Back story: Baby brother of Ben Affleck, who directed his sibling in last year's "Gone Baby Gone," he's best known as one of the gang of thieves in the "Ocean's Eleven" films.
Nominated for:
Supporting actor ("The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford")
Noteworthy: Affleck received the best reviews of his career for his turn as Ford, a young man with dreams of becoming an outlaw who gains notoriety after he murders the legendary bandit.
