1990: Gary Oldman, State of Grace
Oscar winner: Joe Pesci, Goodfellas
Was he nominated?: No
Was he nominated?: No
1991: Laurence Fishburne, Boyz N the Hood
Oscar winner: Jack Palance, City Slickers
Was he nominated?: No
Was he nominated?: No
1992: Michael Madsen, Reservoir Dogs
Oscar winner: Gene Hackman, Unforgiven
Was he nominated?: No
Was he nominated?: No
1993: Ralph Fiennes, Schindler's List
Oscar winner: Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive
Was he nominated?: Yes
Was he nominated?: Yes
1994: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Three Colors: Red
Oscar winner: Martin Landau, Ed Wood
Was he nominated?: No
1995: Kevin Spacey, Se7en
1996: Steve Buscemi, Fargo
Oscar winner: Cuba Gooding, Jr., Jerry Maguire
Was he nominated?: No
Was he nominated?: No
1997: Jude Law, Gattaca
Oscar winner: Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting
Was he nominated?: No
Was he nominated?: No
1998: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Happiness
Oscar winner: James Coburn, Affliction
Was he nominated?: No
1999: Tom Cruise, Magnolia
Oscar winner: Michael Caine, The Cider House Rules
Was he nominated?: Yes
Updated: 6/26/15
Was he nominated?: Yes
Updated: 6/26/15
ok being new around here, how do you decide these picks? Just from everything you've watched? Do you go out of your way to see other award winning performances so you can compare and contrast?
ReplyDeleteYes, I decide them from everything I've watched. And I do go out of my way to see other award-winning performances. For instance, I've seen every Oscar-winning Supporting Actor performance of the 1990s except for James Coburn in Affliction in 1998.
DeleteThough, some years are not as strong. Like my Supporting Actress picks for the 1930s. Some of those years I had to struggle to come up with a winner.
You haven't seen Affliction? Fantastic movie. I've had my eye out for the novel secondhand for nearly a year now too.
DeleteI know, I know. I'll get to it some day. :)
DeleteRalph Fiennes FTW. Great that Oldman appears twice on this list, but I haven't seen State of Grace.
ReplyDeleteI highly recommend State of Grace. It's my favorite Oldman performance.
DeleteAwesome choices, especially love you picking Fiennes and Oldman. I love se7en and Spacey was good but the actor who impressed me the most there was Freeman. He was playing such a kind guy, who keep fighting for the world although he saw terrible things. It's such a peaceful, dignified work.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I totally agree on Freeman, but I have him as a co-lead with Pitt. And Joe Pesci was THIS close to winning for Casino.
DeleteGreat choices! Fiennes was chilling in Schindler's List, as was Spacey in Se7en (I haven't seen either film since I first saw them, but those performances stuck with me).
ReplyDeleteI just watched Fargo for the first time recently - loved it! So funny, and Buscemi was ace!
Thanks! Those performances are all quite memorable. And thanks so much for the follow!
DeleteFurious Styles, hell yes. That is such a perfect acting performance. GIVE ME THE MOTHAFUCKIN GUY, TREY!
ReplyDeleteMadsen in Res Dogs is such a perfect choice too. As is Spacey in Se7en, and, of course, Cruise.
Love these posts of yours.
Thanks man. Glad you agree with those picks.
Delete(sigh) I meant "Gun" not "Guy"
Deleteman, I was running on fumes last week haha
Haha. It's perfectly alright man :)
DeleteAffliction is great, and Nolte is marvelous so SEE THAT MOVIE, and the novel is even better. Russell Banks is a brilliant author.
ReplyDeleteOh, and the fact that you award Spacey for Se7en (so much better than The Usual Suspects) and Fishburn, who both also win the Fisti in their respective years, makes me love you so much...
BUT, considering that we are fellow Crowe-Worshipers...how can you give Law the win in 1997, when Crowe basically should win every award for his turn in L.A. Confidential? If you consider him lead and give him the win there, then I retract my question. I consider him supporting since I view the entire film as an ensemble with no clear lead, but I understand those who place him in lead.
Either way, he deserves the win!
I'll look into the novel and the movie at some point.
DeleteGlad to known that Spacey and Fishburne got Fistis. Can't wait to see those lineups sometime. :)
Crowe gets the Best Actor win for L.A. Confidential in my favorite performance of his. It's debatable whether or not he's lead, but I see him as the lead, with Pearce and Spacey supporting.
Yeah, L.A. is a bounty of riches in acting and I nominate Crowe, Spacey and Cromwell in supporting on most days. I could probably easily fill the ballot with actors from the film, but I resist and give Law and Addy nominations.
DeleteSpeaking of Crowe and 'best performance'...have you seen Romper Stomper. It is in my top five favorite performances EVER.
Nice lineup. Addy is a great choice, but I'm slightly partial to Wilkinson. Besides Law, Pearce, and Spacey, I'd nominate Affleck and Williams for Good Will Hunting.
DeleteCrowe was fantastic in Romper Stomper!