Thursday 19 March 2015

Alternate Best Supporting Actor 1972: Results

5. Ian Bannen in The Offence - Bannen gives an effective portrayal  of the character's damaged state even if he can't fully realize what the writing demands from the character.

Best Scene: The beginning of the interrogation. 
4. Ned Beatty in Deliverance - Beatty has a particularly thankless role that could have easily been a caricature, but realizes a genuine victim through his performance.

Best Scene: Squeal like a Pig
3. Robert Shaw in Young Winston - Shaw, as usual, gives a striking performance first in realizing the quiet command of his character then later his tragic decay.

Best Scene: Lord Randolph fails to deliver his speech in parliament.
2. Eddie Axberg in The New Land - Axberg matches the naturalism of his co-stars and gives a moving depiction of his character's doomed journey.

Best Scene: Robert goes to the brothel.
1. Bruce Dern in The Cowboys - Dern actually gives a my favorite supporting of 1972 as he creates such a memorable pathetic scoundrel as the man who shot the man who shot Liberty Valance.

Best Scene: Asa Watts does the unthinkable. 
Overall Rank:
  1. Bruce Dern in The Cowboys
  2. Joel Grey in Cabaret
  3. James Caan in The Godfather
  4. Eddie Axberg in The New Land
  5. Robert Shaw in Young Winston
  6. Robert Duvall in The Godfather
  7. Ned Beatty in Deliverance
  8. John Cazale in The Godfather
  9. Richard S. Castellano in The Godfather
  10. Gene Hackman in Prime Cut
  11. Ronny Cox  in Deliverance
  12. Alistar Sim in The Ruling Class
  13. Clive Revill in Avanti!
  14. Nigel Green in The Ruling Class 
  15. Barry Foster in Frenzy
  16. Eddie Albert in The Heartbreak Kid
  17. Alec McCowen in Frenzy
  18. Arthur Lowe in The Ruling Class
  19. Stacy Keach in The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
  20. Abe Vigoda in The Godfather
  21. Roscoe Lee Browne in The Cowboys
  22. Peter Boyle in The Candidate
  23. Sterling Hayden in The Godfather
  24. Nicholas Colasanto in Fat City
  25. Robert Duvall in The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
  26. Howard da Silva in 1776 
  27. Fernando Rey in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie  
  28. Tony Roberts in Play It Again, Sam
  29. Julien Bertheau in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
  30. Ned Beatty in The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
  31. Edward Andrews in Avanti!
  32. Robert Duvall in Joe Kidd 
  33. Helmut Griem in Cabaret
  34. Alex Rocco in The Godfather
  35. Kenneth Mars in What's Up, Doc?
  36. Donald Madden in 1776 
  37. Paul Winfield in Sounder
  38. Jack Albertson in The Poseidon Adventure
  39. Melvyn Douglas in The Candidate
  40. Gianni Russo in The Godfather
  41. Roddy McDowall in The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
  42. John Marley in The Godfather
  43. Anthony Hopkins in Young Winston 
  44. Fritz Wepper in Cabaret
  45. Anthony Perkins in The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
  46. Slim Pickens in The Getaway
  47. Bill McKinney in Deliverance
  48. Red Buttons in The Poseidon Adventure 
  49. Jerry Lacy in Play It Again, Sam
  50. Ben Johnson in The Getaway
  51. Ron Holgate in 1776
  52. Arthur O'Connell in The Poseidon Adventure
  53. Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward in Deliverance
  54. Gregory Walcott in Prime Cut
  55. Michael Bryant in The Ruling Class
  56. Micheal Murphy in What's Up, Doc?
  57. Bernard Bribbins in Frenzy
  58. Roddy McDowall in The Poseidon Adventure
  59. Ian Holm in Young Winston
  60. A Martinez in The Cowboys
  61. Harry Andrews in The Ruling Class
  62. Al Martino in The Godfather
  63. Ruy Guerra in Aguirre, the Wrath of God
  64. Ernest Borgnine in The Poseidon Adventure
  65. Del Negro in Aguirre, the Wrath of God
  66. Don Stroud in Joe Kidd
  67. Donald Moffat in The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
  68. Paul Frankeur in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
  69. Jean-Pierre Leaud in Last Tango in Paris
  70. William Mervyn in The Ruling Class
  71. Roy Poole in 1776
  72. James Best in Sounder
  73. Ron Rifkin in Silent Running
  74. Ken Howard in 1776
  75. Cliff Potts in Silent Running
  76. John Saxon in Joe Kidd
  77. Don Porter in The Candidate
Next Year: 1929 Lead/Supporting

10 comments:

GM said...

Lead
Willy Fritsch - Woman in the Moon
Erich von Stroheim - The Great Gabbo

Supporting
Nils Asther - Wild Orchids
Frances Lederer - Pandora's Box
Klaus Pohl - Woman in the Moon
Fritz Rasp - Woman in the Moon
Gustav von Wangenheim - Woman in the Moon
Louis Wolheim - Condemned

GetDonaldSutherlandAnOscar said...

Interesting that you've bumped Duvall up to a 4, any particular reason?

Also thoughts/ratings on:
Richard S. Castellano in The Godfather
Clive Revill in Avanti!
Nigel Green in The Ruling Class
Trevor Howard in The Offence
Sterling Hayden in The Godfather
Robert Duvall in The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
Tony Roberts in Play It Again, Sam
Julien Bertheau in The Discreet Charm of the BourgeoisieNed Beatty in The Life and Times of Judge Roy BeanEdward Andrews in Avanti!Robert Duvall in Joe Kidd Helmut Griem
Jack Albertson in The Poseidon Adventure
Melvyn Douglas in The Candidate
John Marley in The Godfather
Supporting cast of The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
 

GetDonaldSutherlandAnOscar said...

