Sunday 3 November 2013

Alternate Best Actor 1999: Results

5. Brad Pitt in Fight Club-Brad Pitt gives a good enough performance that is charismatic enough although not to the level the film suggests his character should be.

Best Scene: "Hit me as hard as you can"
4. Edward Norton in Fight Club- Norton, in the less showy role of the two leads of the film, gives the more consistent performance effectively portraying his character's strange journey through the film.

Best Scene: The Narrator tries to go to the police.
3. Forest Whitaker in Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai- Whitaker performance is all about creating the style of the samurai which he handles wonderfully well. 

Best Scene: Ghost Dog takes down the gangsters.
2. Guy Pearce in Ravenous- Pearce is very effective by being the sane man among the insanity.

Best Scene: Captain Boyd sees his new commanding officer.
1. Jim Carrey in Man on the Moon- Jim Carrey proves himself a master mimic as he becomes Andy Kaufman and every character he played.

Best Scene: Andy's first time doing the foreigner. 
Overall Rank:
  1. Richard Farnsworth in The Straight Story
  2. Bob Hoskins in Felicia's Journey
  3. Jim Carrey in Man on the Moon
  4. Jim Broadbent in Topsy-Turvy
  5. Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense
  6. Russell Crowe in The Insider
  7. Guy Pearce in Ravenous
  8. Forest Whitaker in Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
  9. Heath Ledger in Two Hands
  10. Anthony Hopkins in Titus
  11. Nicolas Cage in Bringing Out the Dead 
  12. Edward Norton in Fight Club
  13. Tom Hanks in The Green Mile
  14. Bruce Willis in The Sixth Sense
  15. Ron Livingston in Office Space
  16. Al Pacino in The Insider
  17. Mel Gibson in Payback
  18. Terence Stamp in The Limey  
  19. Om Puri in East is East 
  20. Denzel Washington in The Hurricane
  21. Ralph Fiennes in Sunshine 
  22. Brad Pitt in Fight Club
  23. Eddie Murphy Bowfinger
  24. Jeremy Northam in The Winslow Boy
  25. Kevin Spacey in America Beauty
  26. Tom Cruise in Eyes Wide Shut 
  27. Allan Corduner in Topsy-Turvy
  28. Brendan Fraser in The Mummy
  29. Tim Allen in Galaxy Quest
  30. Ralph Fiennes in The End of the Affair
  31. Keanu Reeves in The Matrix
  32. John Cusack in Being John Malkovich
  33. Johnny Depp in Sleepy Hollow
  34. Eddie Murphy in Life
  35. George Clooney in Three Kings
  36. Heath Ledger in 10 Things I Hate About You 
  37. Matthew Broderick in Election 
  38. Jake Gyllenhaal in October Sky 
  39. William Eadie in Ratcatcher
  40. Eli Marienthal in The Iron Giant
  41. Rupert Everett in An Ideal Husband 
  42. Nigel Hawthorne in The Winslow Boy 
  43. Al Pacino in Any Given Sunday
  44. Mark Wahlberg in Three Kings
  45. John Leguizamo in Summer of Sam
  46. Ben Foster in Liberty Heights
  47. Joe Breen in Angela's Ashes
  48. Ciaran Owens in Angela's Ashes
  49. Michael Legge in Angela's Ashes
  50. Adrien Brody in Summer of Sam
  51. Ben Stiller in Mystery Men 
  52. Clint Eastwood in True Crime
  53. Adrien Brody in Liberty Heights
  54. Steve Martin Bowfinger
  55. Robin Williams in Jakob the Liar
  56. Billy Crystal in Analyze This
  57. Robert De Niro in Analyze This
  58. Tom Hanks in Toy Story 2
  59. Tim Allen in Toy Story 2
  60. Sean Penn in Sweet and Lowdown
  61. Hugh Grant in Notting Hill 
  62. Ethan Hawke in Snow Falling on Cedars
  63. Jeremy Theobald in Following
  64. Philip Seymour Hoffman in Flawless
  65. Pierce Brosnan in The World is Not Enough
  66. Martin Lawrence in Life
  67. Matt Damon in The Talented Mr. Ripley
  68. Johnny Depp in The Ninth Gate
  69. Willem Dafoe in The Boondock Saints 
  70. Robert De Niro in Flawless 
  71. Alex Haw in Following
  72. Jude Law in eXistenZ
  73. Arnold Schwarzenegger in End of Days
  74. Joseph Gordon-Levitt 10 Things I Hate About You
  75. Martin Lawrence in Blue Streak
  76. Liam Neeson in The Phantom Menace
  77. Devon Sawa in Idle Hands
  78. Mike Myers in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
  79. Thomas Jane in Deep Blue Sea  
  80. Freddie Cunliffe in The War Zone
  81. Adam Sandler in Big Daddy
  82. Steve Martin in The Out of Towners
  83. Sean Patrick Flanery in Simply Irresistible
  84. Tobey Maguire in The Cider House Rules 
  85. James Van Der Beek in Varsity Blues
  86. Norman Reedus in The Boondock Saints
  87. Sean Patrick Flanery in The Boondock Saints
  88. Jake Lloyd in The Phantom Menace
Next Year: 2000 lead

