Jeff Bridges is arguably the best actor of his generation. He has been nominated four times for an Academy Award, but has not won one.
He is so solid, and so capable of portraying a breadth of characters, whether it be the President of the United States in "The Contender", or stoner icon The Dude, aka The Dudester, Dude-a-reno, aka Jeff Lebowski, in "The Big Lebowski." Jeff Bridges is an American acting icon, who will one day be recognized by the Academy for this truly impressive body of work he has shared with us.