OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Bradley Cooper as FBI Agent Richard “Richie” DiMaso in “AMERICAN HUSTLE”

Michael Fassbender as Edwin Epps in “12 YEARS A SLAVE”

*James Gandolfini as Albert in “ENOUGH SAID”

Matthew Goode as Charlie Stoker in “STOKER”

Keith Stanfield as Marcus in “SHORT TERM 12”

AND THE WINNER IS…..

JAMES GANDOLFINI AS ALBERT IN “ENOUGH SAID”

This is the first win and second individual nomination for James Gandolini being previously nominated for Where the Wild Things Are (2009) and with the ensemble of The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001). He wins for his performance as Albert in Enough Said.

Sadly this year we lost Gandolfini but that does not mean we have seen the last of his work (2014 includes the final performances by Gandolfini in Animal Rescue), we get such a different turn from Gandolfini in one of his final roles. The performance in Enough Said never feels flashy or over the top but shows how a normal guy can feel when he starts in a new relationship and whenever on screen you cannot help but smile at the great subtle work being done by Gandolfini. The film is about the central relationship and while the narrative focuses more on the Julia Louis-Dreyfus character the performance given by Gandolfini is so heartfelt that he is the one that affects the audience most with how the events of the film affect him. Gandolfini earns his first nomination for his work as Albert in Enough Said.