Thursday 6 February 2014

Alternate Best Supporting Actor 2013: Results

7. Colin Farrell in Saving Mr. Banks- Farrell hits the right notes but his film weakens his impact.

Best Scene: Death bed scene.
6. James Gandolfini in Enough Said- Gandolfini gives a sweet natural performance that finding the depth of an average man.

Best Scene: Albert drives Eva home after their awkward dinner.
5. Sharlto Copley in Elysium- An absurd villainous performance by Copley to be sure but a most enjoyable one to watch.

Best Scene: Kruger comes to stop the hijack. 
4. Matthew McConaughey in Mud- McConaughey in his larger supporting role gives a naturally charming and moving portrayal of a desperate but good man.

Best Scene: Mud explains his murder. 
3. Matthew McConaughey in The Wolf of Wall Street- A great one scene wonder by McConaughey that you remember even after the almost three hour film is over. 

Best Scene: Mark Hanna has lunch with Jordan Belfort.
2. Ben Foster in Ain't Them Bodies Saints- Foster gives an extremely moving performance by being absolutely genuine in his character's goodness.

Best Scene: Ruth talks to Patrick about the day he was shot.
1. Ben Foster in Lone Survivor- The year actually came down to the two  performances by the same man. At least at the moment I think I'll give the win to the supporting performance that I feel benefited his film the most during the year. Foster in Lone Survivor gives the intensity and visceral punch needed for the story of soldier's trying to survive that would have otherwise been lacking. It is a moving work that shows the gamut of emotions of a soldier who must fight for his life.

