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Last year boasted many amazing performances, and here are some of my favorites. I'm sure there will be a surprise or two on here, but that's part of the fun.
50. Jack O’Connell, ’71
49. Brie Larson, Room
47. Michael Angarano, The Stanford Prison Experiment
46. Kyle Chandler, Carol
45. Greta Gerwig, Mistress America
45. Greta Gerwig, Mistress America
44. Jesse Eisenberg, The End of the Tour
43. Ronald Zehrfeld, Phoenix
42. Rebecca Ferguson, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
41. Tom Hardy, The Revenant
43. Ronald Zehrfeld, Phoenix
42. Rebecca Ferguson, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
41. Tom Hardy, The Revenant
40. Rose Byrne, Spy
39. Kristen Stewart, Clouds of Sils Maria
38. Michael Keaton, Spotlight
37. Mia Wasikowska, Maps to the Stars
36. Laia Costa, Victoria
35. Mark Ruffalo, Infinitely Polar Bear
34. Daisy Ridley, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
33. Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation
32. Cate Blanchett, Truth
31. Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road
30. Oscar Isaac, Ex Machina
29. Carey Mulligan, Far from the Madding Crowd
28. Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
27. Ian McKellen, Mr. Holmes
26. Michael Caine, Youth
Part 2 should be up tomorrow.
Part 2 should be up tomorrow.
My 1st is your 31st :(
ReplyDeleteOh, Theron is wonderful. Love that she's your #1.
DeleteMichael Angarano! I've seen most of the movies and I agree with every one of them. Glad you included Jesse Eisenberg too. End of the Tour was so underrated.
ReplyDeleteEisenberg is brilliant in The End of the Tour. I'd argue it's his best performance yet.
DeleteHaven't seen a lot of these yet, but the ones I have are excellent. Can't wait to see the rest of the list.
ReplyDeleteHope you like the rest of these. :)
DeleteIs it bad my num 1 for last year is actually from a video game? XD
ReplyDeleteThat's an interesting choice. I wouldn't consider a video game performance eligible, but that's me.
DeleteYou know I still have a few to see (a lot to see), but Ruffalo, Byrne, Elba, Isaac, Statham, Hardy, Theron...YES, YES, YES!
ReplyDeleteI also rewatched Room last night (not sure why I did that to myself) and Larson is stronger than I remember...and may actually sneak into my ballot...maybe...possibly...not sure yet but she moved me much more upon a second viewing.
And Tremblay may be my winner now.
UGH.
Glad you love those picks, buddy! Though Larson is terrific in most of her scenes, her performance dips a bit in the second half of the film. I'd give her a strong 4/5, but she's close to a 4.5.
DeleteI love how you have Jack O'Connell and Brie Larson near each other. They're the best actor and actress of their generation, respectively.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't go that far for Larson, but O'Connell is in the mix. His performance in Starred Up is phenomenal, and it was better than ANY of the Oscar-winning performances in the last two years.
DeleteIt was especially better than every performance that has won Best Actor this decade.
DeleteThough I adore Jean Dujardin's performance in The Artist, I totally agree.
DeleteSo much gold here. Love that Laia Costa made the cut!
ReplyDeleteThanks buddy. Costa was brilliant!
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