5. Forest Whitaker in Bird- Whitaker gives a performance that combines the charm and pain of his character well.
4. William Hurt in The Accidental Tourist- Hurt is very strong here by realizing his character's depression while still giving a charming and sometimes humorous performance.
3. John Malkovich in Danger Liaisons- Malkovich takes an unorthodox but effective approach to his womanizer character by stressing the mechanics of the man's method.
2. Bob Hoskins in Who Framed Roger Rabbit- Hoskins is terrific in the lead of this film interacting perfectly with the strange cartoon characters throughout the film as well giving an entertaining and sometimes powerful performance entirely on its own as well.
1. Jeremy Irons in Dead Ringers- Good Prediction
Michael Patison,
Mark, and
Maciej. Well it should be no surprise to anyone that Jeremy Irons wins this year. Although I liked all these performances Irons stands far and above as the best. He is simply incredible in his portrayal of the twins of his film and their interconnected world. Irons here not only gives one but two great characterizations here finding the subtitles that differentiate the two perfectly as well as creating a fascinating connection between them.
Overall Rank:
- Jeremy Irons in Dead Ringers
- Bob Hoskins in Who Framed Roger Rabbit
- Eric Bogosian in Talk Radio
- John Malkovich in Dangerous Liaisons
- William Hurt in The Accidental Tourist
- Gene Hackman in Mississippi Burning
- Bill Murray in Scrooged
- Robert De Niro in Midnight Run
- Charles Grodin in Midnight Run
- Forest Whitaker in Bird
- John Cleese in A Fish Called Wanda
- Bruce Willis in Die Hard
- Jeff Bridges in Tucker A Man and His Dream
- River Phoenix in Running on Empty
- Leslie Nielsen in Naked Gun
- Tom Cruise in Rain Man
- Eddie Murphy in Coming to America
- Derek Jacobi in Little Dorrit
- Edward James Olmos in Stand and Deliver
- Kevin Costner in Bull Durham
- Tom Hanks in Big
- Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man
- Emilio Estevez in Young Guns
- Richard Dreyfuss in Moon Over Parador
- Alec Baldwin in Beetle Juice
- Warwick Davis in Willow
- Matthew Modine in Married to the Mob
- Roddy Piper in They Live
- Clint Eastwood in The Dead Pool
- Jim Varney in Ernest Saves Christmas
Next Year: 1988 Supporting
8 comments:
Alan Rickman in Die Hard is the most obvious one.
Alan Rickman - Die Hard
Christopher Lloyd - Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Michael Palin - A Fish Called Wanda
Jacky Cheung - As Tears Go By
Raul Julia - Moon Over Parador
As for my request, could you please review Leslie Nielsen in "Airplane!" (for 1980 supporting)?
As for the '88 nominees my suggestions would be:
1.Alan Rickman - Die Hard
2.Christopher Lloyd - Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
3.Michael Palin - A Fish Called Wanda
4.Christopher Walken - Biloxi Blues
5.Philippe Noiret - Nuovo Cinema Paradiso
Yes! Finally got one year right!
Also, please review Alan Rickman in Die Hard and Christopher Lloyd in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
I can't wait to see Irons' performance. :) What I like about your reviews is that they always make me want to watch several films that I eventually don't (but I'm still interested and I have like 20 movies stored). :)
For 1988:
Above all, I highly recommend Philippe Noiret in Cinema Paradiso
Also:
Antonio Banderas in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Salvatore Cascio in Cinema Paradiso
Michael Palin in A Fish Called Wanda
Jacques Perrine in Cinema Paradiso
Alan Rickman in Die Hard
As for my request, I'm undecided really, I know it's going to involve some performance in Breaker Morant (1980), but I don't really know which one. My favorite performance in the film is Jack Thompson, but he's borderline lead/supporting, so I'll go for a definite supporting and ask for Bryan Brown.
Tim Robbins in Bull Durham
I get a request? Cool. After this year, could you review 1994 Lead Actor, specifically TIm Robbins in Shawshank?
Well the two years requested 1980 and 1994 will be the next years in their respected decades, but after this year I will have to get back to some of the neglected decades.
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