Jude Law Says Sean Penn Deserves Oscar

Jude Law’s performance in “Cold Mountain” has earned him an Oscar nomination, but the 31-year-old actor says rival Sean Penn deserves this year’s best actor honors.

“I’ve always loved Sean Penn’s work,” Law told reporters Wednesday at the Berlin International Film Festival. “He’s someone I’ve respected and looked up to and admired for years and years and years, and I think it should be his year.”

Penn is nominated for “Mystic River.” The other nominees are Johnny Depp, “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl”; Ben Kingsley, “House of Sand and Fog”; and Bill Murray, “Lost in Translation.”

“I’m immensely proud to be in the category I’m in,” Law said. “There are actors in that category who I have been inspired by from a very, very young age – and to be amongst them is extraordinary.”

“Cold Mountain” is nominated for seven Academy Awards but isn’t competing for prizes at the Berlin festival. Law was making a belated appearance to promote the movie, which opened the festival on Feb. 5.

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