Best Scene: Axe tells Luttrell to send a message for him. 
Overall Rank:
  1. Ben Foster in Ain't Them Bodies Saints
  2. Joaquin Phoenix in The Immigrant 
  3. Ben Foster in Lone Survivor
  4. Barkhad Abdi in Captain Phillips
  5. Michael Fassbender in 12 Years a Slave
  6. Matthew McConaughey in The Wolf of Wall Street
  7. Ed Harris in Snowpiercer 
  8. Matthew McConaughey in Mud
  9. Lily Franky in Like Father, Like Son
  10. Billy Nighy in About Time
  11. Ben Foster in Kill Your Darlings
  12. Sharlto Copley in Elysium
  13. James Gandolfini in Enough Said
  14. Kyle Chandler in The Wolf of Wall Street  
  15. Jeremy Renner in The Immigrant
  16. Eddie Marsan in Filth
  17. Jeremy Renner in American Hustle
  18. Javier Bardem in The Counselor
  19. David Thewlis in The Zero Theorem
  20. Colin Farrell in Saving Mr. Banks
  21. Eddie Marsan in The World's End
  22. Casey Affleck in Out of the Furnace
  23. Richard Armitage in The Hobbit
  24. Donald Sutherland in Catching Fire
  25. Choi Min-sik in New World
  26. Paul Dano in Prisoners
  27. Hwang Jung-min in New World 
  28. Colm Meaney in Alan Patridge: Alpha Papa
  29. Jean Dujardin in The Wolf of Wall Street  
  30. Luke Evans in The Hobbit
  31. Tom Hanks in Saving Mr. Banks 
  32. Robert De Niro in American Hustle 
  33. Lucas Hedges in The Zero Theorem
  34. Paul Dano in 12 Years a Slave  
  35. Elmo Nuganen in Tangerines
  36. Tom Hiddleston in Thor 2
  37. Rob Reiner in The Wolf of Wall Street
  38. Jonah Hill in The Wolf of Wall Street
  39. Woody Harrelson in Out of the Furnace 
  40. Chris Cooper in August Osage County 
  41. John Hurt in Snowpiercer 
  42. Jared Leto in Dallas Buyers Club
  43. Joel Edgerton in The Great Gatsby
  44. Nawazuddin Siddiqui in The Lunchbox
  45. Ben Mendelsohn in The Place Beyond the Pines
  46. Ben Kingsley in Iron Man 3
  47. Stacy Keach in Nebraska
  48. John Goodman in Inside Llewyn Davis
  49. Song Kang-ho in Snowpiercer 
  50. Mikheil Meskhi in Tangerines
  51. Hiroyuki Sanada in The Railway Man 
  52. Giorgi Nakashidze in Tangerines
  53. Jacob Lofland in Mud
  54. Paddy Considine in The World's End
  55. Park Sung-woong in New World
  56. Chris Evans in The Iceman 
  57. John Gallagher Jr. in Short Term 12
  58. Benedict Cumberbatch in The Hobbit 
  59. F. Murray Abraham in Inside Llewyn Davis
  60. Nick Frost in The World's End 
  61. Jeremy Irons in Beautiful Creatures
  62. Willem Dafoe in Out of the Furnace
  63. Jamie Bell in Filth
  64. Keith Carradine in Ain't Them Bodies Saints
  65. Ian McKellen in The Hobbit
  66. Woody Harrelson in Catching Fire
  67. Jim Broadbent in Filth
  68. Ray Liotta in The Iceman 
  69. James Badge Dale in Parkland
  70. Jamie Bell in Snowpiercer
  71. Andrew Dice Clay in Blue Jasmine 
  72. John Hurt in Only Lovers Left Alive
  73. Sam Shepard in Mud
  74. Stanley Tucci in Catching Fire
  75. Bobby Cannavale in Blue Jasmine
  76. Gary Lewis in Filth
  77. Bob Odenkirk in Nebraska
  78. Chris Chalk in 12 Years a Slave
  79. Faysal Ahmed in Captain Phillips
  80. Ruben Blades in The Counselor 
  81. Jon Bernthal in The Wolf of Wall Street
  82. Benedict Cumberbatch in 12 Years a Slave 
  83. Ray McKinnon in Mud
  84. Terrence Howard in Prisoners
  85. Ken Stott in The Hobbit 
  86. Frank Dillane in Papadopoulos & Sons
  87. Jack Huston in Kill Your Darlings
  88. Kevin Costner in Man of Steel 
  89. Jeff Goldblum in Le Week-End
  90. Harrison Ford in 42
  91. David  Oyelowo in The Butler
  92. Paul Giamatti in 12 Years a Slave 
  93. Georges Corraface in Papadopoulos & Sons
  94. Samuel L. Jackson in Oldboy
  95. Jeffrey Wright in Catching Fire
  96. Dwayne Johnson in Pain & Gain
  97. Jonathan Pryce in G.I. Joe
  98. Sean Gilder in The Selfish Giant
  99. Michael Shannon in Man of Steel
  100. Garret Dillahunt in 12 Years a Slave  
  101. Louis C.K. in American Hustle 
  102. Keith Stanfield in Short Term 12 
  103. Jason Clarke in The Great Gatsby
  104. Russell Crowe in Man of Steel
  105. Aidan Turner in The Hobbit  
  106. Ron Perlman in Pacific Rim
  107. Tony Shalhoub in Pain & Gain
  108. Michael C. Hall in Kill Your Darlings
  109. Ray Liotta in The Place Beyond the Pines  
  110. Jeremy Irvine in The Railway Man
  111. Simon Pegg in Star Trek Into Darkness
  112. Zhang Jin in The Grandmaster
  113. Liev Schreiber in The Butler
  114. Sharlto Copley in Oldboy 
  115. Geoffrey Rush in The Book Thief 
  116. Dwayne Johnson in Fast & Furious 6
  117. Ed Harris in Pain & Gain
  118. Karl Urban in Star Trek Into Darkness
  119. Josh Gad in Frozen
  120. Ron Donachie in Filth 
  121. Justin Timberlake in Inside Llewyn Davis
  122. Mahershala Ali in The Place Beyond the Pines 
  123. Paul Giamatti in Saving Mr. Banks
