Source: hollywoodreporter.com

“At that time in the morning, my kids have to be jumping on my face to wake me up ,” said a cool and collected Casey Affleck, about receiving his nomination for best supporting actor for “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.” “In truth - it’s a great honor to be included in a group with people like Tom and Javier and Hal but I’m taking it all with a grain of salt because there are some really good performances this year and I think there’s a bit of luck involved.” As for the ongoing writers strike and its dampening effect on this year’s award season, Affleck said he has no room for disappointment of any kind. “When I read the script for this role I thought ‘Well if I can get this part and work with people like Brad Pitt and others that were in the film I won’t ask for anything else,” said Affleck. “People responding really well to it was just icing on the cake.”

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

Casey Affleck in “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” (Warner Bros.)
Javier Bardem in “No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage)
Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Charlie Wilson’s War” (Universal)
Hal Holbrook in “Into the Wild” (Paramount Vantage and River Road Entertainment)
Tom Wilkinson in “Michael Clayton” (Warner Bros.)