Alternate Best Supporting Actor 2011: Results

5. John Hawkes in Martha Marcy May Marlene- Hawkes combines effortlessly a charming and threatening personality in his portrayal of a cult leader.

4. Viggo Mortensen in A Dangerous Method- Mortensen gives a strong performance as Sigmund Freud succeeding well in creating the charismatic and persuasive personality of the man.

3. Bryan Cranston in Drive- Cranston even with his limited screen time creates both an enthusiastic as well as tragic presence in his film.

2. Brad Pitt in The Tree of Life- Pitt gives an astonishing performance and fully realizes his character despite limitations created by the direction of the film.

1. Mark Strong in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy- Strong wins this year for me, even with Brooks who on re-watch I still love, and  would give a 5, but he is no longer my favorite of the year. That goes to Strong even though it is close very close among the top three. Strong is my favorite though who gives an absolutely masterful performance, there is not a wasted moment or even a single facial gesture in his portrayal.

Overall Rank:

1. Mark Strong in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2. Albert Brooks in Drive
3. Brad Pitt in The Tree of Life
4. Brian Cox in Coriolanus
5. Bryan Cranston in Drive
6. Tom Hardy in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 
7. Viggo Mortensen in A Dangerous Method
8. John Hurt in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 
9. Don Cheadle in The Guard 
10. Benedict Cumberbatch in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 
11. Sam Worthington in The Debt
12. John Hawkes in Martha Marcy May Marlene
13. Ben Kingsley in Hugo
14. Kevin Spacey in Margin Call
15. Gerard Butler in Coriolanus
16. Gary Oldman in Kung Fu Panda 2
17. Tom Hiddleston in Thor
18. Colin Firth in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 
19. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in Headhunters
20. Oscar Isaac in Drive 
21. Kenneth Branagh in My Week With Marilyn
22. Max Von Sydow in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 
23. Bill Nighy in Arthur Christmas
24. Corey Stoll in Midnight in Paris 
25. Patton Oswalt in Young Adult
26. Shahab Hosseini in A Separation 
27. Jared Harris in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
28. Toby Jones in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy  
29. Bobby Cannavale in Win Win
30. Jeremy Irons in Margin Call
31. Christopher Plummer in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 
32. David Dencik in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy  
33. Alan Rickman in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part II
34. Ron Perlman in Drive  
35. Liam Cunningham in The Guard
36. Jim Broadbent in Arthur Christmas
37. Paul Bettany in Margin Call
38. Kevin Bacon in X-Men First Class
39. James Cromwell in The Artist
40. Hugh Laurie in Arthur Christmas
41. Mark Strong in The Guard 
42. Ben Foster in Rampart
43. Bill Nighy in Rango
44. Eddie Marsan in Tyrannosaur
45. James Hong in Kung Fu Panada 2 
46. Kiefer Sutherland Melancholia
47. Kevin Spacey in Horrible Bosses 
48. Jesper Christensen in The Debt
49. Krzysztof Pieczyński in Suicide Room
50. Jeremy Renner in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
51. Stephen Fry in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
52. Paul Giamatti in The Ides of March
53. Stellan Skarsgard in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
54. Laurence Fishburne in Contagion  
55. John Slattery in The Adjustment Burea
56. Philip Seymour Hoffman in The Ides of March
57. Philip Quast in The Devil's Double
58. Chris Cooper in The Muppets
59. Matt Damon in Contagion  
60. Terence Stamp in The Adjustment Burea
61. Christopher Plummer in Beginners
62. Matthew Lewis in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part II
63. Ciaran Hinds in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
64. Jeffrey Wright in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 
65. Robert Forster in The Descendants
66. Anthony Mackie in The Adjustment Burea
67. Nick Frost in Attack the Block
68. Jan Cornet in The Skin I Live In
69. George Clooney in Ides of March
70. Simon Pegg in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
71. Yorick van Wageningen in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
72. Nick Nolte in Warrior
73. David Wilmot in The Guard
74. Dustin Hoffman in Kung Fu Panda 2
75. Stanley Tucci in Margin Call
76. Burt Young in Win Win 
77. John Hurt in Melancholia
78. Toby Jones in Captain America 
79. Eric Bana in Hanna  
80. Jamie Bell in Jane Eyre 
81. Ned Beatty in Rango
82. Jeffrey Wright in Source Code 
83. Anthony Hopkins in Thor 
84. Ciaran Hinds in The Debt
85. Ned Beatty in Rampart 
86. Stellan Skarsgaard in Melancholia
87. Brian Cox in Rise of the Planet of the Apes 
88. Sam Rockwell in Cowboys & Aliens   
89. Stellan Skarsgard in Thor
90. Zachary Quinto in Margin Call
91. Dwayne Johnson in Fast Five 
92. Sacha Baron Cohen in Hugo 
93. Tom Wilkinson in The Debt
94. Vincent Cassel in A Dangerous Method
95. Tom Hiddleston in War Horse 
96. Sean Penn in The Tree of Life
97. Matthew Lillard in The Descendants 
98. Jonah Hill in Moneyball
99. Jude Law in Contagion
100. Tom Hiddleston in Midnight in Paris 
101. Tom Felton in Rise of the Planet of the Apes
102. Anton Yelchin in The Beaver
103. Michael Nyqvist in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
104. Philip Seymour Hoffman in Moneyball
105. John Goodman in The Artist 
106. Philip Baker Hall in 50/50
107. Bryan Cranston in The Lincoln Lawyer
108. Beau Bridges in The Descendants
109. William H. Macy in Lincoln Lawyer
110. Josh Lucas in J. Edgar
111. Michael Sheen in Midnight in Paris
112. Tom Hanks in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
113. Tommy Lee Jones in Captain American 
114. Jamie Foxx in Horrible Bosses
115. Nicholas Hoult in X-Men First Class
116. Dominic Cooper in Captain America 
117. Donald Sutherland in The Mechanic
118. Seth Rogen in 50/50
119. Ralph Fiennes in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part II 
120. Colin Farrell in Horrible Bosses
121. Hugo Weaving in Captain America 
122. Armie Hammer in J. Edgar 
123. Hugh Dancy in Martha Marcy May Marlene
124. Peter Mullan in War Horse
125. David Thewlis in War Horse
126. Nick Frost in Paul
127. Jim Broadbent in The Iron Lady 
128. Marton Csokas in The Debt
129. James Badge Dale in Shame
130. Joaquín Cosio in A Better Life 
131. Niels Arestrup in War Horse 
132. Ryan Phillipe in The Lincoln Lawyer
133. Michael Arden in Source Code
134. Robert Alamo in The Skin I Live In 
135. David Oyelowo in Rise of the Planet of the Apes
136. Goran Visnjic in Beginners 
137. Ezra Miller in We Need to Talk About Kevin
138. Nick Krause in The Descendants 
139. Matt Milne in War Horse 

Next Year: 1947 Supporting (I might do this year differently)