  124. Edward James Olmos in 2 Guns
  125. Peter Weller in Star Trek Into Darkness
  126. Sam Claflin in Catching Fire  
  127. Michael K. Williams in 12 Years a Slave 
  128. Stelland Skarsgard in The Railway Man
  129. Matt Damon in The Zero Theorem
  130. B.J. Novak in Saving Mr. Banks
  131. Paul Giamatti in Parkland
  132. Idris Elba in Pacific Rim 
  133. Bob Odenkirk in The Spectacular Now
  134. Jim Caviezel in Escape Plan
  135. Anthony Mackie in Pain & Gain
  136. Chang Chen in The Grandmaster
  137. Josh Hutcherson in Catching Fire
  138. Bradley Whitford in Saving Mr. Banks
  139. Luke Evans in Fast & Furious 6
  140. Philip Seymour Hoffman in Catching Fire
  141. Jason Schwartzman in Saving Mr. Banks
  142. Fred Ward in 2 Guns 
  143. Christopher Eccleston in Song for Marion
  144. Kyle Chandler in The Spectacular Now
  145. Jean-Luc Vincent in Camille Claudel, 1915
  146. Michael Imperioli in Oldboy
  147. Dean Norris in The Counselor
  148. Sam Shepard in August Osage County 
  149. Don Cheadle in Iron Man 3
  150. Robert Patrick in Lovelace
  151. Garrett Hedlund in Inside Llewyn Davis 
  152. John Leguizamo in The Counselor
  153. Will Poulter in We're the Millers
  154. Benedict Wong in Hummingbird
  155. Nico Liersch in The Book Thief
  156. Benedict Cumberbatch in August Osage County
  157. Robert Davi in The Iceman
  158. Bill Paxton in 2 Guns 
  159. Nick Offermann in We're The Millers
  160. Tony Danza in Don Jon
  161. Peter Sarsgaard in Lovelace 
  162. Ed Helms in We're the Millers
  163. Benedict Cumberbatch in Star Trek Into Darkness
  164. David Soul in Filth
  165. Jonathan Groff in Frozen
  166. Ewan McGregor in August Osage County
  167. Billy Bob Thornton in Parkland
  168. Bruce Greenwood in The Place Beyond the Pines
  169. Ben Schnetzer in The Book Thief
  170. John Cusack in The Butler
  171. Charlie Day in Pacific Rim
  172. Taylor Kitsch in Lone Survivor
  173. Morgan Freeman in Oblivion
  174. Michael Shannon in Mud
  175. Sam Neill in Escape Plan
  176. Walton Goggins in G.I. Joe
  177. Eric Bana in Lone Survivor
  178. Brad Pitt in The Counselor
  179. George Clooney in Gravity 
  180. Ty Simpkins in Iron Man 3
  181. Paul Walker in Fast & Furious 6 
  182. Yuen Woo-ping in The Grandmaster
  183. Peter Stormare in The Last Stand
  184. James Franco in Spring Breakers
  185. Martin Freeman in The World's End 
  186. Anthony Hopkins in Thor 2
  187. Diego Luna in Elysium 
  188. Andre Holland in 42
  189. Len Cariou in Prisoners 
  190. Emile Hirsch in Lone Survivor
  191. Christian McKay in Rush 
  192. Peter Sarsgaard in Blue Jasmine
  193. Jack Huston in American Hustle 
  194. Alec Baldwin in Blue Jasmine
  195. Bradley Cooper in American Hustle
  196. Stephen Fry in The Hobbit
  197. Max Casella in Inside Llewyn Davis
  198. James Marsden in 2 Guns
  199. David Thewlis in The Fifth Estate
  200. Forest Whitaker in The Last Stand
  201. Chad Michael Murray in Fruitvale Station
  202. Guy Pearce in Iron Man 3
  203. Griffin Dunne in Dallas Buyers Club 
  204. David Cross in Kill Your Darlings
  205. Vincent D'Onofrio in Escape Plan
  206. Kevin Durand in Fruitvale Station
  207. Channing Tatum in Side Effects
  208. John Cho in Star Trek Into Darkness
  209. Alan Tudyk in 42 
  210. Scoot McNairy in 12 Years a Slave
  211. Lee Pace in The Hobbit
  212. James Marsdan in The Butler
  213. Will Yun Lee in The Wolverine
  214. Taran Killam in 12 Years a Slave
  215. Pierce Brosnan in The World's End
  216. Burn Gorman in Pacific Rim
  217. Robin Williams in The Butler
  218. Toby Huss in Enough Said 
  219. Robert Kazinsky in Pacific Rim
  220. Hiroyuki Sanada in The Wolverine
  221. Liam Hemsworth in Catching Fire
  222. William Fichtner in Elysium
  223. Rob Brown in Jon Don
  224. Cuba Gooding Jr. in The Butler
  225. Shea Whigham in American Hustle
  226. Lenny Kravitz in The Butler
  227. James Ransone in Oldboy
  228. Peter Hermann in Philomena
  229. Ben Falcone in Enough Said 
  230. Matthew Goode in Stoker
  231. Alan Rickman in The Butler
  232. Clifton Collins Jr. in Pacific Rim
  233. Christopher Eccleston in Thor 2
  234. Zac Efron in Parkland
  235. Rafael Gareisen in The Book Thief
  236. Brad Pitt in 12 Years a Slave
  237. James Franco in Lovelace
  238. D.J. Cotrona in G.I. Joe
  239. Eduardo Noriega in The Last Stand
  240. Curtis Jackson in Escape Plan
  241. Bruce Willis in G.I. Joe
  242. Jeremy Luke in Don Jon
  243. Anton Yelchin in Stark Trek Into Darkness
  244. Orlando Bloom in The Hobbit
  245. Emory Cohen in The Place Beyond the Pines
  246. Terrence Howard in The Butler
  247. Wagner Moura in Elysium
  248. Alex Pettyfer in The Butler 
  249. Will Smith in After Earth
  250. Forest Whitaker in Out of the Furnace

