Photo SpecialMeet the Oscar Nominees!
Get the inside scoop on Reese, Terrence, Rachel and other 2006 contenders. By Emily Fromm
More from PEOPLE
Latest News!
- Source: Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart Break Up – for Now
- Inside Story: Why Denise Richards Is Caring for Charlie's Kids with Brooke Mueller
- 13-Year-Old Cancer Patient (and YouTube Star) Talia Designs a Clothing Line
- The Bachelorette's Desiree: 'There Are Going to Be Tears'
- Is This Week's Best-Dressed Star a Little ... Snoozy?
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN
Nomination: Best Actor, Capote
Hoffman, 38, cut his teeth in theater, where he's collaborated with costume-designer girlfriend Mimi O'Donnell (they have a 2-year-old son, Cooper). He remains humble about how far he's come: "We want to be accepted and admired," he's said, "but I don't think that's a hole that is ever filled."
Up next: Playing the villain in Mission: Impossible 3 opposite his Magnolia costar Tom Cruise
