Nominee for Best Supporting Actor

An outspoken environmentalist and animal rights activist, Alec Baldwin is nominated for playing the role of Shelly Kaplow in The Cooler, an old-style Las Vegas casino owner.

Alec Baldwin The Cooler Actor Alec Baldwin plays Shelly Kaplow in The Cooler, an old-style Las Vegas casino owner who will stop at nothing to protect his business interests. For a person who set out to study law, movies happened by a fluke. He debuted in a TV series with the The Doctors (1980). He has been appreciated for his Broadway performances in A Streetcar Named Desire. An outspoken environmentalist and animal rights activist, Alec's filmography boasts of a mixed baggage of comedies and drama. Select Filmography 2003 The Cooler The Cat In The Hat 2002 The Adventures Of Pluto Nash 2001 The Royal Tenenbaums Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Cats & Dogs Pearl Harbor State and Main 1999 Notting Hill 1997 The Edge