Alternate Best Actor 2013: Results

5. Jake Gyllenhaal in Prisoners- Gyllenhaal gives probably his best performance in his full depiction of a detective investigating a terrible crime in both the official process but also the emotional impact.

Best Scene: Loki rushes to the hospital.

4. Joaquin Phoenix in Her- Phoenix gives a nice counterpoint to his great performance in the Master with his warm and endearing portrayal of a lonely man.

Best Scene:  Theodore begins his romantic relationship with Samantha.

3. Tom Hanks in Captain Phillips- Hanks gives an excellent turn underplaying nicely while keeping the intensity of the film, then absolutely bringing the emotional power to his final scene.

Best Scene: Phillips goes into shock.

2. Oscar Isaac in Inside Llewyn Davis- Isaac gives a fantastic performance as a jerk by realizing him fully as a person from the great amount of heart he puts into his music, to his less savory qualities off the stage. 

Best Scene: Fare Thee Well

1. James McAvoy in Filth- This year was amazing for lead actor and that's all there is to it. It really explains the strength of the Academy lineup because honestly it was just too difficult to really mess up, although they still managed to ever so slightly, as it seemed everyone was on top their game. Even Christian Bale the weakest of the nominees gave a great performance in Out of the Furnace to make up for it seems. My favorite of all theses great and often career best performances is James McAvoy's performance in Filth. I love every moment of this insane work that is a great achievement in dark comedy, but also an equally tragic turn at the same time.

Best Scene: The ending.

Overall Rank:

1. Oscar Isaac in Inside Llewyn Davis
2. James McAvoy in Filth
3. Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club
4. Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street
5. Tom Hanks in Captain Phillips
6. Bruce Dern in Nebraska
7. Masaharu Fukuyama in Like Father, Like Son
8. Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave
9. Joaquin Phoenix in Her
10. Christoph Waltz in The Zero Theorem 
11. Christian Bale in Out of the Furnace
12. Simon Pegg in The World's End 
13. Jake Gyllenhaal in Prisoners
14. Michael Shannon in The Iceman 
15. Ethan Hawke in Before Midnight
16. Tye Sheridan in Mud 
17. Jason Statham in Hummingbird
18. Terence Stamp in Song For Marion
19. Robert Redford in All is Lost
20. Vithaya Pansringarm in Only God Forgives 
21. Sam Rockwell in A Single Shot
22. Colin Firth in The Railway Man
23. Sol Kyung-gu in Hope
24. Toni Servillo in The Great Beauty
25. Domhnall Gleeson in About Time
26. Ryan Gosling in The Place Beyond the Pines
27. Lee Jung-jae in New World
28. Chris Evans in Snowpiercer  
29. Lembit Ulfsak in Tangerines
30. Stephen Dillane in Papadopoulos & Sons
31. Richard Dormer in Good Vibrations 
32. Irrfan Khan in The Lunchbox
33. Tahar Rahim in The Past 
34. Jim Broadbent in Le Week-End
35. Jude Law in Side Effects
36. Tony Leung Chiu Wai in The Grandmaster 
37. Steve Coogan in Philomena 
38. Ali Mosaffa in The Past
39. Michael B. Jordan in Fruitvale Station
40. Bradley Cooper in The Place Beyond the Pines
41. Martin Freeman in The Hobbit
42. Ken Watanabe in Unforgiven
43. Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man 3
44. Daniel Bruhl in Rush  
45. Steve Coogan in Alan Patridge: Alpha Papa
46. Themis Panou in Miss Violence
47. Alden Ehrenreich in Beautiful Creatures 
48. Leonardo DiCaprio in The Great Gatsby
49. Josh Brolin in Oldboy 
50. Matt Damon in Elysium
51. Benedict Cumberbatch in The Fifth Estate
52. Dane Dehaan in The Place Beyond the Pines
53. Michael Fassbender in The Counselor
54. Casey Affleck in Ain't Them Bodies Saints 
55. Mathieu Amalric in Venus in Fur
56. Will Forte in Nebraska 
57. Tom Cruise in Oblivion
58. Ralph Fiennes The Invisible Woman
59. Christian Bale in American Hustle
60. Tom Hiddleston in Only Lovers Left Alive 
61. Miles Teller in The Spectacular Now
    
62. Chris Hemsworth in Rush
63. Dane Dehaan in Kill Your Darlings
64. Chadwick Boseman in 42
65. Hugh Jackman in The Wolverine
66. Nazif Mujic in An Episode in the Life of An Iron Picker  
67. Conner Chapman in The Selfish Giant
68. Shaun Thomas in The Selfish Giant
69. Ben Stiller in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
70. Henry Cavill in Man of Steel
71. Chris Hemsworth in Thor 2
72. Chris Pine in Star Trek Into Darkness
73. Hugh Jackman in Prisoners 
74. Charlie Hunnam in Pacific Rim
75. Denzel Washington in 2 Guns  
76. Brad Pitt in World War Z
77. Tobey Maguire in The Great Gatsby
78. Vin Diesel in Fast & Furious 6
79. Zachary Quinto in Star Trek Into Darkness 
80. Idris Elba in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
81. Mark Wahlberg in Pain & Gain
82. Daniel Bruhl in The Fifth Estate
83. Forest Whitaker in The Butler
84. Dwayne Johnson in G.I. Joe
85. Ryan Gosling in Only God Forgives
86. Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Don Jon
87. Mark Wahlberg in 2 Guns 
88. Daniel Radcliffe in Kill Your Darlings
89. Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Escape Plan
90. Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Last Stand
91. Sylvester Stallone in The Escape Plan
92. Mark Wahlberg in Lone Survivor
93. Jason Sudeikis in We're The Millers
94. Jaden Smith in After Earth

Next Year: 1992 supporting