5. Jack Black in Bernie- Black gives a very different performance here going head first into creating a unique character who is believable as both the nicest man but also a murderer.
4. Liam Neeson in The Grey- Neeson gives a strong performance capitalizing well on his physical, but as well giving a powerful emotional portrayal as well.
3. Matthew McConaughey in Killer Joe- McConaughey proves himself more than capable as an actor through his oddly charming and at the same time freighting performance as a cop who does not mind killing for money on the side.
2. Denis Lavant in Holy Motors- Lavant gives a very different type of performance switching breathlessly from one character never stopping for a moment. It is a striking performance that is absolutely fascinating to watch.
1. Jean Louis Trintignant in Amour-Trintignant gives a quiet very restrained performance that is very moving and poignant while having a perfect chemistry with his co-star Emmanuelle Riva. A strong year for leading performances, and the academy did a pretty good job of selecting them too they nominated six deserving leading performances even if two were in the supporting category.
Overall Rank:
- Joaquin Phoenix in The Master
- Mads Mikkelsen in The Hunt
- Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln
- Philip Seymour Hoffman in The Master
- Jean Louis Trintignant in Amour
- Denis Lavant in Holy Motors
- Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained
- Matthias Schoenaerts in Rust and Bone
- Matthew McConaughey in Killer Joe
- Liam Neeson in The Grey
- Mads Mikkelsen in A Royal Affair
- Choi Min-sik in Nameless Gangster
- Toby Jones in Berberian Sound Studio
- Jack Black in Bernie
- John Hawkes in The Sessions
- Tom Holland in The Impossible
- Suraj Sharma in Life of Pi
- Martin Freeman in The Hobbit
- Mel Gibson in Get the Gringo
- Bradley Cooper in Silver Linings Playbook
- Jake Gyllenhaal in End of Watch
- Michael Pena in End of Watch
- Richard Gere in Arbitrage
- Frank Langella in Robot and Frank
- Mikkel Følsgaard in A Royal Affair
- Daniel Craig in Skyfall
- Hugh Jackman in Les Miserables
- Paul Dano in Ruby Sparks
- Tom Courtenay in Quartet
- Ranibir Kapoor in Barfi!
- Jack Reynor in What Richard Did
- Channing Tatum in 21 Jump Street
- Jonah Hill in 21 Jump Street
- Charlie Creed-Miles in Wild Bill
- Dane DeHaan in Chronicle
- Colin Farrell in Seven Psychopaths
- Brad Pitt in Killing Them Softly
- Christian Bale in The Dark Knight Rises
- Tom Hardy in Lawless
- Karl Urban in Dredd
- Gael Garcia Bernal in NO
- Robert Downey Jr. in The Avengers
- Mark Ruffalo in The Avengers
- Seann William Scott in Goon
- Ben Affleck in Argo
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Looper
- Iko Uwais in The Raid
- Clarke Peters in Red Hook Summer
- Chris Evans in The Avengers
- Jared Gilman in Moonrise Kingdom
- Christopher Walken in Stand Up Guys
- Logan Lerman in The Perks of Being a Wallflower
- Will Poulter in Wild Bill
- Emile Hirsch in Killer Joe
- Chris Hemsworth in The Avengers
- Clive Owen in Shadow Dancer
- Zach Galifianakis in The Campaign
- Will Farrell in The Campaign
- Paul Brannigan in The Angels' Share
- Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher
- Denzel Washington in Flight
- Anthony Hopkins in Hitchcock
- Al Pacino in Stand Up Guys
- Jamie Foxx in Django Unchained
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Premium Rush
- Robert Pattison in Cosmopolis
- Sacha Baron Cohen in The Dictator
- Steve Oram in The Sightseers
- Alex Russell in Chronicle
- Mark Duplass in Safety Not Guaranteed
- Bill Murray in Hyde Park On Hudson
- Shia LaBeouf in Lawless
- Sylvester Stallone in The Expendables 2
- Will Smith in Men in Black
- Jules Brown in Red Hook Summer
- Chapman To in Vulgaria
- Zac Efron in The Paper Boy
Next Year: 1968 lead
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Looking at this list I realize how ridiculously strong this year was. I mean, those first 24 performances at least are all really great work.