57 comments:

RatedRStar said...

You actually managed to see The Grandmaster =D, so um being that I obviously changed my winning request, what did you make of Leung.

Maciej said...

Louis, what were your thoughs and rankings of the "presidential" preformances in "The Butler"?

Also, what's next? Did you manage to see Nebraska or are you coming back to regular alternate years (I'm assuming you won't do alternate 2013 leading untill you see Dern).

Luke Higham said...

Louis: I'm guessing Forte is co lead with Dern.

What is your rating & thoughts on:
Bardem & Fassbender in The Counselor
Paul Dano in Prisoners & 12 Years A Slave.
David Oyelowo in the Butler
Harrison Ford in 42
Harrelson & Affleck in Out of the Furnace

Luke Higham said...

Louis: also ratings for Diaz & Cruz in the counselor.

Luke Higham said...

Louis: lastly, ratings for your overall supporting actress top 5.

Luke Higham said...

Louis: You've forgot to add the Star trek guys.
Don't take it personally, Just trying to help.

Anonymous said...

Have you seen Nebraska? I assume your ready to review Dern as there is no year planned.

Michael McCarthy said...

Stacy Keach and Bob Odenkirk are in the rankings, so I think we can all assume he saw Nebraska.

Luke Higham said...

Louis: I just forgot about this, but what was your rating & thoughts on June Squibb in Nebraska.

Maciej said...

Oh shoot, that's true! Funny thing, I did saw Odenkirk in the ranking and yet I failed to connect the facts :D

Matt Mustin said...

Okay, I did NOT expect Foster to beat Fassbender.

Michael McCarthy said...

Neither did I, and I really didn't think McConaughey in WoWS would be higher than Leto either.

Luke Higham said...

I think Dern's going to get either a 4 or 4.5.

George Woolf said...

What did you think of Geoffrey Rush?

Matt Mustin said...

What did you think of Side Effects, Louis?

Michael Patison said...

