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Tuesday, 12 February 2019

Alternate Best Supporting Actor 2018: Results

10. Russell Hornsby in The Hate U Give - Hornsby gives a very strong performance realizing the intense determination of his character based around both his past hardships and his genuine love for his family.

Best Scene: How to behave when pulled over.

9. Peter Bogdonavich in The Other Side of the Wind - Bogdonavich's performance, 40 years in its making, is a surprisingly nuanced portrayal of the vulnerable ego of a man who built his own legacy by imitating his mentor.

Best Scene: Trying to tell Hanneford the truth.

8. Brian Tyree Henry in If Beale Street Could Talk - Henry gives the highlight of his banner year in his moving portrayal of essentially memory both those of a loving friendship and a harrowing traumatic experience.

Best Scene: His scene.

7. Alessandro Nivola in Disobedience - Nivola disappears into his role as one of the pillars of a Jewish community and gives a particularly powerful portrayal of a man coming to terms with his beliefs and how they relate to his friendship and his marriage.

Best Scene: "Choose"

6. Linus Roache in Mandy - Roache gives an amazing turn capturing both the hilarity and the horror of a wannabe prophet with severe delusions and pathetic desperation.

Best Scene: Presenting himself.

5. Nicholas Hoult in The Favourite - Hoult once again is given a meaty role and once again makes the most of it in his masterful portrayal of a vicious wit and ambition.

Best Scene: Abigail's Offer.

4. Russell Crowe in Boy Erased - Crowe gives one of his best performances in his nuanced portrayal of a father failing then slowly learning to understand his homosexual son.

Best Scene: Ford Dealership.

3. Tom Waits in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs - Waits delivers a wonderful one man show that creates such an empathetic journey in one man's search for gold.

Best Scene: "You Didn't Hit Nothin' Important"

2. Steven Yeun in Burning - Yeun gives a masterful portrayal of an egotistical detachment that creates a most unnerving sort of possible evil.

Best Scene: Burning Greenhouses.

1. Jeff Bridges in Bad Times At the El Royale - Good prediction Michael McCarthy, and AnonymousBridges takes the top spot overall for me as he delivers one of his best performances. This is giving a thoroughly engaging turn in giving so much life to every facet of his character from the various levels of the facade he puts on, the camaraderie he finds, and most of all his absolutely heartbreaking depiction of a man with dementia.

Best Scene: Describing his memory loss.

Overall Ranking:

