5. Jeff Bridges in Fearless- Bridges shoots for the sky but never quite reaches the heights that his performance wants to reach.
4. Kevin Costner in A Perfect World- Costner in a very atypical fashion dominates his film well, as well as gives a moving portrait of a man wounded by abuse.
3. Bill Murray in Groundhog Day- This is just a great performance by Bill
Murray that is both a hilarious joy that makes this film enjoyable to
watch all the way through, but as well does realistically portray his
character's life changing realizations.
2.Michael Douglas in Falling Down- Douglas who gives both an incredibly
viscerally effective performance that pierces through every scene, but
he as well shows a moving portrait of a man completely lost in the ills
of modern society.
1. David Thewlis in Naked- Thewlis gives an outstanding performance that is
a fascinating portrayal of drifter, that is extremely watchable.
Overall Ranking of the Year:
- Jeff Daniels in Gettysburg
- Anthony Hopkins in Shadowlands
- Daniel Day-Lewis in In the Name of the Father
- Anthony Hopkins in The Remains of the Day
- Daniel Day-Lewis in The Age of Innocence
- Liam Neeson in Schindler's List
- David Thewlis in Naked
- Michael Douglas in Falling Down
- Bill Murray in Groundhog Day
- Leslie Cheung in Farewell My Concubine
- Tatsuo Matsumura in Maadadayo
- Robert Duvall in Falling Down
- Kevin Costner in A Perfect World
- Max von Sydow in Needful Things
- Jesse Bradford in King of the Hill
- Clint Eastwood in In the Line of Fire
- Kenneth Branagh in Much Ado About Nothing
- John Lone in M. Butterfly
- Donald Sutherland in Six Degrees of Separation
- Anthony Wong in The Untold Story
- John Goodman in Matinee
- Harrison Ford in The Fugitive
- Jeremy Irons in M. Butterfly
- Jason Scott Lee in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
- Sam Neill in Jurassic Park
- Kevin Kline in Dave
- Robin Williams in Mrs. Doubtfire
- Johnny Depp in Benny and Joon
- Kevin Conroy in Batman Mask of the Phantasm
- Fengyi Zhang in Farewell My Concubine
- Tom Cruise in The Firm
- Kurt Russell in Tombstone
- Nicolas Cage in Red Rock West
- Al Pacino in Carlito's Way
- Jeff Bridges in Fearless
- Johnny Depp in What's Eating Gilbert Grape
- Danny Elfman in The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Chris Sarandon in The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Bill Pullman in Malice
- Tom Berenger in Gettysburg
- Ed Harris in Needful Things
- Mike Myers in Wayne's World 2
- Charlie Sheen in Hot Shots Part Deux
- Aidan Quinn in Benny And Joon
- Sean Astin in Rudy
- Trey Parker in Cannibal The Musical
- Carey Elwes in Robin Hood Men in Tights
- Tom Hanks in Philadelphia
- Will Smith in Six Degrees of Separation
- Alec Baldwin in Malice
- Laurence Fishburne in What's Love Got To Do With It
- Denzel Washington in Philadelphia
- Francis Capra in A Bronx Tale
- Lilo Brancato in A Bronx Tale
- Max Pomeranc in Searching for Bobby Fischer
- Arnold Schwarznegger in Last Action Hero
- Sylvester Stallone in Cliffhanger
- Sylvester Stallone in Demolition Man
- Bob Hoskins in Super Mario Bros.
- Ernie Reyes Jr. in Surf Ninjas
- Omri Katz in Hocus Pocus
- Tom Guiry in The Sandlot
- Dan Aykroyd in Coneheads
- Thomas Ian Nicholas in Rookie of the Year
- Austin O'Brien in Last Action Hero
- Chris O'Donnell in The Three Musketeers
- Simon Fenton in Matinee
- Mason Gamble in Dennis Menace
- John Leguizamo in Super Mario Bros.
- Christian Slater in True Romance
- John D. Lemay in Jason Goes to Hell
The Next Year Will Be
1985
10 comments:
I'll go first on suggested performances to review.
--Raul Julia in Kiss of the Spider Woman (I think he's your winner as long as you nominate him regardless of competition)
--Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future (iconic)
--Paul Reubens in Pee-wee's Big Adventure (I never know what to make of it, but it's cult at its utmost and has at least a small iconic nature)
--Jonathan Pryce in Brazil (an interesting movie and an interesting performance)
--Jeff Daniels in The Purple Rose of Cairo (I like Daniels and this is probably tied for my favorite performance by him)
85 sounds good.
howa bout the already mentioned raul julia and jeff daniels plus gene hackman twice in a lifetime,danny glover the color purple and eric stoltz mask.
Glad Bridges didn't do all that well. I despised that movie. I guess I need to see Groundhog Day again because I don't remember being that amazed by Murray.
My 1985 recommendations? Tim Curry in Clue is such a fun perf. Not the least bit Oscar-y but so fun.
I think whatever happens, Raul Julia will win, Jeff Daniels is good and Jonathan Pryce is an iconic one.
Interesting... you don't consider Duvall supporting in that film?
What do you think about Al Pacino in Carlito's Way?
GradyTripp: Although his role is less flashy his story runs concurrently with Douglas's. In the end it is about both men's day, and how they deal with society and their personal lives.
Paul Dickinson: I have yet to see Carlito's Way.
I'd also recommend you see Shadowlands with Anthony Hopkins as C.S. Lewis for ranking purposes, not as something to write up later. I like his Remains of the Day performance more than you, but I thought he was even better in Shadowlands.
I'll try to get around to it.
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