One of the most heated races this awards season is in the category of lead actor, which is packed with veterans like Michael Keaton (“Birdman”), rising stars such as Eddie Redmayne and Benedict Cumberbatch (“The Theory of Everything,” “The Imitation Game”), and actors going outside their wheelhouse like Steve Carell (“Foxcatcher”).

Joining those four Wednesday morning as a SAG Awards nominee for lead actor was Jake Gyllenhaal, who snagged the slot with his chilling turn as an unscrupulous news videographer in “Nightcrawler.”

The Times caught up with Gyllenhaal to talk about his (and his dog’s) reaction, his physical transformation for “Nightcrawler” and his favorite other SAG Awards nominee.

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Jake stopped by Live with Kelly & Michael today to talk about his upcoming Broadway play ‘Constellations’, as well as ‘Nightcrawler’ and ‘Southpaw’. Follow the link below to watch the interview in our video archive.

Jake Gyllenhaal stopped by The Late Show with David Letterman to talk about his upcoming Broadway play ‘Constellations’, as well as ‘Nightcrawler’. Follow the link below to watch the interview in our archive.

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“I like the feeling of walking into a place and not knowing what’s going to happen,” Jake Gyllenhaal said as he entered the artist Bill Viola’s studio in Long Beach, California, on a clear day in early fall. He was wearing loose khaki cargo pants and a black T-shirt, and he was with his father, Stephen, who was one of his first directors.

Gyllenhaal, who is 33 and lives in downtown Manhattan, grew up in Los Angeles and began acting in plays when he was a student at the prep school Harvard-Westlake.

He landed his first major film role at 15, in October Sky, and from that point on was considered to be an emerging leading man. For a while he went along with that notion, starring in blockbusters like The Day After Tomorrow; but, beginning in 2005, with Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain—for which he received a best supporting actor Oscar nomination for his heartbreaking portrayal of a cowboy in love with another man—Gyllenhaal has gravitated toward offbeat, less “heroic” characters.

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ICYMI: Jake Gyllenhaal and writer / director Dan Gilroy participated in a ‘Nightcrawler’ discussion with HuffPost Live on November 3rd in New York City. You can watch the full 30-minute interview here.

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