Jeff Bridges in Bad Times At the El Royale

Steven Yeun in Burning
Tom Waits in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Richard E. Grant in Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Lewis Pullman in Bad Times At the El Royale
Russell Crowe in Boy Erased
Tim Blake Nelson in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Nicholas Hoult in The Favourite
Linus Roache in Mandy
Lily Franky in Shoplifters
Bill Heck in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs - 4.5
Alessandro Nivola in Disobedience
Jonathan Pryce in The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
Harry Melling in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Jonjo O'Neill in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Grainger Hines in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Brian Tyree Henry in If Beale Street Could Talk
Peter Bogdonavich in The Other Side of the Wind
Daniel Kaluuya in Widows
Chris Hemsworth in Avengers: Infinity War
Robert Forster in What They Had
Anton Yelchin in Thoroughbreds
Russell Hornsby in The Hate You Give
Josh Brolin in Avenges: Infinity War
Michael B. Jordan in Black Panther
Jesse Plemons in Game Night - 4
Mark Rylance in Ready Player One
Riz Ahmed in The Sisters Brothers
Kairi Jō in Shoplifters
Sam Elliott in A Star is Born
Dolph Lundgren in Creed II
Florian Munteanu in Creed II
Josh Brolin in Deadpool 2
Josh Hamilton in Eighth Grade
James Smith in The Favourite
Brian Tyree Henry in Widows
Gabriel Byrne in Hereditary
Liev Schreiber in Isle of Dogs
Sylvester Stallone in Creed II
Tom Waits in The Old Man and the Gun
Sean Harris in Mission Impossible: Fallout
Armie Hammer in Sorry to Bother You
Wyatt Russell in Overlord
Cameron Mitchell in The Other Side of the Wind
Richard Brake in Mandy
Topher Grace in Blackkklansman
Dave Bautista in Hotel Artemis
Ron Livingston in Tully
Ben Whishaw in Mary Poppins Returns
Robert Downey Jr. in Avengers: Infinity War
Adam Driver in Blackkklansman
Jake Johnson in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse
Christian Slater in The Wife
Matthew McConaughey in White Boy Rick
Ed Helms in Chappaquiddick
Benedict Cumberbatch in Avengers: Infinity War
Harry Belafonte in Blackkklansman
Paul Bettany in Avengers: Infinity War
Joel Edgerton in Boy Erased - 3.5
Sebastian Stan in Destroyer
Jake Gyllenhaal in Wild Life
Tom Holland in Avengers: Infinity War
Kyle Chandler in Game Night
Joe Alwyn in The Favourite
Sterling K. Brown in Black Panther
Mads Mikkelsen in At Eternity's Gate
Bruno Ganz in The House That Jack Built
Jon Hamm in Bad Times At the El Royale
Steve Buscemi in Nancy
Edoardo Pesce in Dogman
Masaharu Fukuyama in Mirai
Michael Shannon in What They Had
Bradley Cooper in Avengers: Infinity War
Bruce Dern in Chappaquiddick
F. Murray Abraham in Isle of Dogs
Lin Manuel Miranda in Mary Poppins Returns
Henry Cavill in Mission Impossible: Fallout
Julian Dennison in Deadpool 2
Brendan Gleeson in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Norman Foster in The Other Side of the Wind
Edward Norton in Isle of Dogs
Jeff Goldblum in Isle of Dogs
Bill Murray in Isle of Dogs
Bob Balaban in Isle of Dogs
Chelcie Ross in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor in Avengers: Infinity War
Andrew Dice Clay in A Star is Born
Jude Law in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Cedric the Entertainer in First Reformed
Anthony Welsh in Journeyman
Jason Clarke in First Man
Brian Tyree Henry in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse
Ben Mendelsohn in Ready Player One
Bill Camp in Wild Life
Jasper Paakkonen in Blackkklansman
Paul Stewart in The Other Side of the Wind
Stephen Root in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Colin Farrell in Widows
Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins Returns
Corey Hawkins in Blackkklansman
Stephen Dillane in The Outlaw King
Nicolas Cage in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse
James Franco in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Steven Yeun in Sorry to Bother You
Simon Pegg in Mission Impossible: Fallout
Rob Delaney in Deadpool 2
Gregory Sierra in The Other Side of the Wind
Ned Dennehy in Mandy
Saul Rubinek in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Noah Jupe in A Quiet Place
Paul Sparks in Thoroughbreds
Joe Alwyn in Boy Erased
Willie Watson in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Mark Ruffalo in Avenges: Infinity War
Rupert Friend in At Eternity's Gate
T.J. Miller in Deadpool 2
Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Outlaw King
Colman Domingo in If Beale Street Could Talk
Flea in Boy Erased
Michael Beach in If Beale Street Could Talk
Trevante Rhodes in Bird Box
Michael Douglas in Ant-Man and the Wasp
J.K. Simmons in The Front Runner
Jeff Goldblum in Hotel Artemis
Bill Duke in Mandy - 3
Rory Cochrane in White Boy Rick
Jeffrey Donovan in Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Tom Hiddleston in Avengers: Infinity War
Ving Rhames in Mission Impossible: Fallout
Tamuera Morrison in Aquaman
Blake Jenner in American Animals
John Leguizamo in Nancy
Chris Evans in Avengers: Infinity War
Roland Møller in Papillon
Corey Stoll in First Man
Winston Duke in Black Panther
Benedict Wong in Avengers: Infinity War
Dave Chappelle in A Star is Born
Liev Schreiber in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse
Kevin J. O'Connor in Widows
Tom Hollander in A Private War
