Oscars 2014: Nominees for Best Actor

Oscar Sunday is just around the corner, and here is a sum-up of the contenders of the "best actor" category of the 86th Academy Awards.<br /> <br />First up is Christian Bale who earned his second Oscar nod for his role in David O. Russell's "American Hustle" where he plays a con man forced to work for an unconventional FBI agent.<br /> <br />Also nominated for the second time, is veteran actor Bruce Dern for his work in "Nebraska."<br /> <br />The 77-year-old portrays an aging father who makes a trip with his estranged son from Montana to Nebraska to collect a million-dollar prize.<br /> <br />Another contender is Leonardo DiCaprio for his role in "The Wolf of Wall Street."<br /> <br />The film is based on a true story of Jordan Belfort and shows his rise to a wealthy stockbroker to his fall involving crime and corruption.<br /> <br />Relative newcomer Chiwetel Ejiofor got his first Oscar nod for his role in "12 Years a Slave."<br /> <br />This film is also based on a true story, that of Solomon Northup, a free black man who