2. Michael Shannon in Take Shelter-Shannon gives an excellent performance here through his ability to maneuver through the complex state of his character.
1. Ryan Gosling in Drive- This is another year where the choice of the winner was extremely difficult not only among the alternates, but also the overall of the year. My top three favorites still consist of the three who speak the least. Gosling gives an amazing performance with few words, but all the meaning needed through the smallest of gestures.
Overall Rank:
- Gary Oldman in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- Ryan Gosling in Drive
- Jean Dujardin in The Artist
- Matthias Schoenaerts in Bullhead
- Woody Harrelson in Rampart
- Michael Shannon in Take Shelter
- Brendan Gleeson in The Guard
- Michael Fassbender in Shame
- Demian Bichir in A Better Life
- Aksel Hennie in Headhunters
- Peter Mullan in Tyrannosaur
- Peyman Moaadi in A Separation
- Ralph Fiennes in Coriolanus
- Jake Gyllenhaal in Source Code
- Daniel Henshall in Snowtown
- Antonio Banderas in The Skin I Live In
- Omar Sy in The Intouchables
- Francois Cluzet in The Intouchables
- Mel Gibson in The Beaver
- Matthew McConaughey in The Lincoln Lawyer
- Matt Damon in The Adjustment Burea
- Michael Fassbender in X-Men First Class
- Tom Hardy in Warrior
- Joel Edgerton in Warrior
- Andy Serkis in Rise of the Planet of the Apes
- John Boyega in Attack the Block
- Paul Giamatti in Win Win
- Jack Black in Kung Fu Panda 2
- Michael Fassbender in Jane Eyre
- Luis Tosar in Sleep Tight
- Ben Foster in The Mechanic
- Lucas Pittaway in Snowtown
- Christoph Waltz in Carnage
- Ewan McGregor in Beginners
- Michael Smiley in Kill List
- Brad Pitt in Moneyball
- Johnny Depp in Rango
- Daniel Craig in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
- Dominic Cooper in The Devil's Double
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt in 50/50
- Ryan Gosling in The Ides of March
- Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
- Andy Serkis in The Adventures of Tintin
- Jamie Bell in The Adventures of Tintin
- David Thewlis in The Lady
- Robert Wieckiewicz in In Darkness
- Neil Maskell in Kill List
- Jakub Gierszal in Suicide Room
- Robert Downey Jr. in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
- Michael Fassbender in A Dangerous Method
- Harrison Ford in Cowboys & Aliens
- Jude Law in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
- James McAvoy in X-Men First Class
- Owen Wilson in Midnight in Paris
- Simon Pegg in Paul
- David Hyde Pierce in The Perfect Host
- Chris Evans in Captain America
- Chris Hemsworth in Thor
- John C. Reilly in Carnage
- Jason Statham in The Mechanic
- Charlie Day in Horrible Bosses
- Jason Bateman in Horrible Bosses
- Jason Sudeikis in Horrible Bosses
- Asa Butterfield in Hugo
- Vin Diesel in Fast Five
- Rhys Ifans in Anonymous
- Alex Shaffer in Win Win
- Joel Courtney in Super 8
- Bradley Cooper in Limitless
- James Franco in Rise of the Planet of the Apes
- Daniel Craig in Cowboys & Aliens
- Leonardo DiCaprio in J. Edgar
- Jason Segal in The Muppets
- Daniel Radcliffe in Harry Potter And The Deathly Hollows
- Hunter McCracken in Tree of Life
- George Clooney in The Descendants
- Paul Walker in Fast Five
- Clayne Crawford in The Perfect Host
- Seth Rogen in Paul
- Eddie Redmayne in My Week With Marilyn
- Jeremy Irvine in War Horse
- Thomas Horn in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Next Year: 1954
18 comments:
Thank god you put horn last
Yes! Gosling won the alternate ballot.
My top 5:
1. Ryan Gosling (Drive)
2. Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
3. Woody Harrelson (Rampart)
4. Peter Mullan (Tyrannosaur)
5. Ralph Fiennes (Coriolanus)
Fassbender (Shame), Shannon (Take Shelter), Hardy/Edgerton (Warrior), and Gleeson (The Guard) are THIS close though.
Interesting yet immensely gladdening that you still left Oldman first. He was simply fantastic. As for 1954, nobody's beating Brando, I don't think, but anyway:
Charles Laughton in Hobson's Choice
James Mason in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Toshiro Mifune in Seven Samurai
Ray Milland in Dial M for Murder
James Stewart in Rear Window
Well, my two favorites, the michaels, both lost. Damn. But, my overall favorite, Gary Oldman, remains at the top. Yay.
Very nice. My Top 5:
1. Fassbender
2. Oldman
3. Gosling
4. Dujardin
5. Joseph Gordon-Levitt for 50/50
(Matthias Schoenaerts for Bullhead is a close 6th)
One question though: How is Asa Butterfield's performance in Hugo better than Hunter McCracken's in Tree of Life?
Can you please do 74 soon :)
@JamVanTel
I love how you've included Matthias Schoenaerts, I think he gave an outstanding performance! Have you seen Rust and Bone?
JamDenTel: One spot ahead means I just slightly preferred him. McCracken's performance in itself I thought was perfectly fine, but unlike Pitt in that film I did always think it never became more than just one of Malick's tools.
Did you not like leo in j edgar.
I did not list DiCaprio as he would be one I would do for a return five.
I thought Fassbender would get it, but I'm glad Gosling has got it!! Never seen the film though!
What were your thoughts on Redmayne?
He was extremely bland and uninteresting.
It's a complete travesty that Gosling and Fassbender were not nominated.
Clooney and Bichir to me should have never made the list.
What did you think of 50/50? Joseph Gordon-Levitt specifically
Really wish you'd done a write-up of Woody Harrelson's visceral, cut-to-the-bone performance as Dave Brown in "Rampart." He was easily deserving, my #2 of a strong year for Best Actor.
Honestly I would have included him if I did not heed Robert Wieckiewicz as a request as the forty minutes I saw of his performance I thought he was quite remarkable. I really need to get around to finishing the film.
Noticed you put Matt Damon in "The Adjustment Bureau" at #21. So, my following up questions are this:
-General thoughts on Damon and Blunt as actors (Possibly best and worst for both)
-Thoughts and ratings of both in the movie.
Stefán Karl Stefánsson in Polite People.
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