Best Scene: Loki rushes to the hospital.
4. Joaquin Phoenix in Her- Phoenix gives a nice counterpoint to his great performance in the Master with his warm and endearing portrayal of a lonely man.
Best Scene: Theodore begins his romantic relationship with Samantha.
3. Tom Hanks in Captain Phillips- Hanks gives an excellent turn underplaying nicely while keeping the intensity of the film, then absolutely bringing the emotional power to his final scene.
Best Scene: Phillips goes into shock.
2. Oscar Isaac in Inside Llewyn Davis- Isaac gives a fantastic performance as a jerk by realizing him fully as a person from the great amount of heart he puts into his music, to his less savory qualities off the stage.
Best Scene: Fare Thee Well
1. James McAvoy in Filth- This year was amazing for lead actor and that's all there is to it. It really explains the strength of the Academy lineup because honestly it was just too difficult to really mess up, although they still managed to ever so slightly, as it seemed everyone was on top their game. Even Christian Bale the weakest of the nominees gave a great performance in Out of the Furnace to make up for it seems. My favorite of all theses great and often career best performances is James McAvoy's performance in Filth. I love every moment of this insane work that is a great achievement in dark comedy, but also an equally tragic turn at the same time.
Best Scene: The ending.
Overall Rank:
- Oscar Isaac in Inside Llewyn Davis
- James McAvoy in Filth
- Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club
- Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street
- Tom Hanks in Captain Phillips
- Bruce Dern in Nebraska
- Masaharu Fukuyama in Like Father, Like Son
- Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave
- Joaquin Phoenix in Her
- Christoph Waltz in The Zero Theorem
- Christian Bale in Out of the Furnace
- Simon Pegg in The World's End
- Jake Gyllenhaal in Prisoners
- Michael Shannon in The Iceman
- Ethan Hawke in Before Midnight
- Tye Sheridan in Mud
- Jason Statham in Hummingbird
- Terence Stamp in Song For Marion
- Robert Redford in All is Lost
- Vithaya Pansringarm in Only God Forgives
- Sam Rockwell in A Single Shot
- Colin Firth in The Railway Man
- Sol Kyung-gu in Hope
- Toni Servillo in The Great Beauty
- Domhnall Gleeson in About Time
- Ryan Gosling in The Place Beyond the Pines
- Lee Jung-jae in New World
- Chris Evans in Snowpiercer
- Lembit Ulfsak in Tangerines
- Stephen Dillane in Papadopoulos & Sons
- Richard Dormer in Good Vibrations
- Irrfan Khan in The Lunchbox
- Tahar Rahim in The Past
- Jim Broadbent in Le Week-End
- Jude Law in Side Effects
- Tony Leung Chiu Wai in The Grandmaster
- Steve Coogan in Philomena
- Ali Mosaffa in The Past
- Michael B. Jordan in Fruitvale Station
- Bradley Cooper in The Place Beyond the Pines
- Martin Freeman in The Hobbit
- Ken Watanabe in Unforgiven
- Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man 3
- Daniel Bruhl in Rush
- Steve Coogan in Alan Patridge: Alpha Papa
- Themis Panou in Miss Violence
- Alden Ehrenreich in Beautiful Creatures
- Leonardo DiCaprio in The Great Gatsby
- Josh Brolin in Oldboy
- Matt Damon in Elysium
- Benedict Cumberbatch in The Fifth Estate
- Dane Dehaan in The Place Beyond the Pines
- Michael Fassbender in The Counselor
- Casey Affleck in Ain't Them Bodies Saints
- Mathieu Amalric in Venus in Fur
- Will Forte in Nebraska
- Tom Cruise in Oblivion
- Ralph Fiennes The Invisible Woman
- Christian Bale in American Hustle
- Tom Hiddleston in Only Lovers Left Alive
- Miles Teller in The Spectacular Now
- Chris Hemsworth in Rush
- Dane Dehaan in Kill Your Darlings
- Chadwick Boseman in 42
- Hugh Jackman in The Wolverine
- Nazif Mujic in An Episode in the Life of An Iron Picker
- Conner Chapman in The Selfish Giant
- Shaun Thomas in The Selfish Giant
- Ben Stiller in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
- Henry Cavill in Man of Steel
- Chris Hemsworth in Thor 2
- Chris Pine in Star Trek Into Darkness
- Hugh Jackman in Prisoners
- Charlie Hunnam in Pacific Rim
- Denzel Washington in 2 Guns
- Brad Pitt in World War Z
- Tobey Maguire in The Great Gatsby
- Vin Diesel in Fast & Furious 6
- Zachary Quinto in Star Trek Into Darkness
- Idris Elba in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
- Mark Wahlberg in Pain & Gain
- Daniel Bruhl in The Fifth Estate
- Forest Whitaker in The Butler
- Dwayne Johnson in G.I. Joe
- Ryan Gosling in Only God Forgives
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Don Jon
- Mark Wahlberg in 2 Guns
- Daniel Radcliffe in Kill Your Darlings
- Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Escape Plan
- Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Last Stand
- Sylvester Stallone in The Escape Plan
- Mark Wahlberg in Lone Survivor
- Jason Sudeikis in We're The Millers
- Jaden Smith in After Earth
27 comments:
Whoa! Did not expect McAvoy that high!
