- Ben Kingsley in Shutter Island
- Taika Waititi in Boy
- Armie Hammer in The Social Network
- Ben Mendelsohn in Animal Kingdom
- John Hawkes in Winter's Bone
- Michael Lonsdale in Of Gods and Men
- Cillian Murphy in Inception
- Pete Postlethwaite in The Town
- Ted Levine in Shutter Island
- Barry Pepper in True Grit
- Joel Edgerton in Animal Kingdom
- Jackie Earle Haley in Shutter Island
- Jeremy Renner in The Town
- Tom Hardy in Inception
- Ray Winstone in Edge of Darkness
- Pierce Brosnan in The Ghost Writer
- David Bradley in Another Year
- Joaquin Cosio in El Infierno
- Chow Yun-Fat in Let The Bullets Fly
- Guy Pearce in Animal Kingdom
- David O'Hara in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Olivier Rabourdin in Of Gods and Men
- Peter Wight in Another Year
- Jon Hamm in The Town
- Kayvan Novak in Four Lions
- Andrew Garfield in The Social Network
- Nigel Lindsay in Four Lions
- Max von Sydow in Shutter Island
- John Malkovich in RED
- Mark Ruffalo in Shutter Island
- Michael Keaton in The Other Guys
- Jason Schwartzman in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
- Justin Timberlake in The Social Network
- Bob Hoskins in Made in Dagenham
- Sam Rockwell in Iron Man 2
- Chris Evans in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
- Bill Murray in Get Low
- Kieran Culkin in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
- Ed Harris in The Way Back
- Sam Rockwell in Conviction
- Brandon Routh in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
- Laurent Lafitte in Little White Lies
- Arsher Ali in Four Lion
- Philipee Laudenbach in Of Gods and Men
- Gary Oldman in The Book of Eli
- Emilio Estevez in The Way
- Ken Watanabe in Inception
- Ned Beatty in Toy Story 3
- Guy Pearce in The King's Speech
- Colin Farrell in The Way Back
- Jack McGee in The Fighter
- Jacques Herlin Of Gods and Men
- Benoit Magimel in Little White Lies
- Sullivan Stapleton in Animal Kingdom
- Nicolas Cage in Kick-Ass
- Morten Rose in Submarino
- Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu in Boy
- Ewan McGregor in I Love You Philip Morris
- Michael Douglas in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
- Adeel Ahktar in Four Lions
- Mark Strong in Kick-Ass
- Michael Keaton in Toy Story 3
- Gary Lewis in Valhalla Rising
- Gabriele Ferzetti in I am Love
- Frank Langella in All Good Things
- John Carroll Lynch in Shutter Island
- Ewan Stewart in Valhalla Rising
- Lucas Black in Get Low
- Samuel L. Jackson in Mother and Child
- Chris Cooper in The Town
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Inception
- Garret Dillahunt in Winter's Bone
- Mickey O'Keefe in The Fighter
- Mark Webber in Scott Pilgrim vs the World
- Matt Damon in True Grit
- Luke Ford in Animal Kingdom
- Bill Cobbs in Get Low
- Choi Moo-sung in I Saw the Devil
- Chris Evans in The Losers
- Dustin Hoffman in Barney's Version
- Jim Sturgess in The Way Back
- Brian Cox in RED
- Chris Cooper in The Company Men
- Oliver Platt in Please Give
- Maarten Stevenson in Valhalla Rising
- Pete Postlethwaite in Inception
- Kevin Costner in The Company Men
- Tom Wilkinson in The Ghost Writer
- Don Cheadle in Iron Man 2
- Idris Elba in The Losers
- Ray Winstone in Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
- Karl Urban in RED
- Stephen Rea in Ondine
- Eli Wallach in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
- Rupert Grint in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Mickey Rourke in The Expendables
- Paolo Bonacelli in The American
- Josh Brolin in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
