Best Scene: Butch saves Marcellus.
4. Bob Gunton in The Shawshank Redemption- Gunton gives a terrific performance portraying the evil Warden viciously yet never comprising the "proper" manner of his character.
Best Scene: Warden Norton threatens Andy in the hole.
3. Gary Oldman in Leon: The Professional- Oldman is one flamboyant fireball here delivering a delicious performance as a corrupt DEA agent with almost no scruples.
Best Scene: Stansfield murders Mathilda's family.
Best Scene: (This was a hard choice to make) The Bisonopolis Speech.
1. James Whitmore in The Shawshank Redemption- James Whitmore gives a very powerful and heartbreaking performance as a man whose been so institutionalized by prison that he fears the outside world.
Best Scene: Brooks's Letter
Overall Rank:
- Martin Landau in Ed Wood
- James Whitmore in The Shawshank Redemption
- Jean-Louis Trintignant in Three Colours: Red
- Raul Julia in Street Fighter
- Gary Oldman in Leon: The Professional
- Jean-Hugues Anglade in La Reine Margot
- Delroy Lindo in Crooklyn
- Bob Gunton in The Shawshank Redemption
- Christopher Walken in Pulp Fiction
- Harvey Keitel in Pulp Fiction
- Clancy Brown in The Shawshank Redemption
- Jeremy Irons in The Lion King
- Ian Holm in The Madness of King George
- Richard Attenborough in Miracle on 34th Street
- Gary Sinise in Forrest Gump
- Paul Scofield in Quiz Show
- Giancarlo Esposito in Fresh
- Stephen Rea in Interview with the Vampire
- Bokeem Woodbine in Jason's Lyric
- Michael Wincott in The Crow
- Maximilian Schell in Little Odessa
- Daniel Auteuil in La Reine Margot
- William Sadler in The Shawshank Redemption
- Dennis Hopper in Speed
- David Paymer in Quiz Show
- Ving Rhames in Pulp Fiction
- Bill Hunter in Muriel's Wedding
- Chazz Palminteri in Bullets Over Broadway
- Willem Dafoe in Clear and Present Danger
- Jim Broadbent in Bullets Over Broadway
- J.T. Walsh in The Last Seduction
- Bill Hunter in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
- James Garner in Maverick
- Randy Quaid in The Paper
- Tim Roth in Pulp Fiction
- Bill Murray in Ed Wood
- Samuel L. Jackson in Fresh
- Eric Stoltz in Pulp Fiction
- Robert Duvall in The Paper
- Jeffrey Jones in Ed Wood
- Martin Scorsese in Quiz Show
- John C. Reilly in The River Wild
- Clive Merrison in Heavenly Creatures
- Aidan Quinn in Legends of the Fall
- Dennis Quaid in Wyatt Earp
- Kevin Spacey in Iron Will
- Paul Newman in The Hudsucker Proxy
- Joseph Mazzello in The River Wild
- Gabriel Byrne in Little Women
- George Steele in Ed Wood
- James Earl Jones in The Lion King
- Danny Aiello in Leon: The Professional
- Mark Rolston in The Shawshank Redemption
- Christian Bale in Little Women
- Bill Pullman in The Last Seduction
- Jack Palance in City Slickers II
- Jeff Daniels in Speed
- Rade Šerbedžija in Before the Rain
- Antonio Banderas in Interview with The Vampire
- Jeffrey DeMunn in The Shawshank Redemption
- Don McKellar in Exotica
- Pascal Greggory in La Reine Margot
- Charles Durning in The Hudsucker Proxy
- Campbell Scott in Mrs. Parker and The Vicious Circle
- James Coburn in Maverick
- Walter Olkewicz in The Client
- Jean-Pierre Lorit in Three Colours: Red
- Rupert Graves in The Madness of King George
- Peter Greene in Pulp Fiction
- Mike Starr in Dumb and Dumber
- Taungaroa Emile in Once Were Warriors
- Ben Silverstone in The Browning Version
- Joe Viterelli in Bullets Over Broadway
- Cliff Curtis in Once Were Warriors
- Christian Slater in Interview with the Vampire
- Gene Hackman in Wyatt Earp
- Robert Englund in Wes Craven's New Nightmare
- Peter Riegert in The Mask
- Frank Whaley in Pulp Fiction
- Julian Arahanga in Once Were Warriors
- Gill Bellows in The Shawshank Redemption
- Mike Starr in Ed Wood
- Bill Cobbs in The Hudsucker Proxy
- Duane Whitaker in Pulp Fiction
- Powers Boothe in Blue Sky
- Malcolm McDowell in Star Trek Generations
- Judge Reinhold in The Santa Clause
- Peter Green in The Mask
- Philip Seymour Hoffman in Nobody's Fool
- Jeroen Krabbé in Immortal Beloved
- Christopher McDonald in Quiz Show
- Max Casella in Ed Wood
- Roshan Seth in Street Fighter
- Alfred Molina in Maverick
- David Krumholtz in The Santa Clause
- Brent Spiner in Star Trek Generations
- Bruce Willis in Nobody's Fool
- Bill Paxton in True Lies
- Anthony Hopkins in Legends of the Fall
- Tommy Lee Jones in The Client
- Tom Hulce in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
- Joaquim de Almeida in Clear and Present Danger
- Tom Arnold in True Lies
- Henry Thomas in Legends of the Fall
- Wes Studi in Street Fighter
- Jason Mewes in Clerks
- Kevin Smith in Clerks
- Forest Whitaker in Jason's Lyric
- Michael Madsen in Wyatt Earp
