Mr. Bridges is nominated for best actor for his performance in "Crazy Heart".
If that ain't country... CRAZY HEART Opens on Wednesday in New York and Los Angeles.
Supporting actress nominations also went to Maggie Gyllenhaal for "Crazy Heart" and to Penélope Cruz for "Nine".
What Jeff Bridges pulled off as a joke in "The Big Lebowski," lazing like a walrus, he does seriously in "Crazy Heart".
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player He has been the recipient of Twitter messages from Jim Rome ("Love this guy. CRAZY heart").
Somewhat improbably, Real Steel is The Champ meets Short Circuit, with a Crazy Heart country-and-western vibe.
Bingham was the songwriter behind Jeff Bridges in "Crazy Heart" and has released three of his own albums.
That follows his best actor win last year for his portrayal of a drunken country music singer in Crazy Heart.
He was on fine form in the blackly comic In Bruges, and also on song in Crazy Heart.
In the past, a huge Globes reception for Jeff Bridges, for instance, said he was on his way to the best actor Oscar for "Crazy Heart".
Jeff Bridges, a multiple nominee and now first-time winner, took best actor for his gritty portrayal of a broken-down country singer in "Crazy Heart".
