Thursday 13 December 2012

Alternate Best Actor 2005: Results

5. Robert Downey Jr. in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang- Downey finds just the right sardonic tone for his performance that fits his film like a glove.
4. Tommy Lee Jones in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada- Jones perfectly cast himself portraying the complex motivations of his character brilliantly.
3. Guy Pearce in The Proposition- Pearce gives a strong understated performance that is particularly effective in portraying the complex relationship that motivates his character.
2. Viggo Mortensen in A History of Violence- Mortensen is terrific in his depiction of the slow dissolution of his character.
1. Ray Winstone in The Proposition- The underrated Ray Winstone wins this year with his powerful performance as a man trying to bring the law to the lawless. Winstone succeeds far more than anyone would expect creating a poignant depiction of a character that could perhaps have been a throwaway in lesser hands.
  1. Ray Winstone in The Proposition
  2. Viggo Mortensen in A History of Violence
  3. Byung-hun Lee in A Bittersweet Life 
  4. Barry Pepper in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
  5. Mickey Rourke in Sin City
  6. Damian Lewis in Keane
  7. Philip Seymour Hoffman in Capote
  8. Guy Pearce in The Proposition
  9. Tommy Lee Jones in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
  10. Issey Ogata in The Sun
  11. Robert Downey Jr. in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
  12. Daniel Auteuil in Caché
  13. Brendan Gleeson in Six Shooter 
  14. Bill Murray in Broken Flowers
  15. Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain   
  16. Romain Duris in The Beat That My Heart Skipped
  17. Jeff Daniels in The Squid and The Whale 
  18. Ralph Fiennes in The Constant Gardener   
  19. Cillian Murphy in Breakfast on Pluto 
  20. Matthew Macfadyen in Pride and Prejudice
  21. Russell Crowe in Cinderella Man 
  22. Daniel Day-Lewis in The Ballad of Jack and Rose
  23. Brady Corbet in Mysterious Skin
  24. Nicolas Cage in Lord of War
  25. Pierce Brosnan in The Matador
  26. Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain
  27. Colin Farrell in The New World 
  28. Anthony Hopkins in The World's Fastest Indian 
  29. Christian Bale in Batman Begins 
  30. Ioan Fiscuteanu in The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
  31. Jake Gyllenhaal in Jarhead
  32. Eric Bana in Munich
  33. David Strathairn in Good Night and Good Luck
  34. Ali Suliman in Paradise Now 
  35. Johnny Depp in The Libertine
  36. Lou Pucci in Thumbsucker
  37. Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Mysterious Skin
  38. Greg Kinnear in The Matador 
  39. Jonathan Rhys Meyers in Match Point 
  40. Elijah Wood in Everything is Illuminated
  41. Bob Hoskins in Mrs. Henderson Presents
  42. Presley Chweneyagae in Tsotsi
  43. Nathan Fillion in Serenity
  44. Tony Leung Ka-Fai in Election 
  45. Tom Cruise in The War of the Worlds 
  46. Martin Freeman in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 
  47. Peter Sallis in Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
  48. Kais Nashif in Paradise Now
  49. Joaquin Phoenix in Walk the Line
  50. Orlando Bloom in Kingdom of Heaven
  51. Owen Wilson in Wedding Crashers
  52. Vince Vaughn in Wedding Crashers 
  53. Will Smith in Hitch
  54. Eugene Hutz in Everything is Illuminated
  55. Johnny Depp in Corpse Bride 
  56. Heath Ledger in The Brothers Grimm
  57. Adrien Brody in King Kong 
  58. Jesse Eisenberg in The Squid and the Whale  
  59. Michael Angarano in Sky High
  60. Ewan McGregor in The Revenge of the Sith
  61. Matt Damon in Syriana 
  62. Daniel Radcliffe in The Goblet of Fire 
  63. Josh Hutcherson in Zathura
  64. Simon Lam in Election
  65. Ioan Gruffudd in Fantastic Four
  66. William Moseley in The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe  
  67. Terrence Howard in Hustle and Flow   
  68. Bernie Mac in Guess Who
  69. Matt Damon in The Brothers Grimm
  70. John Robinson in Lords of Dogtown
  71. Victor Rasuk in Lords of Dogtown
  72. Emile Hirsch in Lords of Dogtown
  73. Johnny Depp in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  74. Jonah Bobo in Zathura 
  75. Jim Carrey in Fun With Dick and Jane
  76. Will Ferrell in Bewitched
  77. Ashton Kutcher in Guess Who
  78. Adam Sandler in The Longest Yard
  79. Hayden Christensen in Revenge of the Sith
Next Year: 2005 Supporting

11 comments:

Robert MacFarlane said...

Suggestions for 2005 Supporting:

Clifton Collins Jr. in Capote
Danny Huston in The Proposition
Mickey Rourke in Sin City
Kevin Costner in The Upside of Anger
Val Kilmer in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

As for acclaimed roles I haven't seen:

Edward Norton in Kingdom of Heaven
Keanu Reeves in Thumbsucker (no, really)
Jesse L. Martin in Rent (apparently he's the only good thing)

Anonymous said...

I never in a million years would've guessed someone would beat Hoffman, let alone TWO.
Suggestions for Supporting 2005
Jeff Daniels in The Squid and the Whale
Ed Harris in A History of Violence
Mickey Rourke in Sin City
Clifton Collins, Jr in Capote
Barry Pepper in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Michael Patison said...

In the exact same boat, Anonymous. As for 2005 Supporting suggestions:

Clifton Collins, Jr. in Capote
Kevin Costner in The Upside of Anger
Ed Harris in A History of Violence
John Hurt in The Proposition
Danny Huston in The Proposition
Val Kilmer in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Barry Pepper in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Mickey Rourke in Sin City

Anonymous said...

Mickey Rourke- Sin City
Ed Harris- A History of Violence

Anonymous said...

Also can you do 73 or 01 best actor next time? :)

Maciej said...

Bob Hoskins - Mrs Henderson Presents
Liam Neeson - Batman Begins
Ed Harris - A History of Violence
Peter Sarsgaard - Jarhead
Mickey Rourke - Sin City

RatedRStar said...

Ed Harris - A History Of Violence
Mickey Rouke - Sin City
Clive Owen - Sin City
Val Kilmer - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Daniel Craig - Munich

Michael Patison said...

Also, didn't Goblet of Fire come out in '05?

Louis Morgan said...

Anonymous: I'll be getting to those sooner than later.

Michael: Yes it did and I will update accordingly.

mrripley said...

would you consider

terrence howard crash
don cheadle crash
richard jenkins north country
cliff collins capote
ed harris a history of violence

Michael Patison said...

I see you added Gleeson for Six Shooter here, but can you really do that since it's a short? (I mean, it's your blog so you can do whatever you want with it, but I was just wondering)