BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

taxi-driver at night; many of his customers represent the people from the lowest class of society: prostitutes, adulterous husbands and wenchers. Since Travis has promised the cab company that he will drive anywhere, at anytime, his likelihood of seeing the best of human nature is fairly slim. So, he tries to create an extra-occupational life for himself. He befriends Betsy, a beautiful girl working at a Senator's campaign office. Unluckily, with on possession of the slightest amount of social skills, Travis

just 14 years old. From her out standing role in man in the moon she was nominated for a Young Artist Award. She very quickly became a well known actress. Following her roles in Desperate Choices: To Save My Child (1992) and Jack the Bear (1993), she starred in the comedy-drama Pleasantville (1998), for which she won the Young Hollywood Award for her amazing Performance. Her leading role of Tracy Flick in Election (1999) was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. In the same year she stars in Tracy Flick

their goals. She is none other than Scarlett Ingrid Johansson. Scarlett Ingrid Johansson was born in New York City on November 22, 1984. Her parents are Karsten Johansson and Melanie Sloan. She has a twin brother named Hunter Johansson who is also an actor, an older sister named Vanessa Johansson, two older brothers named Adrian and Christian Johansson, and lastly her younger adopted sister named Fenan Sloan. Her mother, Melanie Sloan adopted her younger half-sister Fenan in 2008 from Ethiopia so that

good movie is having well-known and well-awarded actors playing the story’s characters. Having an interesting and relatable plot is something else that is crucial in having a successful movie. In addition to having well-known actors and an interesting plot, good execution of special effects is key in a good movie to make the impossible seem possible. Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War movie is good because of the large cast of very famous actors, the attention-grabbing plot, and great special

Academy Award and 6 time Golden Globe winner, Marlon Brando is constantly recognized as one of the greatest actors of all time. The American Film Institute named him fourth in their list of the ‘50 Greatest American Screen Legends.’ Marlon Brando Jr. was born to Marlon Brando Sr. and Dorothy Pennebaker Brando on April 3, 1924 in the city of Omaha, Nebraska. Brando was one of three siblings and married three times to actresses Anna Kashfi, Movita Castaneda and Tarita Teriipaia. From his marriages

got the role of Elliot in E.T. When trying out for the role he thought about when he saw his dog getting killed by his neighbor's dog and gave a believable tearful performance he made Steven Spielberg cry. Henry did a great job in the film E.T for how young he was. In fact he was nominated for several awards including BAFTA Film Award for Newcomer to Leading Film Roles, Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year, and Saturn Award for Best Actor. He was presented an award Young Artist Award for Best

Cumberbatch is a British actor, who has inextricably linked himself with Sherlock Holmes’ name. His filmography contains dozens of curious characters. However, genius and baddies are the most successful stage types of Benedict. Benedict Cumberbatch – the Family and Childhood Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch came to life on 19 July 1976. It happened in the capital of United Kingdom, London. His parents, Timothy Carlton and Wanda Ventham, were famous TV actors. No surprise, the boy went

film, with American actor Haley Joel Osment to provide Harry Potter 's voice.[14] Spielberg contended that, in his opinion, there was every expectation of profit in making the film, and that making money would have been like "shooting ducks in a barrel. It 's just a slam dunk. It 's just like withdrawing a billion dollars and putting it into your personal bank accounts. There 's no challenge".[15] In the Rubbish Bin section of her website, Rowling maintains that she has no role in choosing directors

Keira Knightley is a beautiful and talented British actress known for her complex and varied film roles. Her body of work has included drama as well as comedic roles. She has earned the respect of many through her accomplished acting career and endearing personality; inspite of her many personal struggles, she has maintained her status as a beloved hard working star and one of the most influential women in British Culture. Keira Christina Knightley was born on March 26th, 1985 in the south

qualify for this statement at the time it was said, but there is no doubt that he lived to achieve it (Howlett 1). James Dean is an important American figure because he represented a powerful character to many people, was a very popular and successful actor, and he was able to encourage a new way of thought among a not-so-expressive society. Today we remember Mr.Dean as the spontaneous character that inspired a new way of