Alternate Best Actor 2004: Results

 9. Gael García Bernal in The Motorcycle Diaries - Creates a striking portrait of a man finding his path, convincing as a man but also granting the traits that would create the myth essentially. 

Best Scene: "Political Speech"

8. Irrfan Khan in Maqbool - Gives a captivating take on the oft played character even if the adaptation makes it all in a bit of a rush. 

Best Scene: Making his final decision. 

7. Christian Bale in The Machinist - Bale gives a compelling depiction of the character's mental anguish within his often noted physical transformation. 

Best Scene: Paranoid outburst

6. Shah Rukh Khan in Swades - Khan gives a properly charismatic and moving portrayal of a man finding his path in life. 

Best Scene: Entertaining during a power outage. 

5. Mads Mikkelsen in Pusher II - Mikkelsen gives a moving portrayal of man going from a thug looking for acceptance towards attempting to find a better life through self-improvement. 

Best Scene: Learning about his son.

4. Yuya Yagira in Nobody Knows - Yagira gives a wholly honest portrayal of both the enforced responsibility of an adult and the frustrated boy within. 

Best Scene: Confronting his mom

3. Bill Murray in The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou - Murray on the surface gives a very funny Bill Murray deadpan performance, but at the same time a powerful portrayal of a man coming to terms with his mortality. 

Best Scene: "I wonder if he remembers me".

2. Tony Leung in 2046 - Leung delivers a great follow-up performance because he successfully expands the role but also powerfully never loses the strength of his original work, by presenting a man still ever haunted however has to continue to live on.

Best Scene: Rejecting Bai Ling.

1. Paddy Considine in Dead Man's Shoes - Good predictions Luke, Jonathan, Tony, Perfectionist, Lucas, A, Harris, Brazinterma, Omar, Tahmeed & RatedRStar. Despite being the theoretical "hero" Considine delivers an absolutely terrifying but also deeply emotional portrayal of a man with a single unrelenting focus. 

Best Scene: His "Party".

Updated Overall

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