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FACTBOX: Facts about Best Actor nominees
Feb 24 - (Reuters) - Following are some facts about the nominees for the best actor Oscar at the 80th annual Academy Awards, which will be handed out in Los Angeles on Sunday.
* GEORGE CLOONEY -- "Michael Clayton"
-- Age 46 (Born May 6, 1961 in Kentucky, USA)
-- Notable Films: "Good Night, and Good Luck" (2005), "O Brother Where Art Thou" (2000), "Ocean's Eleven" (2001), "Syriana" (2005), "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" (2002).
Previous Awards & Nominations: This is the fourth Academy Award nomination for George Clooney. He won the best supporting actor Oscar for "Syriana" and was nominated for "Good Night, and Good Luck" (2005) for directing and original screenplay.
* DANIEL DAY-LEWIS - "There Will Be Blood"
-- Age 50 (Born April 29, 1957 in London, England)
-- Notable Films: "Gangs of New York" (2002), "A Room with a View" (1985), "My Left Foot" (1989).
-- Previous Awards & Nominations: This is the fourth nomination for Daniel Day-Lewis. He won the best actor Oscar for "My Left Foot" (1989) and was nominated as best actor for "In the Name of the Father" (1993) and "Gangs of New York"
(2002)
* JOHNNY DEPP - "Sweeney Todd"
-- Age 44 (Born June 9, 1963 in Kentucky, USA)
-- Notable Films: "Edward Scissorhands" (1990), "Sleepy Hollow" (1999), and the "Pirates of the Caribbean" trilogy.
-- Previous Awards & Nominations: This is the Depp's third Academy Award nomination. He was nominated as best actor for "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" (2003) and for "Finding Neverland" (2004).
* TOMMY LEE JONES - "In the Valley of Elah"
-- Age 61 (Born Sept 15, 1946 in Texas, USA)
-- Notable Films: "Natural Born Killers" (1994), "Men in Black" (1997), "No Country for Old Men" (2007).
-- Previous Awards & Nominations: Tommy Lee Jones has been Oscar-nominated twice before. He was nominated as best supporting actor for "JFK" ( 1991) and won best supporting actor for "The Fugitive" (1993).
* VIGGO MORTENSEN - "Eastern Promises"
-- Age 49 (Born Oct 20, 1958 in New York, USA)
-- Notable Films: "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, "Portrait of a Lady" (1996), "28 days" (2000).
-- Previous Awards & Nominations: This is his first Academy Award nomination.
Sources: Reuters/Oscars Web site
(Writing by David Cutler; London Editorial Reference Unit; Editing by Jill Serjeant and Eric Walsh)
