Alternate Best Actor 2025: Results

10. Frank Dillane in Urchin - Dillane gives a compelling portrayal of a very specific cyclical depiction of the life of an addict.

Best Scene: Attempted reconciliation meeting. 

9. David Strathairn in A Little Prayer - Strathairn gives a moving nuanced depiction of a man coming to terms with the nature of his son and struggling with the relationship with his daughter-in-law. 

Best Scene: Bench. 

8. Dylan O'Brien in Twinless - O'Brien gives an effective depiction of the overly confident twin and the struggling twin dealing with grief.

Best Scene: First meeting. 

7. Josh O'Connor in Wake Up Dead Man - O'Connor delivers another great performance here finding both the proper comedic enthusiasm for the mystery and the proper dramatic depth for his character's journey. 

Best Scene: Phone Call

6. Robert Aramayo in I Swear - Aramayo flawlessly depicts the very specific difficult tics of his character while also giving a moving depiction of a man slowly finding personal strength through understanding and acceptance. 

Best Scene: In the car. 

5. Paul Mescal in Hamnet - Mescal delivers some potent words from Shakespeare as Shakespeare, while also giving a moving depiction of the maturation of a man as he deals with the notion of family both the good and the pain. 

Best Scene: Again. 

4. Joel Edgerton in Train Dreams - Edgerton gives a quietly moving depiction that so potently realizes the internal journey of his character through life. 

Best Scene: Second talk with Claire. 

3. David Jonsson in The Long Walk - Jonsson delivers an amazing performance that captures both the visceral horror of his situation but also such a powerful poignant optimism that defines his character.  

Best Scene: Reason for his outlook on life. 

2. Jesse Plemons in Bugonia - Plemons is masterful in his realization of such a specific tone where he successfully depicts the madness of his character but with a deeply human foundation. 

Best Scene: Dinner table.

1. Lee Byung-hun in No Other Choice - Hearing about the concept of the film I knew Lee had the potential to give a great performance, but what he delivered not only was outstanding it was outstanding in a wholly unexpected way from him. Throwing out his expected presence to deliver an absolutely hilarious yet also truly impactful depiction of a man haplessly turning into a cold blooded murderer. 

Best Scene: First "murder".

Updated Overall:

1. Lee Byung-hun in No Other Choice
2. Jesse Plemons in Bugonia
3. Timothée Chalamet in Marty Supreme
4. Leonardo DiCaprio in One Battle After Another
5. Wagner Moura in The Secret Agent
6. Stellan Skarsgård in Sentimental Value
7. David Jonsson in The Long Walk
8. Joel Edgerton in Train Dreams
9. Jacob Elordi in Frankenstein
10. Paul Mescal in Hamnet
11. Robert Aramayo in I Swear
12. Josh O'Connor in Wake Up Dead Man
13. Cooper Hoffman in The Long Walk - 5
14. Ethan Hawke in Blue Moon
15. Josh O'Connor in The Mastermind
16. Dylan O'Brien in Twinless
17. David Strathairn in A Little Prayer
18. Frank Dillane in Urchin 
19. Harry Melling Pillion
20. Archie Madekwe in Lurker
21. Michael B. Jordan in Sinners
22. Billy Barratt in Bring Her Back
23. Cillian Murphy in Steve
24. Daniel Day-Lewis in Anemone
25. Riz Ahmed in Relay 
26. Everett Blunck in The Plague
27. Oscar Isaac in Frankenstein - 4.5
28. Liam Neeson in The Naked Gun
29. Mads Mikkelsen in Dust Bunny
30. Jacob Tremblay in Sovereign
31. Hugh Jackman in Song Sung Blue
32. Channing Tatum in Roofman
33. Michael Fassbender in Black Bag
34. Denzel Washington in Highest 2 Lowest
35. David Corenswet in Superman
36. Jeremy Allen White in Deliver Me From Nowhere
37. Josh O'Connor in Rebuilding
38. Robert Pattinson in Mickey 17
39. Miles Teller in Eternity
40. Nick Offerman in Sovereign
41. Theo James in The Monkey 
    
42. Austin Butler in Caught Stealing
43. Matthew McConaughey in The Lost Bus
    
44. Benedict Cumberbatch in The Roses
45. Paul Mescal in The History of Sound
46. Théodore Pellerin in Lurker
47. Filippo Scotti in Le Città Di Pianura
48. Sergio Romano in Le Città Di Pianura
49. Pierpaolo Capovilla in Le Città Di Pianura
50. Pedro Pascal in Fantastic Four: The First Steps 
51. Colin Farrell in Ballad of a Small Player 
52. Keenan Arrison in The Heart is a Muscle
53. Michael Angelo Covino in Splitsville
54. Tonatiuh in Kiss of the Spider Woman
55. Brendan Fraser in Rental Family
56. Ben Whishaw in Peter Hujar's Day -  4
    
57. Callum Turner in Eternity
58. Jonathan Majors in Magazine Dreams
59. Vahid Mobasseri in It was Just An Accident
60. Ishaan Khatter in Homebound
61. Benicio del Toro in The Phoenician Scheme
62. Alfie Williams in 28 Years Later
63. Guillaume Marbeck in Nouvelle Vague
64. George Clooney in Jay Kelly
65. Diego Luna in Kiss of the Spider Woman
66. Paul Walter Hauser in The Luckiest Man in America
    
67. Sean Bean in Anemone
68. Vishal Jethwa in Homebound
69. Tom Hardy in Havoc
70. Robert Pattinson in Die My Love
71. Brad Pitt in F1
72. Jack Quaid in Novocaine 
73. Christopher Guest in Spinal Tap The End Continues
74. Michael McKean in Spinal Tap The End Continues
75. Kyle Marvin in Splitsville
76. James Sweeney in Twinless - 3.5
77. Joaquin Phoenix in Eddington
78. Tim Key in The Ballad of Wallis Island
79. Ben Affleck in The Accountant 2 
80. Ewan Horrocks in Truth and Treason
81. Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
82. Mahershala Ali in Jurassic World Rebirth 
83. Damson Idris in F1
84. Jared Leto in Tron Ares 
85. Will Arnett in Is This Thing On? - 3
86. Dwayne Johnson in The Smashing Machine
87. Tom Basden in The Ballad of Wallis Island
88. Anthony Mackie in Captain America: Brave New World 
89. Yonas Kibreab in Elio - 2.5
90. Tim Robinson in Friendship
91. Adam Sandler in Happy Gilmore 2
92. Jonathan Bailey in Jurassic World Rebirth
93. Glen Powell in The Running Man
94. Rami Malek in The Amateur
    
95. Rami Malek in Nuremberg
96. Jack Quaid in Companion 
97. Sam Worthington in Avatar: Fire & Ash
98. Robert De Niro in Alto Knights - 2

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