Dave Bautista in Avengers: Infinity War
Ted Danson in Hearts Beat Loud
Steve Buscemi in Lean on Pete
Alfred Molina in The Front Runner
Edmond O'Brien in The Other Side of the Wind
Lamorne Morris in Game Night
Udo Kier in American Animals
John Magaro in Overlord
Johnny Depp in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
John Mulaney in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse
Steve Zahn in Lean on Pete
Tom Hollander in Bird Box
Ryan Eggold in Blackkklansman
Pedro Pascal in If Beale Street Could Talk
Mahershala Ali Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse
Allan Corduner in Disobedience
Lukas Haas in Widows
Danny Glover in Sorry to Bother You
Pilou Asbaek in Overlord
Brad Bird in Incredibles 2
Liam Neeson in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Travis Fimmel in Lean on Pete
Sebastian Koch in Never Look Away
Chris Hemsworth in Bad Times At the El Royale
Tom Hollander in Bohemian Rhapsody
Alec Baldwin in Mission Impossible: Fallout
Harvey Keitel in Isle of Dogs
Paul Walter Hauser in Blackkklansman
Liam Neeson in Widows
Sebastian Stan in Avengers: Infinity War
Jamie Dornan in A Private War
David Krumholtz in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Mark Gatiss in The Favourite
Woody Harrelson in Solo
John Malkovich in Bird Box
Wood Harris in Creed II
Yorick van Wageningen in Papillon
Clancy Brown in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Algee Smith in The Hate U Give
Chadwick Boseman in Avengers: Infinity War
Russell Hornsby in Creed II
Jon Øigarden in 22 July
Bruce Dern in White Boy Rick
Xavier Dolan in Boy Erased
Garrett Dillahunt in Widows
Alec Baldwin in Blackkklansman
Brian Tyree Henry in White Boy Rick
Billy Howle in Outlaw King
Joseph Mazzello in Bohemian Rhapsody
Stellan Skarsgard in The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
Sam Rockwell in Vice
David Kross in Sorry to Bother You
Kyle Chandler in First Man
James LeGros in Support the Girls
Danny Glover in The Old Man and the Gun
Gwilym Lee in Bohemian Rhapsody
Terry Crews in Sorry to Bother You
Forrest Whittaker in Black Panther
Billy Magnussen in Game Night
Walton Goggins in Ant-Man and the Wasp
Tyler Perry in Vice
Courtney B. Vance in Ben is Back
Patton Oswalt in Sorry to Bother You
Wayne Knight in Blindspotting
Colin Firth in Mary Poppins Returns
Mandy Patinkin in Life Itself
Laurence Fishburne in Ant-Man and the Wasp
Jonah Hill in Don't Worry He Won't Get Far On Foot
Bob Odenkirk in Incredibles 2
Ben Kingsley in Operation Finale
Don Cheadle in Avengers: Infinity War
Donald Glover in Solo
Clancy Brown in Chappaquiddick
Jack Lowden in Mary Queen of Scots
John Cena in Bumblebee
Stacy Keach in Gotti
Benedict Wong in Annihilation - 2.5
Robert Duvall in Widows
Willem Dafoe in Aquaman
Will Patton in Halloween
Jude Law in Vox Lux
Joe Alwyn in Mary Queen of Scots
Nick Kroll in Operation Finale
Timothy Hutton in Beautiful Boy
Gen Hoshino in Mirai
Anthony Mackie in Avengers: Infinity War
Jake Gyllenhaal in The Sisters Brothers
Henry Golding in A Simple Favor
Dan Fogler in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Yahya Abdul-Manteen II in Aquaman
Jim Gaffigan in Chappaquiddick
Jack Black in Don't Worry He Won't Get Far On Foot
Stanley Tucci in A Private War
Xavier Dolan in Bad Times At The El Royale
Ben Falcone in Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Bob Random in The Other Side of the Wind
Daniel Kaluuya in Black Panther
Ezra Miller in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Mark Duplass in Tully
Jared Abrahamson in American Animals
Common in The Hate U Give
John Ortiz in Bumblebee
Ben Hardy in Bohemian Rhapsody
Paul Bettany in Solo
Dimitar Marinov in Green Book
Andy Serkis in Black Panther
Chris Pratt in Avengers: Infinity War
Patrick Wilson in Aquaman
Oscar Issac in At Eternity's Gate
Martin Freeman in Black Panther
Rufus Jones in Stan & Ollie
Dolph Lundgren in Aquaman
Dave Franco in If Beale Street Could Talk
Anthony Mackie in The Hate You Give
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo in Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Mamoudou Athie in The Front Runner
Aidan Gillen in Bohemian Rhapsody
K.J. Apa in The Hate U Give
Antonio Banderas in Life Itself
Jorge Lendeborg Jr. in Bumblebee
Danny Huston in Stan & Ollie - 2
James Cromwell in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Joe Alwyn in Operation Finale
Riz Ahmed in Venom
Steve Carell in Vice
Ted Levine in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Guy Pearce in Mary Queen of Scots
Jimmy O. Yang in Crazy Rich Asians
David Gyasi in Annihilation
Toby Jones in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Michael Pena in Ant-Man and the Wasp
Justin Theroux in Mute
Ken Jeong in Crazy Rich Asians - 1.5
Jefferson Hall in Halloween
Alex Monner in Life Itself
Allen Leech in Bohemian Rhapsody
Haluk Bilginer in Halloween
Benedict Hardie in Upgrade
Rafi Gavron in A Star is Born
Harrison Gilbertson in Upgrade
David Tennant in Mary Queen of Scots
Charlie Day in Hotel Artemis
Max Irons in The Wife
Oscar Isaac in Life Itself
Harry Lloyd in The Wife
Oscar Isaac in Annihilation
Shea Whigham in Vice - 1
Spencer LoFranco in Gotti
Jesse Plemons in Vice
Mike Myers in Bohemian Rhapsody
Justice Smith in Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom
Toby Kebbell in Destroyer
Rafe Spall in Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom

