Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Mathieu Amalric, Kings and Queen
Jim Carrey, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
John Cusack, High Fidelity
Alex Descas, 35 Shots of Rum
Guillaume Depardieu, The Duchess of Langeais
Romain Duris, The Beat That My Heart Skipped
Chiewetel Ejiofor, Redbelt
Olivier Gourmet, The Son
Gene Hackman, The Royal Tenenbaums
Wang Hongwei, Platform
Tony Leung, 2046
Tony Leung, In the Mood for Love
Daniel Day Lewis, There Will Be Blood
John Cameron Mitchell, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Bill Murray, Lost in Translation
Wu Nien-Jen, Yi Yi
Joaquin Phoenix, Two Lovers
Jérémie Renier, L'Enfant
Adam Sandler, Punch-Drunk Love