- Robert Pugh in The Ghost Writer
- Andrew Garfield in Never Let Me Go
- Benedict Cumberbatch in Four Lions
- Saul Rubinek in Barney's Version
- Michael Caine in Inception
- Michael Gambon in The King's Speech
- Morgan Freeman in RED
- Gilles Lellouche in Little White Lies
- Stellan Skarsgard in King of Devil's Island
- Tom Berenger in Inception
- Gerard Butler in How to Train Your Dragon
- David Zayas in The Expendables
- Dileep Rao in Inception
- Mark Strong in The Way Back
- Stanley Tucci in Easy A
- Jimmy Smits in Mother and Child
- Lee David in Poetry
- Scott Speedman in Barney's Version
- Jean Dujardin in Little White Lies
- Frank Grillo in Edge of Darkness
- Hugo Weaving in The Wolfman
- Edoardo Gabbriellini in I am Love
- Tim Blake Nelson in Leaves of Grass
- Eric Roberts in The Expendables
- Jackie Chan in The Karate Kid
- Yoruck van Wageningen in The Way
- Elias Koteas in The Killer Inside Me
- Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Kick-Ass
- Peter Gallagher in Conviction
- James Nesbitt in The Way
- Flavio Parenti in I am Love
- Ned Beatty in The Killer Inside Me
- Vincent Cassel in Black Swan
- Thomas Haden Church in Easy A
- Alan Rickman in Alice in Wonderland
- Richard Dreyfuss in Leaves of Grass
- Bill Pullman in The Killer Inside Me
- Michael Sheen in Alice in Wonderland
- Mark Ruffalo in The Kids Are Alright
- Derek Jacobi in The King's Speech
- Josh Hutcherson in The Kids Are Alright
- Josh Brolin in True Grit
- Jason Statham in The Expendables
- Mickey Rourke in Iron Man 2
- Danny Huston in Edge of Darkness
- Miles Teller in Rabbit Hole
- Ben Barnes in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
- Crispin Glover in Alice in Wonderland
- Brandon T. Jackson in Percy Jackson
- Liu Kai-chi in Stool Pigeon
- Jamie Foxx in Due Date
- Josh Pais in Leaves of Grass
- Timothy Spall in The King's Speech
- Dolph Lundgren in The Expendables
- Jet Li in The Expendables
- Randy Couture in The Expendables
- Anthony Hopkins in The Wolfman
- Jesse Moss in Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
- Jason Patric in The Losers
23 comments:
WOW Cillian Murphy in fourth place! Interesting.
Anyway, my suggestions for 2001 leading:
Gene Hackman in The Royal Tenenbaums
Jake Gyllenhaal in Donnie Darko
Billy Bob Thornton in The Man Who Wasn't There
Ryan Gosling in The Believer
Jack Nicholson in The Pledge
Yay! Thanks for 2001
Gene Hackman- The Royal Tenenbaums
Billy Bob Thornton- The Man Who Wasn't There
Jack Nicholson- The Pledge
John Cameron Mitchell- Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Guy Pearce- Memento
Ewan Mgreggor- Moulin Rouge
Gene Hackman in The Royal Tenenbaums
Billy Bob Thornton in The Man Who Wasn't There (I like him also in Monster's Ball)
Ryan Gosling in The Believer
Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge!
Guy Pearce in Memento
...
Ben Stiller in Zoolander xD
Is Memento not 2000?
Memento is in 2000 by my rules.
PLEASE consider Haley Joel Osment for A.I.!!!!!!
Billy Bob Thornton - The Man Who Wasnt There
Ryan Gosling - The Believer
Gene Hackman - The Royal Tenenbaums
Jake Gyllenhaal - Donnie Darko
John Cameron Mitchell - Hedwig and The Angry Inch
Im very happy you liked Cillian Murphy (a very underated actor), what did ya like about his work in Inception.
Hi!
Very interesting ranking.
For 2001:
1. Gene Hackman - The Royal Tenenbaums
2. Ewan McGregor - Moulin Rouge!
3. Gael García Bernal - Y tu Mamá También
4. Diego Luna - Y tu Mamá También
What are the best alternate lead and supporting performances you've reviewed so far, Louis?
