( CNN ) -- Matthew McConaughey is having one hell of a year . From almost stealing `` The Wolf of Wall Street '' despite being on the screen for only a few moments , to the critical acclaim and awards he 's racking up for his turn in `` Dallas Buyers Club , '' and did we mention a little thing called his hit HBO TV series `` True Detective ? '' The kid 's definitely alright , alright , alright . The handsome actor has evolved from goofy schtick in films like `` Dazed and Confused '' to romantic leading man in movies like `` The Wedding Planner '' to darker roles such as `` Killer Joe '' where he plays a police officer who moonlights as a hit man . But it 's his turn as Ron Woodroof , an HIV positive man who smuggles drugs to AIDS patients , that has already won McConaughey a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award , and placed him on the road to gold at Sunday 's 86th Academy Awards . Oscars 2014 : The nominees ' list . The actor committed completely to the role , dropping more than 40 pounds and becoming nearly-skeletal . But it was the intensity of his performance that has several Hollywood pundits predicting him for a best actor Oscar win . McConaughey told GQ magazine he 's enjoying this time in his life . `` I 'm feeling very fulfilled , '' he said . `` I 'm in the clay in my career . '' And his personal life , he added . In 2012 he married longtime girlfriend , model Camilla Alves with whom he has three children . He has frequently praised her for her support . `` We 're a team , '' he recently told Variety in an interview. `` I know it 's not easy on her , though she does it with aplomb . '' Alves supported him , he said , when he decided to take a break from acting to focus on their family . When he came back it was to take smaller roles that he was passionate about . During a recent appearance on `` Inside the Actor 's Studio , '' McConaughey said the time made him realize he wanted to `` make some movies that I would pick out , that I would see . '' It seems to have worked out well .
Matthew McConaughey is having a moment thanks to `` Dallas Buyers Club '' He 's up for the best actor Oscar . His career has evolved from playing a stoner to dark roles .