For 1992:
1. Paul McGann, Alien 3 (assembly cut)
2. Alec Baldwin, Glengarry Glen Ross
3. Kevin Kline, Chaplin
4. Charles S. Dutton, Alien 3
5. Morgan Freeman, Unforgiven
Richard Harris - Unforgiven
Alec Baldwin - Glengarry Glen Ross
Jonathan Pryce/Alan Arkin/Kevin Spacey - Glengarry Glen Ross
Steve Buscemi - Reservoir Dogs
Michael Madsen - Reservoir Dogs
Richard Harris and Morgan Freeman - Unforgiven
Alec Baldwin, Kevin Spacey, Ed Harris and Jonathan Pryce - Glengarry Glen Ross
Steve Buscemi - Reservoir Dogs
And maybe some of the Alien 3 supporting players...
Well if anyone had to beat Matthew, I'm glad it was McAvoy, he's the only one who is challenging McConaughey's top spot for me.
Alec Baldwin-Glengarry Glen Ross
Michael Madsen-Reservoir Dogs
Richard Harris-Unforgiven
Eric Schweig or Russell Means-The Last of the Mohicans
Jaimz Woolvett-Unforgiven (I'm sure people will disagree on this one and I know that he makes his character's facade a bit obvious, but I personally thought his big scene at the end was heartbreaking.)
Louis: What were your ratings & thoughts on Michael Shannon in the Iceman, Tye Sheridan in Mud, Sam Rockwell in A Single Shot, Daniel Bruhl in Rush, Jude Law in Side Effects & Steve Coogan and Judi Dench in Philomena.
You know what? I think I'm going to do my own ranking for the year. Okay, let's do this. LEROY JEEEENNNKKKIINNNNNNNNNNSSSSSS
1. Oscar Isaac in Inside Llewyn Davis
2. Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street
3. Bradley Cooper in The Place Beyond the Pines
4. Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave
5. Jake Gyllenhaal in Prisoners
6. Joaquin Phoenix in Her
7. Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club
8. Ethan Hawke in Before Midnight
9. Christian Bale in American Hustle
10. Miles Teller in The Spectacular Now
11. Michael B. Jordan in Fruitvale Station
12. Tom Hanks in Captain Phillips
13. Will Forte in Nebraska
14. Bruce Dern in Nebraska
15. Tye Sheridan in Mud
16. Dane Dehaan in The Place Beyond the Pines
17. Simon Pegg in The World's End
18. Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Don Jon
19. Steve Coogan in Philomena
20. Forest Whitaker in The Butler
21. Matt Damon in Elysium
22. Ryan Gosling in The Place Beyond the Pines
23. Hugh Jackman in Prisoners
24. Patrick Wilson in The Conjuring
25. Henry Cavill in Man of Steel
26. Mark Ruffalo in Now You See Me
27. Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man 3
28. Casey Affleck in Ain't Them Bodies Saints
29. Ben Affleck in To the Wonder
30. Chadwick Boseman in 42
31. Seth Rogen in This is the End
32. Isreal Boussard in The Bling Ring
33. Jason Sudekis in We're the Millers
34. Jay Burachel in This is the End
35. Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Kick-Ass 2
36. Liam James in The Way Way Back
As for 1992 recs;
Samuel West in Howards End
Kevin Spacey in Glengarry Glen Ross
Robin Williams in Aladdin
Michael Madsen in Reservoir Dogs
Steve Buscemi in Reservoir Dogs
Alec Baldwin, Glengarry Glen Ross
Forest Whitaker, The Crying Game
Wesley Snipes, The Waterdance
Wolfgang Bodison, A Few Good Men
Tom Hanks, A League of Their Own
Richard Harris - Unforgiven
Alec Baldwin - Glengarry Glen Ross
Kevin Spacey - Glengarry Glen Ross
Anthony Wong - Hard Boiled
Liu Kai Chi - Cageman
Alec Baldwin- Glengarry Glen Ross
Richard Harris- Unforgiven
Ed Harris- Glengarry Glen Ross
Anthony Hopkins- Howards End
