Friday 2 August 2013

Alternate Best Actor 2002: Results

5. Edward Norton in 25th Hour- Edward Norton gives a solid performance, but never one that stands above his film.

Best Scene: Monty speaks with his father.
4. Ralph Fiennes in Spider- Fiennes gives an uncompromising performance delving into the instability of a deranged man.

Best Scene: Cleg tries to reenact his mother's murder.
3. Robin Williams in One Hour Photo-Williams reigns in himself completely giving an nerving yet sympathetic turn as a lonely man with an unhealthy obsession.

Best Scene: Sy's outburst at the police.
2. Tony Leung Chiu-Wai in Infernal Affairs- Leung gives an endearing and moving portrayal of a cop worn away by pretending to be criminal for far too long.

Best Scene: The two moles meet.
1. Ray Liotta in Narc- My win goes to Ray Liotta surprisingly heartbreaking turn as efficient cop who is willing to break too many rules to do what he believes is the right thing. 

Best Scene: Oak recounts what really happened in the tunnel.
Overall Rank:
  1. Ray Liotta in Narc
  2. Adrien Brody in The Pianist
  3. Hiroyuki Sanada in The Twilight Samurai
  4. Tony Leung Chiu-Wai in Infernal Affairs
  5. Chiwetel Ejiofor in Dirty Pretty Things
  6. Jack Nicholson in About Schmidt
  7. Nicolas Cage in Adaptation
  8. Mads Mikkelsen in Open Hearts
  9. Andy Lau in Infernal Affairs 
  10. Cillian Murphy in 28 Days Later 
  11. Robin Williams in One Hour Photo
  12. Ralph Fiennes in Spider
  13. Leonardo DiCaprio in Catch Me If You Can 
  14. Adam Sandler in Punch-Drunk Love
  15. Olivier Gourmet in The Son
  16. Sam Rockwell in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind 
  17. Philip Seymour Hoffman in Love Liza
  18. Bill Paxton Frailty
  19. David Gulpilil in The Tracker
  20. Leslie Cheung in Inner Senses
  21. Greg Kinnear in Auto Focus 
  22. Tom Hanks in Road to Perdition 
  23. James Spader in Secretary
  24. Tom Cruise in Minority Report
  25. Viggo Mortensen in The Two Towers 
  26. Irrfan Khan in The Warrior
  27. Al Pacino in Insomnia  
  28. Michael Caine in The Quiet American
  29. Campbell Scott in Rodger Dodger
  30. Hugh Grant in About A Boy
  31. Marek Kondrat in Day of the Wacko
  32. Mel Gibson in Signs
  33. Jason Patric in Narc
  34. Edward Norton in 25th Hour 
  35. Matt O'Leary in Frailty
  36. Sol Kyung-gu in Oasis
  37. Derek Luke in Antwone Fisher  
  38. Markku Peltola in The Man Without a Past 
  39. Jesse Eisenberg in Rodger Dodger
  40. Elijah Wood in The Two Towers
  41. Steve Coogan in 24 Hour Party People 
  42. Mel Gibson in We Were Soldiers
  43. Tyler Hoechlin in Road to Perdition
  44. Song Kang-Ho in Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
  45. Nicholas Hoult in About a Boy
  46. Javier Camara in Talk to Her
  47. Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man 
  48. Edward Norton in Red Dragon
  49. Rupert Everett in The Importance of Being Earnest 
  50. Alexandre Rodrigues in City of God 
  51. Dario Grandinetti in Talk to Her
  52. Joaquin Phoenix in Buffalo Soldiers
  53. Shin Ha-kyun in Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance 
  54. Sergey Dreyden in Russian Ark 
  55. Richard Gere in Unfaithful
  56. Ben Affleck in The Sum of All Fears
  57. Guy Pearce in The Time Machine
  58. James Caviezel in The Count of Monte Cristo 
  59. Colin Firth in The Importance of Being Earnest
  60. Jet Li in Hero
  61. Eminem in 8 Mile 
  62. Matt Damon in The Bourne Identity 
  63. Colin Farrell in Hart's War
  64. Daniel Radcliffe in The Chamber of Secrets 
  65. Richard Gere in The Mothman Prophecies
  66. Kevin Bacon in Trapped 
  67. Nicolas Cage in Windtalkers
  68. Charlie Hunnam in Nicholas Nickerby
  69. Robin Williams in Death to Smoochy
  70. Ewan McGregor in Attack of the Clones   
  71. Matt Damon in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
  72. Kieran Culkin in Igby Goes Down
  73. Edward Norton in Death to Smoochy
  74. Mike Myers in Goldmember
  75. Stuart Townsend in Trapped 
  76. John Corbett - My Big Fat Greek Wedding
  77. Pierce Brosnan in Die Another Day 
  78. Tim Allen in The Santa Clause 2
  79. Will Smith in Men in Black 2  
  80. Leonardo DiCaprio in Gangs of New York
  81. Adam Beach in Windtalkers
  82. Adam Sandler in Mr. Deeds
  83. Hayden Christensen in Attack of the Clones
Next Year: 2002 Supporting

22 comments:

Lezlie said...

