Bruce Dern suddenly finds himself at the center of it all

Quentin Tarantino has reportedly finished the script for his new western, given it a title, and he wants Christoph Waltz and Bruce Dern to star.

Bruce Dern's day got off to an amazing start when he scored an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor on Thursday morning (Jan. 16) for his work in "Nebraska," his second Oscar nod in a film career that spans more than 

The other name I'm hearing is Bruce Dern. I sure do hope the latter is true. Here is a guy who, at the age of 77 and after a career worth of distinguished mostly supporting performances, has emerged as a Best Actor frontrunner 

Bruce was up for the award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, but lost to Dallas Buyers Club's Matthew McConaughey. June was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, but lost to 12 

The way Bruce Dern tells it, the moment he learned he had been nominated in the Best Actor category for his performance in Nebraska sounds remarkably like a scene from the film itself, which stars Dern as a befuddled