Next: 2018 Lead

Friday, 8 February 2019

Alternate Best Supporting 2018: Tim Blake Nelson and Tom Waits in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Tim Blake Nelson did not receive an Oscar nomination for portraying the titular character of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a brilliant film, perhaps the greatest anthology film of all time (though that sounds like more of an achievement than it is), about various tales of the old American west.

The Coen Brothers for all their idiosyncrasies are filmmakers with a tremendous range in terms of their talent, and this perhaps is their greatest showcase for that for that range. In that you almost have a touch for every single type of Coens for your more specific Coen brothers fan. If you love their more cerebral efforts like Barton Fink and A Serious Man, perhaps the "The Mortal Remains" and "Meal Ticket" are for you, if your preference is an adapted drama like No Country For Old Men or True Grit, you have "All Gold Canyon" and "The Girl Who Got Rattled" or if you're more into their comedies like The Big Lebowski or Raising Arizona, you have the titular segment and "Near Algodones". There's a little bit of Coens' magic for every Coen fan, or if you're someone like me, for whom they rarely take a misstep, this is simply a treasure trove. I'll admit that re-watching the film fully for a third time, after indulging in some of the single segments separately more than a few times, each segment has resonated all the more for me particularly in the way there are certain echoes and conversations within the pieces in Coen's portrait of the west, that each are idiosyncratic yet all build as one to this singular vision of the brothers.

As with almost any Coen brothers film, the film is enriched by a cast filled with names and unknowns. This one being a particular remarkable effort in this regard in terms of creating such a fantastic ensemble, each reaching for a certain tone and style, where even the smallest ruffian, house guests, or bartenders make their little mark on the film. Within that though there is no shortage of potential standouts within the various segments each who leave their striking impression on the film. Whether that be Harry Melling's spirited turn as an atypical orator, Jonjo O'Neill as a demonic story teller, Bill Heck in his portrayal of a man of a few words but a large heart, or Grainger Hines as the secret badass with a surprising bit of tenderness in him. The film too has its own variety of offerings in the Coen brothers players essentially, and it is no surprise that there lacks a consensus favorite among the riches the film has to offer in this regard. After all every story here, every performance, may speak to one differently to you through this expression of these characters that are us, but not us. Well with that in mind let's turn to those two that just thumped me over the head in that special way, the first being Tim Blake Nelson in the titular segment which is perhaps the silliest segment of the film.

