Best of 2006: Lead Actor
For once, I came up with a list that, in some plausible version of reality, could have been Oscar's as well: two of my nominees are shared with AMPAS, two others have a People's Choice pedigree that Oscar might have noticed if he weren't so snobby, and the fifth was hamstrung by an overshadowing castmate and a ridiculous, cynical mismarketing as a "supporting" performer. (Did Jodie Foster "support" Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs, and I missed it?)
If you don't believe the merits of my list, check out Nathaniel's (as you no doubt already have), and ask yourself: could we both be so wrong?
Labels: Best 2006, Best Actor
posted by NicksFlickPicks at 3:27 AM
4 Comments:
Bravo. and not just because we agree ;) Love the write up of McAvoy in particular. How did people miss this performance? I scratch my head.
i liked almost everyone in the Departed but had difficulty singling them out but i will keep this nod to Damon in mind next time I watch it.
Ulrich Muhe's performance in The Lives of Others pretty much blows all of these out of the water, in my opinion.
Since The Lives of Others doesn't open commercially in the States until this month, I'll be counting it as a 2007 release. I'm anxious to see the movie, though—at a preview screening tomorrow night, in fact. Thanks for the tip-off.
I'll be interested to hear your thoughts on it. Like Scott Foundas, I am alarmed by this film, however good its performances.
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