22 comments:

Psifonian said...

George Clooney, O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Guy Pearce, Memento
Michael Douglas, Wonder Boys
Eric Bana, Chopper
Malcolm McDowell, Gangster No. 1

Michael Patison said...

Christian Bale in American Psycho
Jamie Bell in Billy Elliot
Chow Yun-fat in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
George Clooney in O Brother, Where Are Thou?
Michael Douglas in Wonder Boys
Guy Pearce in Memento

RatedRStar said...

Christian Bale - American Psycho
Tony Leung Chiu Wai - In The Mood For Love
Chow Yun Fat - Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Guy Pearce - Memento
Mark Ruffalo - You Can Count On Me

Michael McCarthy said...

Christian Bale-American Psycho
Eric Bana-Chopper
Guy Pearce-Memento
Jamie Bell-Billy Elliot
Chow Yun-Fat-Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Michael Douglas-Wonder Boys
Gael Garcia-Bernal-Amores perros

JackiBoyz said...

Christian Bale - American Psycho
Guy Pearce - Memento
Tony Leung - In The Mood For love
Michael Douglas - Wonder Boys
Malcolm McDowell - Gangster No.1

Robert MacFarlane said...

Guy Pearce in Memento
Christian Bale in American Psycho
Eric Bana in Chopper
Tony Leung in In the Mood for Love
Mark Ruffalo in You Can Count on Me

Anonymous said...

Christian Bale - American Psycho
Jamie Bell - Billy Elliott
George Clooney - O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Guy Pearce - Memento
Chow Yun-Fat - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

These are the ones you should rate please!!! :)

Robert MacFarlane said...

I assume Pearce, Bale, and Douglas are going to be reviewed.

RatedRStar said...

I thought Douglas was pretty average in an average film lol with a terrible Tobey Maguire tagging along lol.

Robert MacFarlane said...

I liked Douglas' supporting role in Traffic MUCH more myself.

Anonymous said...

Christian Bale in American Psycho
Michael Douglas in Wonder Boys
Guy Pearce in Memento
George Clooney in O Brother Where Art Thou
Bruce Willis in Unbreakable (probably his best performance)

Michael McCarthy said...

Will the cast of The Boondock Saints eventually be making their way into these lists?

Robert MacFarlane said...

God I hope not. Fuck that movie.

RatedRStar said...

Louis might like it lol might be his guilty pleasure film lol.

RatedRStar said...

speaking of which, what is your guilty pleasure movie Louis? =D lol

Mark said...

Seeing Brad Pitt at #5 depresses me. But to each his own. What's your favorite movie of 1999, Louis?

Louis Morgan said...

RatedRStar: Well I feel no guilt but two words Surf Ninjas.

Mark: Magnolia.

RatedRStar said...

=D The Wise Monk likes Ninjas =) interesting.

Mark said...

Surf Ninjas? Interesting. I wish the 2000s had as many guilty childhood pleasures as the 1990s. Speaking of age, how old is everyone just out of curiosity? I feel like at age 18 I'm one of the younger commentators on this blog.

RatedRStar said...

I am 21, and the word emo describes me perfectly in looks and in my personality lol =D.

Matt Mustin said...

I'm 18 as well, Mark.

Anonymous said...

Christian Bale in American Psycho
Jamie Bell in Billy Elliot
Guy Pearce in Memento
Chow Yun Fat in Crouchin Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Eric Bana in Chopper
George Clooney in O'Brother Where Art Thou