Buster Scruggs is essentially a parody of a largely forgotten western sub-genre, portrayed with great affection by the Coens in their previous film Hail Caesar, the singing cowboy ,movie. This is where the old west was a pretty pleasant affair for most, and there was always time to break out into song. Well Scruggs is a strict subversion of that as led by Tim Blake Nelson as the ole singing cowboy. Nelson initially after all seems more than up to the job of a proper singing cowboy in his opening number of "Cool Water" that he sings to his horse Dan, and the distance of Monument Valley. Nelson does have a rather magnificent warble and that sort of unabashed joy in his delivery needed for a proper signing cowboy. Of course Buster doesn't only love to sing you a tale or two, he also likes to tell you his own tale straight to the audience. This being done with a knowing wink by Nelson who offers his bit of fourth wall breaking with such affection to allow those watching to be party to his own keen insight on the west. Of course this insight isn't of the fluffy west of a singing cowboy picture, nor even a John Ford west, hell it isn't a Sam Peckinpah west, it's a west filled with much violence and carnage right around every swinging door.

The comedy of this though then arrives with Nelson who still plays Scruggs mostly with the same sunny disposition you'd except with any singing cowboy, but now he just happens to brutally murder people while doing it. After all Buster violates both the laws of men and the almighty, a fact that Buster admits openly, which is comedic gold through that bright big smile that Nelson bares on his face along with his delivery that just has this certain upbeat rhythm granted to every word, even those that are not sung. Nelson even sings the prose essentially, and just chews into it with such an affectionate joy. A hilarious bit of comedy though stems from this being in such strict contrast to his actions that involve one killing after another, which take on such a brilliantly darkly comedic edge. I'll admit particularly great affection for Nelson's Cheshire grin he gives to an unlucky bartender before granting him a proper coup de grace from his "tool belt". Nelson is an endless delight as the greatness of his work is the purity of this exercise that is consistently entertaining in his somewhat brief time walking the earth. While there though we are granted more than a few pitch perfect reactions of a morbid joy before breaking out into another joyous number, like "Little Joe the Wrangler" for a surly man with a poor trigger instincts that Scruggs exploits.

Nearly every moment of this Nelson offers the most welcoming of smiles to enjoy his misadventures that have more deaths than some horror films. I write nearly though as I do love the little hints of a more overt, you might say, psychopathy that Nelson brings to Scruggs. Now I know Buster would prefer I not make such accusations, but the little shades of darkness Nelson brings to his delivery on his feelings towards mankind, or the actually rather chilling grimace he briefly gives a man for calling him a "twit" are rather effective in granting a bit more to this remarkable display. I'll admit that is just a bonus in a sense as Nelson already gives so much in the overarching creation of Scruggs that leads us through such a wonderful comic romp of death, right down to Scruggs's own. This being perhaps a highlight of Nelson's comic tour de force of a performance, from the humor of his loss in his smile this time in his confusion at seeing a hole through his hat, or hilarity of his aw shucks delivery of "Well that ain't good" as his final living words. The greatest moment though must be in his duet with the man in black who slayed him (Willie Watson) as they passionately sing "When a Cowboy Trades his Spurs for Wings". A magnificent display as the two capture both the comedy of the thought, but also the bit of poignancy in the sendoff this rather idiosyncratic rogue.

Well speaking of idiosyncratic rogues, Tom Waits did not receive an Oscar nomination for portraying the prospector in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.

Where Nelson as Scruggs was about running away with a rich role, Waits's work is in essence creating the role through his performance. His work being essentially a one man show about an old prospector looking for gold in an untouched valley. A simple enough story, but why is it so great? Well many reasons actually from Carter Burwell's score, to Jack London's source material, to Bruno Delbonnel's extraordinary cinematography, how the Coen's orchestrate these elements together, and of course Tom Waits's devoted work. I've mentioned before that Tom Waits is one of the most naturally compelling presences in film anyways, there's just something fascinating about his grizzled voice, and just his whole being. I'll admit that I take great joy in any time Waits is in anything as even in a small role Waits will make a large impact through simply that Waitsness of it all, so I was overjoyed to see this being potentially a proper showcase all to himself. He does no disappoint in this. Again the prospector we, really don't know much about, other than he is a prospector who has arrive on this valley. He arrives simple enough, a little bit like Scruggs honestly, though far more reality, both in Waits trademark mumbly singing "Mother Machree" and walking in with his ride, here a mule named Lucky. Although far more realistic, Waits brings something just even in his gradual singing of this song that naturally endears us to this prospector in his quest for wealth. This song being with a bit of wear on the road, but with the passion of a spirited man with a purpose.

