Kenneth Branagh in My Week With Marilyn
Jonah Hill in Moneyball
Nick Nolte in Warrior
Christopher Plummer in Beginners
and Max von Sydow in  Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

And for the ladies:
Berenice Bejo in The Artist
Jessica Chastain in The Help
Melissa McCarthy in Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer in Albert Nobbs
and Octavia Spencer in The Help

And not that it matters, but we here are rooting for the underdogs. I really hope Jonah Hill and Melissa McCarthy walk away with the awards because both are comedic actors that have a down to earth way about them. And if Melissa doesn't get it, my runner up is Octavia Spencer.