Alternate Best Supporting Actor 2011: Results

5. John Hawkes in Martha Marcy May Marlene- Hawkes combines effortlessly a charming and threatening personality in his portrayal of a cult leader.

4. Viggo Mortensen in A Dangerous Method- Mortensen gives a strong performance as Sigmund Freud succeeding well in creating the charismatic and persuasive personality of the man.

3. Bryan Cranston in Drive- Cranston even with his limited screen time creates both an enthusiastic as well as tragic presence in his film.

2. Brad Pitt in The Tree of Life- Pitt gives an astonishing performance and fully realizes his character despite limitations created by the direction of the film.

1. Mark Strong in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy- Strong wins this year for me, even with Brooks who on re-watch I still love, and  would give a 5, but he is no longer my favorite of the year. That goes to Strong even though it is close very close among the top three. Strong is my favorite though who gives an absolutely masterful performance, there is not a wasted moment or even a single facial gesture in his portrayal.

Overall Rank:

1. Mark Strong in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2. Albert Brooks in Drive
3. Brad Pitt in The Tree of Life
4. Brian Cox in Coriolanus
5. Bryan Cranston in Drive
6. Tom Hardy in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 
7. Viggo Mortensen in A Dangerous Method
8. John Hurt in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 
9. Don Cheadle in The Guard 
10. Benedict Cumberbatch in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 
11. Sam Worthington in The Debt
12. John Hawkes in Martha Marcy May Marlene
13. Ben Kingsley in Hugo
14. Kevin Spacey in Margin Call
15. Gerard Butler in Coriolanus
16. Gary Oldman in Kung Fu Panda 2
17. Tom Hiddleston in Thor
18. Colin Firth in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 
19. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in Headhunters
20. Oscar Isaac in Drive 
21. Kenneth Branagh in My Week With Marilyn
22. Max Von Sydow in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 
23. Corey Stoll in Midnight in Paris 
24. Patton Oswalt in Young Adult
25. Shahab Hosseini in A Separation 
26. Jared Harris in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
27. Toby Jones in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy  
28. Bobby Cannavale in Win Win
29. Jeremy Irons in Margin Call
30. Christopher Plummer in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 
31. David Dencik in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy  
32. Alan Rickman in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part II
33. Ron Perlman in Drive  
34. Liam Cunningham in The Guard
35. Paul Bettany in Margin Call
36. Kevin Bacon in X-Men First Class
37. James Cromwell in The Artist
38. Mark Strong in The Guard 
39. Ben Foster in Rampart
40. Bill Nighy in Rango
41. Eddie Marsan in Tyrannosaur
42. James Hong in Kung Fu Panada 2 
43. Kiefer Sutherland Melancholia
44. Kevin Spacey in Horrible Bosses 
45. Jesper Christensen in The Debt
46. Krzysztof Pieczyński in Suicide Room
47. Jeremy Renner in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
48. Stephen Fry in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
49. Paul Giamatti in The Ides of March
50. Stellan Skarsgard in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
51. Laurence Fishburne in Contagion  
52. John Slattery in The Adjustment Burea
53. Philip Seymour Hoffman in The Ides of March
54. Philip Quast in The Devil's Double
55. Chris Cooper in The Muppets
56. Matt Damon in Contagion  
57. Terence Stamp in The Adjustment Burea
58. Christopher Plummer in Beginners
59. Matthew Lewis in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part II
60. Ciaran Hinds in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
61. Jeffrey Wright in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 
62. Robert Forster in The Descendants
63. Anthony Mackie in The Adjustment Burea
64. Nick Frost in Attack the Block
65. Jan Cornet in The Skin I Live In
66. George Clooney in Ides of March
67. Simon Pegg in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
68. Yorick van Wageningen in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
69. Nick Nolte in Warrior
70. David Wilmot in The Guard
71. Dustin Hoffman in Kung Fu Panda 2
72. Stanley Tucci in Margin Call
73. Burt Young in Win Win 
74. John Hurt in Melancholia
75. Toby Jones in Captain America 
76. Eric Bana in Hanna  
77. Jamie Bell in Jane Eyre 
78. Ned Beatty in Rango
79. Jeffrey Wright in Source Code 
80. Anthony Hopkins in Thor 
81. Ciaran Hinds in The Debt
82. Ned Beatty in Rampart 
83. Stellan Skarsgaard in Melancholia
84. Brian Cox in Rise of the Planet of the Apes 
85. Sam Rockwell in Cowboys & Aliens   
86. Stellan Skarsgard in Thor
87. Zachary Quinto in Margin Call
88. Dwayne Johnson in Fast Five 
89. Sacha Baron Cohen in Hugo 
90. Tom Wilkinson in The Debt
91. Vincent Cassel in A Dangerous Method
92. Tom Hiddleston in War Horse 
93. Sean Penn in The Tree of Life
94. Matthew Lillard in The Descendants 
95. Jonah Hill in Moneyball
96. Jude Law in Contagion
97. Tom Hiddleston in Midnight in Paris 
98. Tom Felton in Rise of the Planet of the Apes
99. Anton Yelchin in The Beaver
100. Michael Nyqvist in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
101. Philip Seymour Hoffman in Moneyball
102. John Goodman in The Artist 
103. Philip Baker Hall in 50/50
104. Bryan Cranston in The Lincoln Lawyer
105. Beau Bridges in The Descendants
106. William H. Macy in Lincoln Lawyer
107. Josh Lucas in J. Edgar
108. Michael Sheen in Midnight in Paris
109. Tom Hanks in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
110. Tommy Lee Jones in Captain American 
111. Jamie Foxx in Horrible Bosses
112. Nicholas Hoult in X-Men First Class
113. Dominic Cooper in Captain America 
114. Donald Sutherland in The Mechanic
115. Seth Rogen in 50/50
116. Ralph Fiennes in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part II 
117. Colin Farrell in Horrible Bosses
118. Hugo Weaving in Captain America 
119. Armie Hammer in J. Edgar 
120. Hugh Dancy in Martha Marcy May Marlene
121. Peter Mullan in War Horse
122. David Thewlis in War Horse
123. Nick Frost in Paul
124. Jim Broadbent in The Iron Lady 
125. Marton Csokas in The Debt
126. James Badge Dale in Shame
127. Joaquín Cosio in A Better Life 
128. Niels Arestrup in War Horse 
129. Ryan Phillipe in The Lincoln Lawyer
130. Michael Arden in Source Code
131. Robert Alamo in The Skin I Live In 
132. David Oyelowo in Rise of the Planet of the Apes
133. Goran Visnjic in Beginners 
134. Ezra Miller in We Need to Talk About Kevin
135. Nick Krause in The Descendants 
136. Matt Milne in War Horse 

Next Year: 1947 Supporting (I might do this year differently)