The Oscar contenders:
鈥�Bradley Cooper, "Silver Linings Playbook"
鈥�Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln"
鈥�Hugh Jackman, "Les Mis茅rables"
鈥�Joaquin Phoenix, "The Master"
鈥�Denzel Washington, "Flight"
The verdict: It will be the biggest upset in recent memory if Day-Lewis, who played the title role of our sixteenth president in his film, loses the statuette. The actor has been an Oscar frontrunner since "Lincoln" was released and won the Golden Globe and SAG prizes. The actor has previously won two Oscars for Best Actor, one in 1990 for "My Left Foot" and in 2008 for "There Will Be Blood," and been nominated twice more, in 1994 for "In the Name of the Father," and in 2003 for "Gangs of New York."