160. Zac Efron in James Badge Dale? I don't think that's what you meant to say.

Anonymous said...

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joe burns said...

I agree about Farrell: He's quite good, but the film's handling of his plot-line is very limited.

Hope you can see Nebraska soon!

Luke Higham said...

Joe: from the look of the rankings, he's already seen it.

Louis Morgan said...

RatedRStar: Leung was good at being both cool and warm, but I found it strange that despite being the lead the film barely cared about his character.

Maciej:

Liev Schreiber(He was at least he was a bit entertaining. He basically was giving a comedic performance and in doing so he made the whole "one conversation with the butler changes the man" thing work better because he played into the ridiculousness of it)

John Cusack(Basically like Schreiber but less entertaining)

James Marsdan(Just a pretty standard and lame JFK Impression)

Robin Williams(Does not really make any impression with his time)

Alan Rickman (Absurdly awkward, Rickman frankly looked more comfortable falling off a high rise in Die Hard)

Luke:

Bardem 4 (Fun performance that actually found the right way with the rather unwieldy dialogue)

Fassbender 3.5 (His accent was very off, but he was actually quite devastating in the scenes where the counselor must feel the consequences of his actions)

Dano Prisoners: 4(The least mannered performance of his ever and quite an effective depiction of a traumatized man)

12 Years a Slave: 4(Simple character which he handles with the bluntness it should have. Look no further than Alex Perryfer in The Butler to see how such a role could be done all wrong)

David Oyelowo 3(Brought the most genuine emotion to the film, and aged well but he could not overcome the weaknesses of the film)

Ford 3(Not at his most natural, but at least he was trying and brought some nice warmth to the part)

Harrelson Furnace 4.5( He just goes for being the lowest of the low and brings all the uncouth evil his character should have with a great visceral sting.)

Affleck 4 (Short but makes the impact he needs to have)

Diaz and Cruz - 2

Squibb 4(I enjoyed her performance for the most part, she overdid it at times.

My top five Supporting Actress for 2013 is probably:

1.Kristin Scott Thomas - Only God Forgives
2.Julianne Nicholson - August Osage County
3. Sarah Paulson - 12 Years a Slave
4. Margot Martindale - August Osage County
5. June Squibb - Nebraska

George Woolf: I thought he gave a nice enough performance, but it did not leave that much of an impression on me.

Matt: I thought it was a good thriller with solid lead performances, but as usual I was annoyed by some of Soderberg's stylistic choices.

Anonymous:

West: 4
Keaton: 3
Kilmer: 2.5
Clooney: 1

Michael Patison said...

I'm disappointed you didn't like Melissa Leo in Prisoners enough to put her in your top 5 supporting actresses.

I would give Squibb a 3.5. She was entertaining, but I agree she overdid it. The biggest issue I had was that she was never able to find the right way to express why she loved Woody (or any member of her family for that matter). It was a difficult undertaking considering she's mostly given witty lines and discussions about her high school sexuality, and in my mind she never fully succeeds.

Also, what about the supporting players in Inside Llewyn Davis?

Louis Morgan said...

Michael: Leo's one I feel I should re-watch to see how her performance works knowing the revelations in the film.

Michael Patison said...

Fair enough.

But what about John Goodman, F. Murray Abraham, and etc. in Inside Llewyn Davis?

Louis Morgan said...

I have not watched it yet, but don't worry I definitely will able to for the alternate lead.

Michael Patison said...

Oh I didn't expect that. I hope you like Isaac just as much as me.

Grady Tripp said...

Where is Vithaya Pansringarm (ONLY GOD FORGIVES)?

Luke Higham said...

Grady: Louis, said Pansringarm would be put in lead instead.

Luke Higham said...

Louis: what were your ratings & thoughts on Tom Hardy in Warrior & Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
Also Pete Postlethwaite in the Town.

Luke Higham said...

Louis: Lastly, other than Inglorious Basterds & Fish Tank, which, I think you will review Fassbender in both, I would, Just like to ask on what was your rating & thoughts on him in 300.