Oops sorry ignore that middle bit from 'Julien Bertheau...Helmut Griem'

Louis Morgan said...

GetDonaldSutherlandAnOscar:

I moved Duvall up after re-watching the film. I mean he's consistently good anyways and he does have some great moments in there such as the scene when he tells Vito about Sonny, or when he's told Vito's dead while in captivity.

Castellano - 4(Kinda almost a mobster reprise of his Oscar nominated role although here he has more of a part. I've always felt it was a shame that Part II had a bit of sequelitis in the form of him not returning as I do think a struggle with Clemenza's loyalty would have meant more than Gazzo's suddenly introduced character. Anyway Castellano is very good as his performance realizes kinda the family element of the crime through his scenes of basically a good Uncle like warmth even when he instructs Michael on how to handle the shooting. Catellano bridges the two sides rather remarkably giving an interesting portrayal of a real family man who happens to some of the dirtiest work for the Corleone family)

Revill - 4(A very enjoyable performance as the romantic comedy sidekick type, who often do seem to be foreigners. Revill does not overplay that element of the character rather simply giving a fun portrayal of a man who seems to strive to be the very best hotel manager possible. He's got some splendid comic timing and I think stole more than a few scenes from the main stars)

Green - 4(It's a such a shame that he committed suicide shortly after making this film I've liked him a great deal in everything I've seen him in. Green is a hilarious one scene wonder as he presents his character's electrifying madness in all its absurdity)

Howard - 3.5(A good mainly reactionary performance but Howard does well to reflect just how gone Connery's Johnson is. He handles the official part of his performance as you'd expect with his usual Howard command, though then he's quite good by having his own breakdown of sorts as he witnesses just how broken Johnson is)

Hayden - 3.5(One could not ask for more perfect casting as a thuggish cop. He's certainly as imposing as he should be but with a the ever so slight comedic bent in his manner. I particularly like when Micheal shoots him, he's almost like "Hey I'm eatin' here)

Duvall - 3.5(Duvall is good here, although purposefully one note I would say. He certain has the fierceness to be Jesse James and he plays him an interesting way. He essentially shows him to be a man who's almost always promoting his self image, always seeming to force himself into the image of the larger than life bandit. I actually think the film should have focused a little more on the dynamic between his and Cliff Robertson's character. Duvall does well with what he does have though)

Louis Morgan said...

Roberts - 3.5(Roberts does the same thing he usually does as Woody Allen's support, that being a sardonic straight man. He does that well as usual. Here he's given a tad more to do in his character becomes slightly emotional later on, which he handles well too)

Bertheau - 3.5(Carries himself believably as the kind and noble priest for his early scenes which makes it all the more effective when he suddenly becomes a vengeful rather petty murderer so suddenly later on)

Albertson - 3(He's mostly overshadowed by Winters for most of the film. He delivers as he should though when he is given the spotlight and is rather moving in the moment where he sees her after the underwater scene)

Douglas - 3(He actually does not have too much to do here other than a few purposefully shallow moments as the "loving" father towards Redford. He's good in his few scenes doing the false politician rather well, and actually is another example of someone who probably should have played Don Porter's role)

Marley - 3(He does well in his one major scene being the overly pompous jerk he should be, then his flawless reaction is rather essential to one of the most famous scenes in the film)

Keach - 3.5(He's an absolute hoot in his one scene playing the most boisterous gunfighter possible, and is really funny for the duration of his scene. Although there is a great punchline involving the brevity of his appearance I certainly would not have minded more of him in the film)

Beatty - 3.5(Beatty narration is just swell to say the least and he offers a nice bit of traditional support sort of support with his quietly heartfelt performance)

McDowall - 3(Not who I would first peg as a mustache twirling sort of villain. McDowall though offers enough fun with his madcap yet sinister antics. I do think there was perhaps even more to be mined out of the role, but McDowall still does decently enough with it)

Perkins - 3(He's nicely mysterious in his single scene although I don't think the film makes enough out of his appearance as it should, although this is not his fault. The film I do feel should have embraced the legendary elements more rather than presenting everything in too much of a rinky dink fashion)

Michael McCarthy said...

Hmmm 1929....Maurice Chevalier in Innocents of Paris? Douglas Fairbanks in The Iron Mask? Charles Farrell in a Frank Borzage film? Someone from Blackmail? These are really all just shots in the dark...

Also, there are a few films that Louis has reviewed performances from that I'm just dying to see, and I was wondering if anyone knew where I could watch any of them or might have better luck finding a link. They are:

The Mark (1961)
The Fixer (1968)
Seven Beauties (1975)
An Average Little Man (1977)
Mephisto (1981)
Beast Cops (1998)

I should also say that for the films that aren't in the English language I would MUCH prefer subtitles to dubs.

GM said...

The Mark and The Fixer are avaiable on veehd.com.

RatedRStar said...

Malcolm Keen - The Manxman
John Longden - Blackmail
Stan Laurel - Berth Marks
Oliver Hardy - Berth Marks
Walter Huston - The Lady Lies

Luke Higham said...

Louis: Are there any other female 4.5+ performances from 1972 that you saw recently.

Louis Morgan said...

Only Bancroft in Young Winston.