Andy Serkis - The Two Towers
Leandro Firmino - City of God
for fun: Kenneth Branagh in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets :P

RatedRStar said...

Mads Mikkelsen - Open Hearts
Robin Williams - Insomnia
Andy Serkis - The Two Towers
Kenneth Branagh - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Brendan Gleeson - 28 Days Later

Lezlie said...

Am I the only one who didn't like 28 Days Later?

Anonymous said...

Dennis Quaid in Far From Heaven
Andy Serkis- LOTR
Robin Williams- Insomnia
Barry Pepper- 25th Hour

moviefilm said...

Please, Richard Gere in Chicago. :)
I also add some suggestions:
Alfred Molina - Frida
Andy Serkis - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Dennis Quaid - Far From Heaven

Psifonian said...

Hot damn! Liotta won out! *cheers*

Brendan Gleeson - 28 Days Later
Bernard Hill - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Andy Serkis - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Jude Law - Road to Perdition
Daniel Craig - Road to Perdition

Robert MacFarlane said...

Dennis Quaid in Far From Heaven
Robin Williams in Insomnia
Andy Serkis in The Two Towers
Richard Gere in Chicago
Dennis Haysbert in far From Heaven

Robert MacFarlane said...

Quaid is a MUST. Easily his best performance.

RatedRStar said...

if Richard Gere gets nominated im pretty sure he is the one that's gonna finish last in that absolutely dire film Chicago so I guess it ll make the prediction a bit easier lol.

Robert MacFarlane said...

Gere is by and far the only good thing about Chicago. In a musical with shockingly joyless performances, he's the only one that seems to have anything resembling fun in the cast. Yes, he's not the best singer, but he's having so much fun with the role it's not hard to have fun with him. By the way, this is coming from someone who normally doesn't like him either.

Anonymous said...

Andy Serkis in The Two Towers
Robin Williams in Insomnia
Dennis Quaid in Far From Heaven
Tom Hanks in Catch Me If You Can (arguably co-lead)
Richard Gere in Chicago

Maciej said...

Alfred Molina - Frida
Willem Dafoe - Spider-Man
Dennis Quaid - Far From Heaven
Ralph Fiennes - Red Dragon
Richard Gere - Chicago

RatedRStar said...

Louis can I ask what did you make of the film Limelight(1952), since I might watch it sometime, would you recommend it?

Louis Morgan said...

RatedRStar: I thought it was an enjoyable and moving film so I would definitely recommend it.

RatedRStar said...

thanks =).

Anonymous said...

Would you guys consider Tom Hanks co-lead or supporting in Catch Me If You Can? I'm leading towards co-lead.

Anonymous said...

*leaning towards.

Louis Morgan said...

Well I suppose he's right on the border considering he has a great deal of screen time, and scenes from his perspective, but he is always secondary and reactionary to DiCaprio's character. It's a bit of a toss up really, but I guess I'll put him in supporting I guess.....

Michael McCarthy said...

Hey, I wasn't as far off as I thought! I mostly just underestimated Leung and overestimated Fiennes, I was pretty spot on otherwise. Anyway, here are my picks:

Andy Serkis-The Two Towers
Dennis Quaid-Far From Heaven
Ralph Fiennes-Red Dragon
Alfred Molina-Frida
Robin Williams-Insomnia

Other ones I liked are George clooney in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Denzel Washington in Antwone Fisher, Daniel Craig in Road to Perdition, and Willem Dafoe in Spider-Man because why not.

Robert MacFarlane said...

To all requesting Defoe: For God's sake, WHY? He wasn't even funny hammy, he was just hammy.

Anonymous said...

koook: He wasn't supposed to be funny. He's just fun to watch. My favourite from the cast is J.K. Simmons, though.

Robert MacFarlane said...

THAT I can agree on. Simmons was a riot.