Tom Berenger Tom Berenger Tom Berenger (born Thomas Michael Moore; May 31, 1949) is an American television and motion picture actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Staff Sergeant Bob Barnes in "Platoon" (1986). He is also known for playing Jake Taylor in the "Major League" films and Thomas Beckett in the "Sniper" films. Other films he appeared in include "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" (1977), "The Dogs of War" (1980), "The Big Chill" (1983), "Eddie and the Cruisers" (1983), "Betrayed" (1988), "The Field" (1990), "Gettysburg" (1993), "The Substitute" (1996), "One Man's Hero" (1999),
The Polar Express (film) 20th in the Nielsen ratings that week, according to TVTango.com. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Sound Editing (Randy Thom and Dennis Leonard), Best Sound Mixing (Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands and William B. Kaplan) and Best Original Song for "Believe" (music and lyrics by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri) The film was nominated at the 3rd Visual Effects Society Awards in the category of "Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture." In 2008, the American Film Institute nominated "The Polar Express" for its Top 10 Animated Films list. In November