{"id":57351,"date":"2025-02-17T08:01:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T13:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=57351"},"modified":"2025-02-16T23:47:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T04:47:05","slug":"poll-whats-the-best-oscar-nominated-presidential-portrayal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=57351","title":{"rendered":"Poll: What&#8217;s the Best Oscar-Nominated Presidential Portrayal?"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57354\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MFF-WILSON.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"265\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57355\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MFF-AMISTAD.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"265\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57356\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MFF-APPRENTICE-THE.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"265\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Well, today is Presidents&#8217; Day, everyone. On a related note, first-time Oscar nominee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?cr=Sebastian%20Stan%7C642493&amp;mod=AP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sebastian Stan<\/a> is up for a Best Actor award for playing a pre-White House Donald Trump in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/apprentice-the-apprentice\/843501043349\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>The Apprentice<\/em><\/a>. This marks the ninth time that an actor has been nominated for playing a U.S. president on the big screen. Only one of these men took home the golden trophy (Daniel Day-Lewis for 2013&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/lincoln\/786936833140\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>Lincoln<\/em><\/a>), while Anthony Hopkins is the sole performer to gain the honor as two different commanders-in-chief (Richard Nixon in <em>Nixon<\/em>, John Quincy Adams in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/amistad\/667068416220\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>Amistad<\/em><\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>For this week&#8217;s film poll, we&#8217;d like to know which of these nine presidential turns gets your vote as the best. Cast your ballot below, and have a happy Presidents&#8217; Day.<\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-763\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t<form id=\"polls_form_763\" class=\"wp-polls-form\" action=\"\/index.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_763_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"44a4937674\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"poll_id\" value=\"763\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<div id=\"polls-763-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\">\r\n<ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-10315\" name=\"poll_763\" value=\"10315\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-10315\">Raymond Massey (Abe Lincoln in Illinois)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-10316\" name=\"poll_763\" value=\"10316\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-10316\">Alexander Knox (Wilson)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-10317\" name=\"poll_763\" value=\"10317\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-10317\">James Whitmore (Give 'em Hell, Harry!)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-10318\" name=\"poll_763\" value=\"10318\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-10318\">Anthony Hopkins (Nixon)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-10319\" name=\"poll_763\" value=\"10319\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-10319\">Anthony Hopkins (Amistad)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-10320\" name=\"poll_763\" value=\"10320\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-10320\">Frank Langella (Frost\/Nixon)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-10321\" name=\"poll_763\" value=\"10321\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-10321\">Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-10322\" name=\"poll_763\" value=\"10322\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-10322\">Sam Rockwell (Vice)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-10323\" name=\"poll_763\" value=\"10323\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-10323\">Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p class=\"leftmargin\"><input type=\"button\" name=\"vote\" value=\"Vote\" class=\"btn btn-primary\" onclick=\"poll_vote(763);\" onkeypress=\"poll_result(763);\" \/> <a href=\"#ViewPollResults\" onclick=\"poll_result(763); return false;\" onkeypress=\"poll_result(763); return false;\" title=\"View Results Of This Poll\" class=\"btn btn\">View Results<\/a><\/p><br clear=\"all\" \/><\/div>\n\t<\/form>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, today is Presidents&#8217; Day, everyone. On a related note, first-time Oscar nominee Sebastian Stan is up for a Best Actor award for playing a pre-White House Donald Trump in The Apprentice. 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