For 2001:
Gael García Bernal in Y tu mamá también
Gene Hackman in The Royal Tenenbaums
Jack Nicholson in The Pledge
Kevin Spacey in The Shipping News
Billy Bob Thornton in The Man Who Wasn't There
Elijah Wood in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
I really liked Gael Garcia, the only reason I didnt suggest him is because well, Y tu mama tambien is very um, kinky lol and I dont know if Louis would like it XD =D.
ill change my suggestions a little slightly
Billy Bob Thornton - The Man Who Wasnt There
Ryan Gosling - The Believer
Gene Hackman - The Royal Tenenbaums
Jake Gyllenhaal - Donnie Darko
Gael Garcia - Y tu mama tabien
John Cameron Mitchell was good in Hedwig, but the film is just really poor, not that funny and the romance between him and Michael Pitt doesnt work at all.
Mark: This is not a definitive statement but I'll say:
Lead: Jeremy Irons in Dead Ringers
Supporting: Richard Jordan in Gettysburg
RatedRStar: Murphy actually made me care about the central mission giving it sufficient emotional weight through his character, who frankly could have been just a throwaway.
Also I don't recall having an aversion to kinky material.....
The way you feel about Murphy, Louis, is kind of how I feel about Watanabe.
Hm, 2001:
Jake Gyllenhaal in Donnie Darko
Gene Hackman in The Royal Tenenbaums
Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge!
Jack Nicholson in The Pledge
Billy Bob Thorton in The Man Who wasn't There
By the way, My ranking for 2010 (I'm only listing the performances I remember):
1. Jeremy Renner in The Town
2. Andrew Garfield in The Social Network
3. Keiran Culkin in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
4. John Hawkes in Winter's Bone
5. Armie Hammer in The Social Network
6.Pierce Brosnan in The Ghost Writer
7. Pete Postlthwaite in The Town
8. Mark Ruffalo in The Kids Are All Right
9. Justin Timberlake in The Social Network
10. Brandon Routh in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
11. Mark Strong in Kick-Ass
12. David O'Hara in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I
13. Sam Rockwell in Iron Man 2
14. Ben Mendelsohn in Animal Kingdom
15. Chris Evans in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
16. Ben Kingsley in Shutter Island
17. Jackie Earle Haley in Shutter Island
18. Jason Schwartzman in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
19. Ralph Fiennes in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I
20. Ned Beatty in Toy Story 3
21. David Andrews in Fair Game
22. Cillian Murphey in Inception
23. Barry Pepper in True Grit
24. Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Inception
25. Tom Hardy in Inception
26. Vincent Cassel in Black Swan
27. Guy Pearce in Animal Kingdom
28. Sam Rockwell in Conviction
29. Max von Sydow in Shutter Island
30. John Hamm in The Town
31. Guy Pearce in The King's Speech
33. Ken Watanabe in Inception
34. Matt Damon in True Grit
35. Dileep Rao in Inception
36. Garrett Dilahunt in Winter's Bone
37. Nicholas Cage in Kick-Ass
38. Max Minghella in The Social Network
39. John Malkovich in Secretariat
40. Rupert Grint in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I
41. Don Cheadle in Iron Man 2
42. Mark Ruffalo in Shutter Island
43. Michael Gambon in The King's Speech
44. Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Kick-Ass
45. Josh Hutchison in The Kids Are All Right
46. Crispin Glover in Alice in Wonderland
47. Josh Brolin in True Grit
48. Mickey Rourke in Iron Man 2
49. Timothy Spall in The King's Speech
Am I the only one who really enjoyed Mickey Rourke in Iron Man 2?
Yes. He bordered on hilariously bad.
I love that you remembered David O'Hara as well.
He was great despite having his voice dubbed over. A good testament to his ability as a character actor.
OK, Ewan McGregor for Moulin Rouge! and Billy Bob Thornton for any of his films he did that year are certain, I think (and hope). But what about Elijah Wood for The Fellowship of the Ring and Daniel Radcliffe for Harry Potter? Just for fun... :D
I actually would have given my vote to Mickey Rourke this year (no kidding). Such an unexpectedly deep, cool, ironic and stylish performance. It's some sort of a short summary of his role in The Wrestler for me, but it worked.
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