>>704 TNM is tv - which the Academy sets its face against. I do take the point that he is liked and respected (or was) for being a nice down to earth guy and a serious actor. But he needs a hit, doesn't he? I loved HR as you all know but it wasn't a huge box office hit, or an unmitigated critical success. CP foaled badly to make good on its vast marketing budget, ISTL was a stinker of epic proportions and TNM didn't do so well in the US....