Luke Higham said...

Michael McCarthy: I'm so sorry about your friend, Patrick.

I checked the daily mail, & there is a possibility that his body's been found.

Robert MacFarlane said...

Um... who did Pettyfer play in The Butler again?

Maciej said...

kook160: he played a plot device that raped Cecil's mother and killed his father.

Robert MacFarlane said...

Um, he didn't have enough time to be bad in his performance. He had, what, 30 seconds of screentime and one line? He was so unmemorable I wouldn't even put him in the ranking.

Louis Morgan said...

Koook: For me he pretty much set the tone for the picture with his awkward performance. The way he grabs Cecil's mother is less "I'm gonna violently rape you", and far more "Uh the script says I'm suppose to rape you know so let's go over there".

Louis Morgan said...

Luke: Hardy: Warrior - 4(Kind of goes for combination of Jake Lamotta and Terry Malloy. He is not on the level of those performances but he makes his approach feel natural and it works well for the film)

Tinker Tailor - 4.5(One of the great performances in a great cast. Hardy distinguishes himself way being the most emotionally volatile in the cast showing his character's relative inexperience with the game the rest have been playing for some time)

Pete Postlethewaite 4.5(Terrific one scene wonder and brings as much menace to his villain in one scene than some actors do in a whole film)

Fassbender 3(Very limited part but properly charismatic in the role, and giving the epic lines the epic quality required)

Luke Higham said...

Louis: some time in the near future, can you add Fassbender's performance in Jane Eyre to your 2011 ranking.

Louis Morgan said...

I'll definitely try to get to it.

Luke Higham said...

Louis: can I have your ranking & thoughts on the LOTR & Hobbit Films.

Louis Morgan said...

Return of the King(The crowning achievement for the whole series. When it hits high it really hits high pulling the stories together for an appropriately conclusion. I think even the multiple endings are warranted, although I think the fade to black was a mistake. My only major problem is that they really wasted Denethor as a character, although it was not helped by John Noble hammy performance.)

The Two Towers(This one is mainly about the action which it delivers in spades. Aided well by Bernard Hill's grand performance. It even balances it fairly well with the Frodo and Sam parts with Gollum, although I don't think what they did with Faramir was necessary.)

Fellowship of the Ring(Excellent beginning to the series and gets through all of the exposition in quite the exceptional fashion. I would say in this case Jackson's direction does seem a little less assured at times though)

Desolation of Smaug(An enjoyable bit of fun for the most part with the first half of Smaug's appearance being the highlight. I do think it went a bit overboard with the Elves and Orcs, but I did not exactly dislike those elements either.)

Unexpected Journey(Again much like Smaug I thoroughly enjoyed it although again there was more than there needed to be, but again I did not dislike them really)

Robert MacFarlane said...

I love how upon re-watch you realized I was right about Noble's ACTING(!). Weirdly, I've liked him in pretty much everything else I've seen him in (The Good Wife, L.A. Noire, etc.)

RatedRStar said...

I liked him in La Noire but I thought the game was pretty poor, especially towards the end.

Luke Higham said...

Louis: what were your ratings & thoughts on Mckellen & Mortensen in The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King.

Matt Mustin said...

Louis, what did you think of The Wolverine, and of Hugh Jackman's performance in it?

Luke Higham said...

Louis: also, rating for Jackman in Wolverine.

Luke Higham said...

Louis: lastly, what were your thoughts on Nebraska, as well as your rating & thoughts on Will Forte.

Robert MacFarlane said...

My question; Who would be your wins for Best Actress and Supporting Actress from 2000 to now?

Luke Higham said...

Louis: Philomena is online.

Louis Morgan said...

Luke: McKellen - 4.5(Excels again with a more substantial role and nicely shows the certain change in Gandalf to a somewhat colder but perhaps wiser presence.)