As for 1968:
Keir Dullea in 2001: A Space Odyssey
Henry Fonda in Once Upon a Time in the West
Gary Lockwood in 2001: A Space Odyssey
Steve McQueen in Bullitt (or The Thomas Crown Affair)
Vyacheslav Tikhonov in War and Peace
Fonda in Once Upon a Time in the West (though im not sure if your going to put him in supporting)
1968 suggestions
Boris Karloff in Targets;
Sergei Bondarchuk in War and Peace;
Zero Mostel in The Producers;
John Marley in Faces.
Walter Matthau in The Odd Couple would be a good choice, but you're going to have a hard time finding one that beats The Lion in Winter.
Leonard Whiting - Romeo And Juliet (I requested it a while ago when I won 74 I believe)
Henry Fonda - Once Upon A Time in the West
Zero Mostel - The Producers
Walter Matthau - The Odd Couple
Boris Karloff - Targets
Steve McQueen - Bullitt
Zero Mostel - The Producers
Jack Lemmon - The Odd Couple
Walther Matthau - The Odd Couple
Martin Sheen - The Subject Was Roses
Can I reccomend for Supporting actor 68 Fonda and Robards for Once Upon a Time in the West and Anthony Hopkins for Lion in the Winter.
1968:
Henry Fonda in Once Upon a Time in the West
Zero Mostel in The Producers
Walther Matthau and Jack LEmmon in The Odd Couple
Steve McQueen in Bullit
I guess Tikhonov is 1965, so:
Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon in The Odd Couple
I may as well give my ranking for the year for Best Actor:
1. Joaquin Phoenix in The Master
2. Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained
3. Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln
4. Denzel Washington in Flight
5. Jean-Louis Trintignant in Amour
6. Bradley Cooper in Silver Linings Playbook
7. Logan Lerman in The Perks of Being a Wallflower
8. John Hawkes in The Sessions
9. Philip Seymour Hoffman in The Master
10. Jamie Foxx in Django Unchaines
11. Daniel Henshall in The Snowtown Murders
12. Jack Black in Bernie
13. Tom Hardy in Lawless
14. Chaning Tatum in Magic Mike
15. Chaning Tatum in 21 Jump Street
16. Mark Wahlberg in Ted
17. Jonah Hill in 21 Jump Street
18. Colin Farrell in Seven Psychopaths
19. Tom Holland in The Impossible
20. Tommy Lee Jones in Hope Springs
21. Lucas Pittaway in The Snowtown Murders
22. Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Looper
23. Jared Gilman in Moonrise Kingdom
24. Suraj Sharma in Life of Pi
25. Richard Gere in Arbitrage
26. Andrew Garfield in The Amazing Spider-Man
27. Daniel Craig in Skyfall
28. Hugh Jackman in Les Miserables
29. Christian Bale in The Dark Knight Rises
30. Paul Rudd in This is 40
31. Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Premium Rush
32. Ben Affleck in Argo
33. Zack Galifianakis in The Campaign
34. Shia LaBeouf in Lawless
35. Will Ferrell in The Campaign
Louis, you know when someone has won the year, and they make a request, do you save the name on a spreadsheet or somemat so that you dont forget or do u need reminding?.
I have a pretty good memory honestly, if there is a really "different" sort of choice than I will write it down somewhere.
=D ok thats cool, just in case lol haha mines have been
River Phoenix - My Own Private Idaho
Leonard Whiting - Romeo And Juliet
Tony Leung Chiu Wai - Infernal Affairs.
just making sure =D xx
I think I have 2 undone requests. Bryan Brown in Breaker Morant for 1980 and Farley Granger in Strangers on a Train.
I only requested Robin Williams in Insomnia for 2002 Supporting.
And mine are, if I recall right:
Sean Bean - Fellowship of the Ring
Javier Bardem - Mar Adentro (The Sea Inside)
Robert Carlyle - Trainspotting
Will you ever review John Hakwes, Tom Holland and Logan Lerman? I'm really interested in hearing what you think of both performances. (Can't believe Hawkes isn't in the top 5!).
I suppose I could I just don't know when I would.
Have you seen Smashed or Robot & Frank?
I saw Smashed and I consider Paul supporting. I was a bit disappointed with his performance since I think he is amazing in Breaking Bad. In Smashed though I felt he was pretty much phoning it in for the most of the film. He has some descent moments, but he does very little in the role.
I've also seen Robot and Frank I quite liked the film and Langella.
'The Guilt Trip' has another great Seth Rogen performance.
Louis: This is an old post so I don't know if you'll reply but who's the lowest 4 and 3 in the list?
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