Best Scene: Bullingdon duels Barry.
4. Charles Durning in A Dog Day Afternoon- Durning doesn't have much of a role, but he makes more than the most of it portraying the method of the police negotiator in a very compelling fashion.
Best Scene: Moretti tries to handle Sonny and the crowd.
3. Max von Sydow in Three Days of the Condor- Max von Sydow is excellent in his portrayal of the cold calculated killer who we absolutely believe when he says his job is refreshing.
Best Scene: Joubert warns Condor about his possible fate.
2. John Cazale in Dog Day Afternoon- Cazale once again gives a great tragic performance. He is terrific in creating both a danger in that violence bubbling underneath the man, but as well the sadness by earnestly showing just how lost his character is.
Best Scene: Sal asks Sonny if they will really kill the hostages.
1. Robert Shaw in Jaws- Good Prediction RatedRStar, Michael Patison, and JamDenTel. Although I loved the performances of Max von Sydow, John Cazale, George Burns and Burgess Meredith I did not have to think twice about who would be my choice for the year overall. Robert Shaw is amazing in the role of the Ahab like shark hunter Quint. He is outstanding every moment he is on screen giving an equally entertaining and heartbreaking turn. His delivery of the Indianapolis speech alone should have guaranteed him both an Oscar nomination and an Oscar win.
Best Scene: The Indianapolis monologue.
Overall Rank:
- Robert Shaw in Jaws
- John Cazale in Dog Day Afternoon
- Max von Sydow in Three Days of the Condor
- Richard Dreyfuss in Jaws
- Burgess Meredith in The Day of the Locust
- George Burns in The Sunshine Boys
- Nicol Williamson in The Wilby Conspiracy
- Brad Dourif in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Bill Owen in In Celebration
- Charles Durning in Dog Day Afternoon
- Alan Bates in In Celebration
- Chris Sarandon in Dog Day Afternoon
- Brian Cox in In Celebration
- Bruce Dern in Smile
- Ugo Tognazzi in My Friends
- Donald Sutherland in The Day of the Locust
- Claude Dauphin in That Most Important Thing: Love
- Will Sampson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Klaus Kinski in That Most Important Thing: Love
- Leon Vitali in Barry Lyndon
- Jacques Dutronc in That Most Important Thing: Love
- Oliver Reed in Tommy
- Cliff Robertson in Three Days of the Condor
- Fernando Rey in Seven Beauties
- Dominic Guard in Picnic at Hanging Rock
- Michael Palin in Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Keenan Wynn in Nashville
- Christopher Lloyd in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Murray Hamilton in Jaws
- Lance Henriksen in Dog Day Afternoon
- John Cleese in Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Phillppe Noiret in My Friends
- Eric Idle in Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Amjad Khan in Sholay
- Sydney Lassick in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Henry Gibson in Nashville
- William Redfield in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Richard Attenborough in Brannigan
- John Jarratt in Picnic at Hanging Rock
- Wojciech Pszoniak in The Promised Land
- Peter Eyre in Hedda
- John Houseman in Three Days of the Condor
- Christopher Plummer in The Man Who Would Be King
- Graham Chapman in Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Jason Robards in A Boy and His Dog
- Richard Benjamin in The Sunshine Boys
- Allen Garfield in Nashville
- John Houseman in Rollerball
- Patrick Stewart in Hedda
- Sully Boyer in Dog Day Afternoon
- Philippe Leotard in French Connection II
- Strother Martin in Hard Times
- James Coburn in Bite the Bullet
- Saeed Jeffrey in The Man Who Would Be King
- Bernard Blier in My Friends
- Robert Duvall in The Killer Elite
- Ned Beatty in Nashville
- Bob Hoskins in Inserts
- Ben Johnson in Bite the Bullet
- Scatman Crothers in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Sylvester Stallone in Death Race 2000
- James Woods in Night Moves
- Keith Carradine in Nashville
- William Duell in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Andrzej Seweryn in The Promised Land
- Saeed Jaffrey in The Wilby Conspiracy
- William Atherton in The Hindenburg
- Jack Warden in Shampoo
- Scott Glenn in Nashville
- Burt Young in The Killer Elite
- Harold Gould in Love and Death
- Bruce Robinson in The Story of Adele H.