Mortensen - 4(Again the rock solid presence he is throughout the trilogy)

I thought the Wolverine was I guess watchable in an extremely standard action movie sort of way.

Jackman - 2.5(He looks like Wolverine should, and he's not bad, but he always seems like an approachable guy which is not the presence Wolverine should have)

My brief thoughts on Nebraska will be in my review of Dern.

Will Forte 3.5(He handles his part well but I do feel he is overshadowed by his co-star, but he does a nice enough job of sort of facilitating the other performance)

koook:

For Actress I still feel I need to see some films for my list to be satisfactory, to me at least, but supporting actress would be:

2000: Harriet Sansom Harris - Memento
2001: Gwyneth Paltrow - The Royal Tenenbaums
2002: Miranda Richardson - Spider
2003: Shohreh Aghdashloo - House of Sand and Fog
2004: Virginia Madsen - Sideways
2005: Emily Watson - The Proposition
2006: Abigail Breslin - Little Miss Sunshine
2007: Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
2008: Amy Adams - Doubt
2009: Monique - Precious
2010: Jackie Weaver - Animal Kingdom
2011: Jessica Chastain - Take Shelter
2012: Doona Bae - Cloud Atlas
2013: Kristin Scott Thomas - Only God Forgives

Luke Higham said...

Louis: Can I have ratings of your picks from 2001 to 2012.

Luke Higham said...

Louis: also, your thoughts on Russell Crowe in Master & Commander.

Robert MacFarlane said...

I understand on Actress. My own lineup is sort of iffy, but here goes nothing. In comparison, my Supporting Actress Lineup and then Lead;

2000: Erika Christensen in Traffic
2001: Carrie Anne Moss in Memento
2002: Samantha Morton in Minority Report
2003: Holly Hunter in thirteen
2004: Patricia Clarkson in Dogville
2005: Amy Adams in Junebug
2006: Emily Watson in The Proposition
2007: Cate Blanchett in I'm Not There
2008: Viola Davis in Doubt
2009: Mo'Nique in Precious
2010: Marion Cotillard in Inception
2011: Melissa McCarthy in Bridesmaids
2012: Emily Blunt in Looper
2013: Lupita Nyongo'o in 12 Years a Slave

As for Lead-

2000: Ellen Burstyn in Requiem for A Dream
2001: Naomi Watts in Mulholland Drive
2002: Jennifer Aniston in The Good Girl (Yes, really, I will stand by this performance to my dying day.)
2003: Evan Rachel Wood in thirteen
2004: Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2005: Michelle Monaghan in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2006: Maggie Gyllenhaal in Sherrybaby
2007: Tang Wei in Lust, Caution
2008: Meryl Streep in Doubt
2009: Cary Mulligan in An Education
2010: Natalie Portman in Black Swan
2011: Rooney Mara in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2012: Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook
2013: Brie Larson in Short Term 12

Matt Mustin said...

You think Michelle Monaghan is lead in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang?

Robert MacFarlane said...

Yes. She's borderline, but she feels like a Lead to me. I also feel like she does NOT get the credit she deserves for that performance. She managed to leap over the only pitfall in Shane Black's script; its sexism. She took a potentially shallow character/object of affection and made her three dimensional.

Matt Mustin said...

Oh, she's great, but I think she's easily Supporting.

Robert MacFarlane said...

I can see that, but my gut is telling me Lead. Fair warning, my definition of what constitutes a Lead performance is very, very loose.

Michael Patison said...

When will we see Dern's review?

Louis Morgan said...

Luke:
Paltrow - 4.5
Richardson - 5
Aghdashloo - 4.5
Madsen - 4.5
Watson - 5
Breslin - 4.5
Blanchett - 5
Adams - 4.5
Monique - 5
Weaver - 5
Chastain - 4.5
Doona Bae - 4.5
Thomas - 4.5

Crowe(Very interesting performance by Crowe by downplaying his usual intensity to give an interesting portrayal of a strong willed but warm commander)

Michael: I'm working on it.