Cash advance: do biopics, like Phoenix's take on music legend, offer head start?(EYE ON THE OSCARS: TALENT PREVIEW)

From: Daily Variety | Date: November 28, 2005| Author: Anderson, John | Copyright information

Ever since George Arliss received the 1929 Academy Award for the lead in biopic "Disraeli," Oscar has had a fondness for actors playing real-life people.

In the 2004 derby, four of the five actor nominees portrayed nonfictional personalities, including winner Jamie Foxx for his turn as Ray Charles.

Perhaps not coincidentally, the year before that, Charlize Theron took home the actress prize for playing serial killer Aileen Wuornos in "Monster:" The previous y...

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