Fast Facts About This Year's Oscar Nominees For Acting In A Lead Role

The Oscars are upon us. Consider your conversation starters for The 87th Annual Academy Awards stocked!

Steve Carell- Foxcatcher

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Steve and his wife Nancy own a general store in Marshfield, Massachusetts. Residents claim that Carell will occasionally stop in and help stock shelves.

Michael Keaton- Birdman

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Michael started his career working as a stagehand on Mr. Rogers Neighborhood.

Benedict Cumberbatch- The Imitation Game

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Benedict taught English to monks in Tibet.

Eddie Redmayne- The Theory of Everything

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Eddie went to school with Prince William.

Bradley Cooper- American Sniper

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Bradley is fluent, and has conducted entire interviews in French.

Marion Cotillard- Two Days, One Night

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Marion is the owner of two restaurants in her native France.

Julianne Moore- Still Alice

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Julianne was an Army Brat, and moved 23 times before turning 18.

Reese Witherspoon- Wild

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Reese collects antique linens, and is particularly fond of embroidery.

Felicity Jones- The Theory of Everything

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Felicity worked as a radio actress on the show "The Archers" for 10 years.

Rosamund Pike- Gone Girl

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Rosamund has a pet corn snake named Oswald, and has been known to wear him around her wrist in public, as a "bracelet".