Actor: Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson was nominated for In the Bedroom and Michael Clayton, both playing men whose composure fails in different ways.

In the Bedroom is the better performance, a father whose grief converts into something the film treats with great care and no judgement.

The Full Monty made him widely known, and Batman Begins, Shakespeare in Love and Eternal Sunshine fill out the range. He came from the Royal Academy and worked constantly until his death in 2023.