2022 BEST PERFORMANCE

BY AN ACTOR NOMINEES

SVERRIR GUDNASON IN EN KUNGLIG AFFÄR / A ROYAL SECRET

SWEDEN - StellaNova Film / SVT / Film i Väst / Stockholm Film Fund

Kurt Haijby runs a restaurant in the heart of Stockholm’s entertainment district. As he is denied an application for a liquor license, he decides to bring his case directly to the King: a meeting that turns into a forbidden love affair and legal scandal. Based on true events.

SUN-KYUN LEE IN DR. BRAIN

SOUTH KOREA - Bound Entertainment / Kakao Entertainment / StudioPlex / Dark Circle Pictures / Apple

Dr. Brain follows a brilliant brain scientist who suffers a horrific tragedy when his family falls victim to a mysterious accident. Desperate to uncover what happened, he goes to extraordinary lengths to solve the mystery by conducting brain syncs with the dead to access their memories for clues.

SCOOT MCNAIRY IN NARCOS: MEXICO

MEXICO - Netflix / Gaumont / Redrum

Witness the birth of the Mexican drug war in the 1980s as the Narcos saga chronicles the true story of the Guadalajara Cartel’s ascent.

DOUGRAY SCOTT IN IRVINE WELSH’S CRIME

UNITED KINGDOM - Buccaneer / Off Grid Film & TV

Crime follows the pursuit of serial killer ‘Mr. Confectioner’ by Ray Lennox, a detective engaged in a battle with his demons. Lennox’s problems are rooted in family dysfunction and childhood trauma.

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