- Art Malik in True Lies
- Mykelti Williamson in Forrest Gump
- John Mahoney in The Hudsucker Proxy
- Michael Ironside in The Next Karate Kid
- Tone Loc in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
- Pat Morita in The Next Karate Kid
- Charles Rocket in Dumb and Dumber
- Hank Azaria in Quiz Show
- Donald Moffat in Clear and Present Danger
- Jim True-Frost in The Hudsucker Proxy
- Matthew Modine in The Browning Version
- Jeremy Davies in Nell
- Dylan Walsh in Nobody's Fool
- Jaye Davidson in Stargate
- Anthony LaPaglia in The Client
- Eric Lloyd in The Santa Clause
- The Rest of the Cast of Street Fighter
- Quentin Tarantino in Pulp Fiction
- Michael Cavalieri in The Next Karate Kid
13 comments:
Joseph Cotten - Shadow Of A Doubt
Henry Fonda - The Ox Bow Incident
Roger Livesey - The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp
Claude Rains - The Phantom Of The Opera
Franchot Tone - Five Graves To Cairo
I might be being a bit too optimistic on um one of those performances (I hope its not too obvious who) lol but ill say that I thought he gave it his all despite his film having some problems.
Don Ameche in Heaven Can Wait
Joseph Cotten in Shadow of a Doubt
Henry Fonda in The Ox-Bow Incident
Charles Laughton in This Land Is Mine
Roger Livesey in The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Franchot Tone in Five Graves to Cairo
Louis, what's your favorite movie of 1994? My guess for you would be Ed Wood.
Hi Louis! I've been following your blog for a while but this is my first time actually commenting. I think it's awesome.
I definitely think Joseph Cotten should win 1943, but I definitely think you should also review Henry Fonda in Ox-Bow incident and Roger Livesey in Colonel Blimp, and maybe Joel McCrea in The More the Merrier.
Mark: As favorites go your guess would be correct.
Michael M: Thank you, thanks for the comment and your recommendations.
Is that what you would give Best Picture as well?
No, I would have to give that to Shawshank Redemption which is my second favorite film of the year anyway.
I don't think Tarantino's performance in PF is that bad, if just because he's playing a deliberately irritating person. It's obvious Jules is only tolerating his company out of necessity. Certainly not a great performance, but I think it works in the scheme of the movie.
actually This Land Is Mine seems like an interesting choice.
Interesting fact, Claude Rains and Charles Laughton were bitter enemies in real life lol despite Rains once being his acting teacher.
@ Louis: Funny, we have the same situation. Ed Wood is my favorite of 1994, but I'd give Best Picture to Shawshank. The only time I'd ever do something like that too.
I just realized that Sinise, with a rating of 3, is in your Top 10, which is really sad in a year as late as 1994, so here's a few performances, of which I seen few if any, that may be able to unseat him.
somebody in Legends of the Fall (I can't really tell who the lead vs. supporting players are, thought Anthony Hopkins seems the most likely supporting candidate)
Ian Holm in The Madness of King George (BAFTA probably just nomming a revered Brit, but I thought I'd just throw it out there)
John Hannah in Four Weddings and a Funeral (I know you said you didn't find anything too special, but I really like this movie and think he's the best part, especially toward the end in the funeral scene, which I feel makes his performance at least a strong 3)
Kevin Bacon in The River Wild (he got a Globe nom)
The Paper (I don't know whether the cast members would be considered all leading or what, nor how good they are, but the movie got reasonably good reviews)
James Garner in Maverick (not sure if he's supporting or lead, but James Coburn might surprise in a definite supporting role)
somebody from Natural Born Killers (Robert Downey, Jr., Tommy Lee Jones, Rodney Dangerfield, or Tom Sizemore)
Mikhail Ulyanov in The Master and the Margarita (I have no idea of the film's quality, but the novel is stunning, and Pontius Pilate is a fascinating character in the novel; Valentin Gaft, if simultaneously charming and frightening, would also be good, but, again, I haven't seen it)
Nicholas Turturro in Federal Hill (Independent Spirit)
in Fresh (Independent Spirit)
Larry Pine or Andre Gregory in Vanya on 42nd Street (Independent Spirit)
Joe Pesci in With Honors (seems a pretty poor film, but Pesci, evidently, is pretty good)
Christopher Plummer in Wolf
The War might also be an interesting film to watch for Elijah Wood's performance, even though I know his chances of making the lead top 10 are slim to none.
Oops! I didn't see Holm.
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