Academy Award voters love actors who take on historical figures, much like last year's best actor award winner. Cillian Murphy won the Oscar for best actor for his role as theoretical physicist J.

Actor Anthony Mackie ... "In the past 20 years, we've been living through the death of the American male," Mackie said. "They have literally killed masculinity in our homes and our communities ...

Along with his Oscar nominations, Cooper is also up for outstanding performance by a male ... first best actor nomination for 2012's "Silver Linings Playbook," his second for 2014's "American ...

many actors, writers and directors say it is clear that roles for Asian American men have evolved, and the smattering of new, more nuanced parts is helping to propel a shift in how Asian American ...