Mortensen: One can certainly make the case that the speculation and voting processes are largely influenced, if not driven, by public relations efforts. Therefore making the whole thing to some degree a chaotic and sometimes distracting game of chance based on the marketing of the ephemeral popularity of any given movie or individual. However, I freely admit that it was very flattering and that I felt a very real sense of satisfaction as an actor when I had the experience of being nominated for my work in Eastern Promises, because I knew that at least some of my peers had singled out Cronenberg’s movie and my efforts in it.
///DH: Viggo is the man.
