4. Val Kilmer in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang- Kilmer is just excellent in giving a deliciously amusing and cynical performance that compliments Robert Downey Jr's leading work marvelously.
2. Barry Pepper in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada- Pepper is great here giving a moving performance as a foolish man who is forced to change when confronted with his crime.
1. Ed Harris in A History of Violence- This was an extremely difficult year to choose as I loved all of these performances, and the top two of Pepper and Harris were very hard to choose just one. For the moment though I will go with Harris who despite having the least screen time out of all gives performances he has just as great impact with his powerful villainous turn in this film.
- Ed Harris in A History of Violence
- Edward Norton in Kingdom of Heaven
- Val Kilmer in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
- William Hurt in A History of Violence
- Keanu Reeves in Thumbsucker
- John Hurt in The Proposition
- Ghassan Massoud in Kingdom of Heaven
- Cillian Murphy in Red Eye
- Cillian Murphy in Batman Begins
- Danny Huston in The Proposition
- Donald Sumpter in The Constant Gardener
- Heath Ledger in Lords of Dogtown
- Min-sik Choi in Sympathy of Lady Vengeance
- David Thewlis in Kingdom of Heaven
- Jeffrey Wright in Broken Flowers
- Peter Sarsgaard in Jarhead
- Vincent D'Onofrio in Thumbsucker
- Chiwetel Ejiofor in Serenity
- Kevin Costner in The Upside of Anger
- Clifton Collins Jr. in Capote
- Matt Dillon in Crash
- Brendan Gleeson in The Goblet of Fire
- Gary Oldman in Batman Begins
- Stephen McHattie in A History of Violence
- Ciaran Hinds in Munich
- Jeremy Irons in Kingdom of Heaven
- Christopher Plummer in The New World
- Stephen Dillane in Nine Lives
- Boris Leskin in Everything is Illuminated
- Chris Bridges in Crash
- Tom Hollander in Pride and Prejudice
- Liam Neeson in Kingdom of Heaven
- Paul Giamatti in Cinderella Man
- Danny Huston in The Constant Gardener
- Rockmond Dunbar in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
- Joe Mantegna in Nine Lives
- Alexander Siddig in Kingdom of Heaven
- Vince Vaughn in Thumbsucker
- Mathieu Kassovitz in Munich
- Kenneth Nkosi in Tsotsi
- Jack Black in King Kong
- Donald Sutherland in Pride and Prejudice
- Michael Caine in Batman Begins
- Jamie Foxx in Jarhead
- Christian Bale in The New World
- Hugh Dillon in Down to the Bone
- Jared Leto in Lord of War
- Liam Neeson in Batman Begins
- Powers Boothe in Sin City
- Linus Roache in Batman Begins
- Richard Jenkins in North Country
- Hanns Zilcher in Munich
- Ian McShane in Nine Lives
- Ralph Fiennes in Wallace and Gromit Curse of the Were Rabbit
- Paddy Considine in Cinderella Man
- Michael Anganaro in Lords of Dogtown
- Mothusi Magano in Tsotsi
- Michael Pena in Crash
- Wes Studi in The New World
- Tom Wilkinson in Batman Begins
- Beau Bridges in The Ballad of Jack and Rose
- Clive Owen in Sin City
- Daniel Craig in Munich
- Julio Cedilla in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
- David Wenham in The Proposition
- Zenzo Ngqobe in Tsotsi
- Ethan Hawke in Lord of War
- Don Cheadle in Crash
- Mathieu Amalric in Munich
- Alan Rickman in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Ryan McDonald in The Ballad of Jack and Rose
- Benecio Del Toro in Sin City
- Skandar Keynes in The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
- Woody Harrelson in North Country
- Nick Stahl in Sin City
- Billy Nighy in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Frank Langella in Good Night and Good Luck
- Chris Cooper in Capote
- Graham Greene in Transamerica
- Rutger Hauer in Sin City
- Omar Metwally in Munich
- Elijah Wood in Sin City
- George Clooney in Good Night and Good Luck
- Dwight Yoakam in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
- Brian Geraghty in Jarhead
- Terrence Howard in Crash
- Kurt Russell in Sky High
- Sam Rockwell in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Ralph Fiennes in The Goblet of Fire
- Tom Hollander in The Libertine
- Chris Cooper in Jarhead
- Jason Isaacs in Nine Lives
- Dave Foley in Sky High
- Ian Holm in Lord of War
- Bruce Campbell in Sky High
- Christopher Lawford in The World's Fastest Indian
- Corbin Bernsen in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
- Kevin Mcdonald in Sky High
- Craig Bierko in Cinderella Man