- Jackie Earle Haley in The Day of the Locust
- Danny DeVito in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
- Ian Bannen in Bite the Bullet
- John Huston in The Wind and the Lion
- Hardy Kruger in Barry Lyndon
- Michael Murphy in Nashville
- Fernando Rey in French Connection II
- Luther Adler in The Man in the Glass Booth
- Kenneth Mars in Night Moves
- Gene Sacks in The Prisoner of Second Avenue
- George Kennedy in The Eiger Sanction
- Lawrence Pressman in The Man in the Glass Booth
- Patrick Magee in Barry Lyndon
- James Tolkan in Love and Death
- James Broderick in Dog Day Afternoon
- Charles Durning in The Hindenburg
- Edward Binns in Night Moves
- Sylvester Stallone in Farewell, My Lovely
- Harry Dean Stanton in Farewell, My Lovely
- Robert DoQui in Nashville
- John Ireland in Farewell, My Lovely
- Brian Keith in The Wind and the Lion
- Jack O'Halloran in Farewell, My Lovely
- Stephen Davies in Inserts
- Jan-Michel Vincent in Bite the Bullet
- George Hamilton in Once is Not Enough
15 comments:
I know you will be doing Caine and Connery but can I recommend
Jack Nicholson in The Passenger
Gene Hackman in Night Moves
Roy Scheider in Jaws
Caine and Connery are shoo-ins of course. I'll also recommend:
Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Roy Scheider in Jaws
Maxim Munzuk in Dersu Uzala
Graham Chapman in MP and the Holy Grail
John Cleese in MPHG
Gene Hackman in Night Moves
As for my recommendation, I really have no idea, so I guess I'll say Billy Crudup in Almost Famous for Supporting 2000. I also expect Philip Seymour Hoffman to be reviewed that year, but I consider them both nomination-worthy.
Also, #19 should be William Redfield not Dale Harding. Redfield portrayed Harding.
I offer william atherton the day of the locust,warren beatty for shampoo,robert redford three days of the condor,sean connery the man who would be king and roy scheider for jaws.
My suggestions:
Tim Curry - The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Roy Sheider - Jaws
Michael Caine, Sean Connery - The Man Who Would Be King
Maksim Munzuk - Dersu Uzala
I agree with everyone suggesting Tim Curry.
Roy Scheider in Jaws
Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Michael Caine in The Man Who Would Be King
Sean Connery in The Man Who Would Be King
Maksim Munzuk in Dersu Uzala
Gene Hackman in Night Moves
Jack Nicholson in The Passenger
I was going to suggest Robert Mitchum in The Yakuza, but I believe it's 1974 by tour rules.
@Michael: I LOVE Crudup in Almost Famous. In fact, he's the only thing I like about that movie.
Tim Curry - The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Gene Hackman - Night Moves
David Hemmings - Deep Red
Michael Caine - The Man Who Would Be King
Sean Connery - The Man Who Would Be King
My winning request is
Tony Leung Chiu Wai - Chungking Express (Best Actor 1994)
Gene Hackman - French Connection II
Roy Schnieder - Jaws
these would also be solid performances.
Oliver Reed or Roger Daltrey in TOMMY? I can't imagine Daltrey would get a very good review (and Reed is probably not in it quite enough to justify a lead nomination), but it's a thought.
Tim Curry in RHPS seems like a sound choice, if only for the iconic nature of the role.
You could go WAY out of left field and go with Yorgo Voyagis for the Palme d'Or winner Chronicle of the Years of Fire.
Maybe Charles Bronson in Hard Times (one of his more renowned roles, I believe)?
Graham Chapman's King Arthur?
Lastly, for something else obscure, how about Robert Strauss' one real tour de force as the only onscreen character in THE NOAH?
I'm glad we agree about Crudup, koook, though I must say I absolutely love Almost Famous and consider it my favorite non-LOTR movie of the first half of the decade. Literally it's only fault is the sometimes lackluster performance by Patrick Fugit in the lead.
I don't hate it, I just feel underwhelmed by it. Crudup quietly stole the movie for me. Though I'm not sure if my dislike for Hudson's performance stems from the Manic Pixie Dream Girl nature of the character or how she played it.
This is quite a bit after the fact, but what about anybody from Monty Python and the Holy Grail?
I just need to watch it again as I really do not remember much in terms of the performances.
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