Screen Rant

Fox will campaign Ford v Ferrari's Christian Bale and Matt Damon against each other in Best Actor. 1 / 7

Some predicted one of the stars would go in the Supporting category to split them up. 2 / 7

It's rare for co-stars to go up against each other in the leading categories. 3 / 7

It ultimately may not matter much, since Ford v Ferrari wasn't expected to get acting nominations anyway. 4 / 7

Adam Driver, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Joaquin Phoenix lead the Best Actor race right now. 5 / 7

Supporting Actor is stacked with Brad Pitt, Al Pacino, Tom Hanks, and others. 6 / 7

But it's still early in the process. Ford v Ferrari could surprise and be a bigger contender. 7 / 7