That's just the opening act though for Waits's work which capitalizes so magnificently on his curiously engaging style as a performer. This is in that even as he does such simple things as digging up dirt, and panning it for signs of bits of gold, there is something just so compelling in it. It is perhaps in Waits's earnest delivery, or his physical work that finds the weight of the effort so to speak, but there is just also that little bit of Waits extra something that only Waits has or could ever bring to a part like this. Waits's work captures the spirit of this task with such a magnificent vigor. This is technically just the search for wealth but it goes much further than that due to Waits's work. This is most evident in his use of the name "Mr. Pocket" representing his pocket of gold. A remarkable line that Waits makes the absolute most of to realize this nearly religious quality within the task of the prospector. I love the way he cheers to the high heavens that he will continue his search to Mr. Pocket, as though he is speaking not only to the heavens, but also to his friend in a way. It isn't even quite a frenzy he portrays, but rather this zeal of expression in his little way of dancing below the sky as swears to find Mr. Pocket towards the stars himself. This is not just a lust for gold for the prospector, rather so much more in the hands of Mr. Waits.

Now as in any proper one man show the performance must engage even beyond the brief characteristics we might see of our man. There must just be something about him, which there certainly is as Waits doesn't waste a single moment of his performance. As even in the way he steals away an egg from an owl, Waits captures just the most wonderful low key humor in his little reactions of judging his chances with bird, a little sympathy for the bird, and just the right bit of impish justification to take just one for his breakfast. Waits ropes us into not simply only watching the prospector, but really becoming involved in every step of his prospect, through Waits's uniquely engrossing manner. As we make our way towards Mr. Pocket, Waits lets us right in on the thrill of the search through the purity he brings in his exclamation of "Mother Machree" when he's on his way, then sheer loving enthusiasm at finally finding his old friend with his marvelous delivery of "Hello Mr. Pocket" as he beholds the mother load. In Waits's eyes he shows us a man achieving a dream, and it is difficult not to get swept right into this moment with him. The same is true in his horror at the sight of a strangers shadow upon Mr. Pocket, where Waits brings such moving display of sorrow, and genuine vulnerability in his small little head shake pleading for mercy.

When no mercy is given, I'll admit experiencing quite the devastation at the broken sight of the prospector being brutally shot in the back by a potential thief on my first viewing. Thankfully, "All Gold Canyon" is not a tragedy, the prospector survives the shot while allowing him to get a surprise attack on the thief and overpower. Waits is outstanding in this moment by just offering a brutal reality in his harried and pained manner, as he kills the man. I love Waits's strained approach to the words of "You Piece of Skunk" that offer an earned disgust but also a sadness of a man who in no way enjoyed what he had to do. This only bested by his delivery of "You didn't hit nuthin important" which is this moment of perfection as Waits finds a combination of jubilation and excruciating pain as the prospector tends to his wounds. It is incredible as throughout Waits finds a real poignancy, and even tenderness towards his find of Gold, in his oh so earnest way of promising to find Mr. Pocket even with this set back. In this performance, Tom Waits makes it not just a search but for gold, but almost achievement of one's life purpose. This is as he makes it invigorating experience, that actually has a quality that is not always one's first association with Waits as an actor. In that though he is compelling as always, and naturally so, he is so distinctly empathetic here, in allowing us to be right with the prospector on this journey, and making it such a personal one. Waits takes a simple role, that lack even a name, and makes it truly remarkable man, that we feel we've come to know by the time he leaves nature to itself once again.

Friday, 1 February 2019

Alternate Best Supporting Actor 2018

And the Nominees Were Not:

Tom Waits in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Tim Blake Nelson in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Alessandro Nivola in Disobedience

Russell Hornsby in The Hate U Give

Nicholas Hoult in The Favourite

Peter Bogdanovich in The Other Side of the Wind

Predict those five or these five:

Jeff Bridges in Bad Times At the El Royale

Lewis Pullman in Bad Times At the El Royale

Linus Roache in Mandy

Steven Yeun in Burning

Brian Tyree Henry in If Beale Street Could Talk

Russell Crowe in Boy Erased

Or Both, and for Prediction purposes:

Waits from Scruggs

Bridges from Bad Times

Best Actor