. . . "You could easily argue that four of the members of the Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy ensemble are worthy of a nod and actors such as Albert Brooks, Nick Nolte, Kevin Spacey, Christopher Plummer, Kenneth Branagh, Robert Forster, John Hawkes, Brad Pitt, Philip Seymour Hoffman or Brad Pitt have not been this good in years." . . . . . . . . . .