My family holds an annual Oscar nomination pool, predicting the eight major categories, and invariably we all do very well in Best Actor. For some reason, great male lead performances are few and far between in recent years. I’m sure there’s an analysis to be written on that topic but I’ll save it for another day.

For now, I’ll give my own preferred lineup in the 2022 Best Actor category, starting with just a few honorable mentions.

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