalo as a sportsman dealing with his troubled brother and a mysterious man.

Riz Ahmed as a young man who becomes witness of unethical behavior

Bradley Cooper as a man who fights on foreing land full of danger.

David Oyelowo as a leader facing his most decisive moment in life.