8 STARS DOUBLE DOWN ON THEIR OSCAR CHANCES

MATT DAMON

Air, Oppenheimer

The Oscar winner has two bites at the acting apple this year: supporting on Oppenheimer and lead in Air (he also was a producer on the best picture contender alongside director Ben Affleck).

COLMAN DOMINGO

The Color Purple, Rustin

An Emmy winner for his guest role on Euphoria, Domingo is a likely lead actor nominee for playing Bayard Rustin — but don’t discount his supporting role as Mister in The Color Purple.

JACOB ELORDI

Priscilla, Saltburn

The Euphoria breakout star inhabits two objects of desire in Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla Presley biopic, in which he plays Elvis, and in Emerald Fennell’s twisty satirical thriller Saltburn.

AMERICA FERRERA

Barbie, Dumb Money

She’s the scene-stealer of the blockbuster as the Mattel employee who breaks barriers between Barbie’s world and our own, and she delivers a passionate turn in Craig Gillespie’s dark comedy.

SANDRA HÜLLER

Anatomy of a Fall, The Zone of Interest

American audiences will become familiar with the celebrated German actress between her lead role in Anatomy of a Fall and chilling supporting performance in The Zone of Interest.

CAREY MULLIGAN

Maestro, Saltburn

The two-time Oscar nominee is a major contender in the lead actress race for Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein biopic but also steals scenes with an extended cameo in Saltburn.

MARGOT ROBBIE

Barbie, Saltburn

The two-time Oscar nominee earned plenty of laughs in the lead role of Stereotypical Barbie, but she also worked behind the scenes as a producer on Gerwig’s and Fennell’s films.

JEFFREY WRIGHT

American Fiction, Asteroid City

Wright boasts his first major leading role since 1996’s Basquiat in the dark satire American Fiction and also is part of Wes Anderson’s acting troupe in his sci-fi comedy.