Clint Eastwood
"Million Dollar Baby"
Career nominations: 7

Although most pundits had expected him to receive a directing nomination, this acting nomination for the 74-year-old Hollywood icon was something of a surprise. But Eastwood lent quiet pathos to his role as a grizzled and guilt-ridden boxing manager. He's been acting professionally for half a century.

(Merie W. Wallace / Warner Bros. Pictures)