Eddie Redmayne? Michael Keaton? Bradley Cooper? Steve Carrell? Benedict Cumberbatch? This is not a super clear-cut category in the 87th Academy Awards, but there is certainly a favorite. What is the Academy’s relationship with “old favorites” vs acting mainstays who’ve never been nominated for an Oscar? What does it mean this year?

Ben Mankiewicz (Turner Classic Movies), Alonso Duralde (TheWrap, Lonoleum Knife), and William Bibbani (Crave Online) break it down.