With a body of work ranging from Reservoir Dogs to Fargo to Paris je t’aime, Steve Buscemi has had a tremendous career playing schlubs and weasels—but nothing like the grandeur of Atlantic City crime boss Nucky Thompson in HBO’s Boardwalk Empire (he’s nominated as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series). “This is one of the best parts I’ve ever had in my life,” Buscemi told Collider. “When I first read the script, I could tell from page one that this was the man. It was terrifying, in a way, but also so exciting.”