BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: CASEY AFFLECK
The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford
Age 32 Role Robert Ford, superfan turned killer. Creepy Role ''I don't think Robert Ford was a stalker or proto-stalker,'' Affleck says of his character. ''He was a kid who was a bit naive and idolized somebody.'' Man on the Verge ''Casey is the next great leading man,'' gushes Amy Ryan, costar of Gone Baby Gone. Still, she's not above joking about how Affleck landed the lead in brother Ben's directorial debut: ''Do you think he slept with the director?'' Up Next Nothing confirmed. —Nicole Sperling