Guatemalan singer/actor Oscar Isaac Hernández, known professionally as Oscar Isaac, has earned a Golden Globe nod for his portrayal of the title character in the Coen Brother newcomer, Inside Llewyn Davis. The talented actor has stiff competition for the Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical of Comedy Golden Globe. The competitors: Christian Bale (American Hustle), Bruce Dern (Nebraska), Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf of Wall Street), and Joaquin Phoenix (Her).

The comedy-drama was written, directed, edited, and produced by Joel and Ethan Coens (The Big Lebowski, Fargo). The film tells the story of a struggling New York singer-songwriter who explores the folk music scene in the 1960s, the film inspired by the culture disconnect within the New York-based music scene. The character scrapes by in Greenwich Village, couch-surfing and dealing with both ends of paternity: forthcoming fatherhood and concerns about his aging father. Different sources were observed when creating the film; for one, the Coens looked to the published memoir The Mayor of MacDougal Street, drawing on the life of Brooklyn-based folk singer Dave Van Ronk to create the remarkable character.

"Joel and Ethan (Coen) have completely changed my life. There's a reason why [this] happens to so many actors who are involved in their movies: they create a stage for people to do their absolute best work," Isaac said, who was born in Guatemala to a Cuban father. "Not only the actors themselves, but everyone involved."

The Julliard-educated actor made his first major film role playing Joseph in The Nativity Scene. He also held small roles in the films All About the Benjamin and the Che Guevara biopic Guerrilla. He has a number of projects in the works for 2014 and 2015: Mojave; In Secret; Ex Machina; The Two Faces of January; and A Most Violent Year.

The critically acclaimed film Inside Llewyn Davis also stars Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund and Justin Timberlake. Producer Scott Rudin (True Grit, No Country for Old Men) co-produced the film, collaborating with the Coens for the third time.