Steve Buscemi- Reservoir Dogs
For 1992:
Alec Baldwin in Glengarry Glen Ross
Other cast members of Glengarry Glen Ross
Steve Buscemi in Reservoir Dogs
Samuel West in Howards End
Richard Harris - Unforgiven
Morgan Freeman - Unforgiven
Samuel West - Howard's End
Steve Buscemi - Reservoir Dogs
Ed Harris - Glengarry Glen Ross
I forgot Richard Harris in Unforgiven
Am I the only one who preferred Morgan Freeman over Richard Harris?
Also, I'm very surprised McConaughey was unseated so now I guess I'll have to find a way to see Filth.
But what a ridiculously strong year! As far as I can tell the 4.5s go through Simon Pegg at #16 and the 4s at least through Benedict Cumberbatch at #29 (unless you've changed your rating on him since asked about it a while ago).
My own rankings:
1. Chiwetel Ejiofor
2. Joaquin Phoenix
3. Leonardo DiCaprio
4. Michael B. Jordan
5. Bruce Dern
6. Christian Bale (for American Hustle)
7. Tye Sheridan
8. Jude Law (for Side Effects)
9. Tom Hanks
10. Forest Whitaker
On an unrelated note, I'd be interested to see who you would nominate for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress since 2000. I know that's something that might take some time, but I was interested in seeing it as some point.
Danny Devito in Batman Returns lol.
Luke:
Shannon - 4.5(Chilling performance and intense. He managed to make the whole family man/ serial killer dynamic actually work quite effectively)
Sheridan - 4.5(Very moving and incredibly natural performance that carries the picture seemingly without any visible effort)
Rockwell - 4.5(Decidedly not Rockwellian here. He's very strong giving a powerful portrayal of his character's guilt and tremendous pressure that I felt overcame the weaknesses of the film)
Jude Law in Side Effects - 4(Interesting performance in that it seems that more typical colder Law at first, but ends up making an remarkable change by revealing the vulnerability of his character after the twist)
Coogan - 4(Solid performance from him with an appropriate amount of chemistry with Dench. He is very convincing in his portrayal of the intellectual and does not hold back on his certain pompous qualities, but as well a certain passion)
Dench - 4.5(I really liked her here as she sheds her usual Dench style here giving a very warm and always genuine feeling performance)
I've given my thoughts on Bruhl previously.
Michael: I'll definitely try to get to it.
Noticing the rankings again, did you really hate Don Jon that much? As someone from Jersey, I assure you those accents were subtle in comparison to the actual thing.
I did not have a problem with his accent, I just did not find his performance that funny, nor did he make me interested in Don Jon in anyway. Hate is far too strong of a word though even for my lower section of my ranking as I don't really even hate Wahlberg completely.
Louis: what's the rating for Bale in Out of the Furnace.
4.5
Louis: are there any films for 2014, that you've seen yet.
Not at the moment.
The only one I've seen is The Lego Movie. Which is phenomenal by the way.
Louis: I forgot about this before, but what were your thoughts on Frozen, as well as the characters.
I really enjoyed Frozen a lot and found the characters to be thoroughly endearing including Olaf, who before watching the film I was concerned would be obnoxious but found entertaining when actually watching the film.
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