- Robert Downey Jr. in Good Night and Good Luck
- Alan Tudyk in Serenity
- John Malkovich in The Libertine
- Morgan Freeman in Batman Begins
- Jon Finch in Kingdom of Heaven
- Geoffrey Rush in Munich
- Michael Sheen in Kingdom of Heaven
- Christopher Lee in Corpse Bride
- Mos Def in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Brendan Gleeson in Kingdom of Heaven
- Jason Lee in The Ballad of Jack and Rose
- Jeremy Renner in North Country
- John Malkovich in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Walton Goggins in The World's Fastest Indian
- Christopher Walken in Wedding Crashers
- Brian Cox in Red Eye
- Albert Finney in Corpse Bride
- Brian Cox in Matchpoint
- Burt Young in Transamerica
- James Cromwell in The Longest Yard
- Sean Bean in North Country
- Bruce Willis in Sin City
- Matthew Goode in Matchpoint
- Michael Chiklis in Fantastic Four
- Michael Clarke Duncan in Sin City
- Peter Stormare in The Brothers Grimm
- Chris Evans in Fantastic Four
- William Baldwin in The Squid and the Whale
- Tim Robbins in The War of the Worlds
- Ryan Phillippe in Crash
- Owen Kline in The Squid and the Whale
- George Clooney in Syriana
- Jonathan Pryce in The Brothers Grimm
- Ashton Holmes in A History of Violence
- Michael Gambon in The Goblet of Fire
- Marton Csokas in Kingdom of Heaven
- Paul Dano in The Ballad of Jack and Rose
- Robert Dawson in The Sun
- Brendan Frasier in Crash
- Bradley Cooper in Wedding Crashers
- Ian Mcdiarmid in Revenge of the Sith
- Julian McMahon in Fantastic Four
- Kevin James in Hitch
- Kevin Zegers in Transamerica
- Kyle Schmid in A History of Violence
- Chris Rock in The Longest Yard
- Keir O'Donnell in Wedding Crashers
- David Tennant in The Goblet of Fire
- Michael Madsen in Sin City
13 comments:
Irons- Dead Ringers
Jeff Bridges- Tucker a man and his dream
Bob Hoskins- Roger Rabbit
1988 Lead...
Jeremy Irons in Dead Ringers
Bob Hoskins in Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Eric Bogosian in Talk Radio
Forrest Whitaker in Bird
Philippe Noiret in Cinema Paradiso
John Malkovich in Dangerous Liasions
Daniel Day-Lewis in The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The choice is yours.
William Hurt - The Accidental Tourist
Jeremy Irons - Dead Ringers
Bob Hoskins - Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Michael Keaton - Beetlejuice
Daniel Day Lewis - The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Bill Murray - Scrooged I forgot that one lol
Jeremy Irons - Dead Ringers
Bob Hoskins - Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Michael Keaton - Beetlejuice
Daniel Day Lewis - The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Forest Whitaker - Bird
my 5 would be
forest whittaker - bird
tom hulce -dominik and eugene
jeremy irons - dead ringers
john malkovich - dangerous liasons
tom cruise - rain man
Irons and Whitaker for sure.
Quote Hoskins and Malkovich.
I suggest also Cleese in A Fish Called Wanda
I have Keaton in supporting category despite the title's character
Minor suggestions:
Bruce Willis in Die Hard
Leslie Nielsen in Naked Gun
Willem Dafoe in Mississippi Burning
Jeremy Irons in Dead Ringers
Bob Hoskins in Who Framed Roger Rabbit
John Cleese in A Fish Called Wanda
Bruce Willis in Die Hard
Michael Keaton in Beetlejuice
Guys, Keston is a clear Supporting player. Just because he's the title character doesn't make him the lead.
*Keaton
So many performances to choose from... My 5 would be:
Leslie Nielsen - The Naked Gun
William Hurt - Tha Accidental Tourist
Willem Dafoe - The Last Temptation of Christ
Bruce Willis - Die Hard
Bob Hoskins - Who Framed Roger Rabbit
but some other worthy performances would also be:
Tom Cruise - Rain Man
Willem Dafoe - Mississippi Burning
Eric Bogosian - Talk Radio
Oh please, please, please, please, please review Noiret in Cinema Paradiso for 1988. He's so amazing and fantastic, and the movie is top 10 ever for me.
Also:
John Cleese in A Fish Called Wanda
Kevin Costner in Bull Durham
Daniel Day-Lewis in The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Bob Hoskins in Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Tom Hulce in Dominick and Eugene
Jeremy Irons in Dead Ringers
Willis also works.
Just FYI, your #42 should be Corbin Bernsen, not Corbin Benson. His defining work is on television, especially L.A. Law.
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