Countdown to Oscar [Part III]
As my final post before the big day, I share with you guys another list of mine. These are my top 20 favorite performances of the past year, in alphabetical order.
Bérénice Bejo – The Artist
Demián Bichir – A Better Life
Sandra Bullock – Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Jessica Chastain – The Help
George Clooney – The Descendants
Marion Cotillard – Midnight in Paris
Viola Davis – The Help
Jean Dujardin – The Artist
Tom Hardy – Warrior
Thomas Horn – Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Carey Mulligan – Drive
Nick Nolte – Warrior
Elizabeth Olsen – Martha Marcy May Marlene
Brad Pitt – The Tree of Life
Octavia Spencer – The Help
Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
Mia Wasikowska – Jane Eyre
Kristen Wiig – Bridesmaids
Shailene Woodley – The Descendants
Special Mention: The cast of A Separation
* Haven’t seen Shame, Young Adult, Tyrannosaur, Take Shelter, Rampart, Like Crazy, My Week with Marilyn, Coriolanus.
Totally with you on all that I’ve seen, which amounted to ten performances. Mainly agreed on Clooney and Note; maybe not quite as much for Chastain–she just doesn’t resonate well in my mind. Excellent list!
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You should see Young Adult, Shame, Take Shelter, and My Week with Marilyn. All of those have performances that would be on my list if I ever made one. Nice list.
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Yeah, by now I’ve seen Young Adult and MWWM. I would add Charlize Theron and Kenneth Branagh to this list. Shame hasn’t opened in Mexico and I haven’t been able to find a decent copy online. Haven’t gotten to watching Take Shelter for lack of time. I’ll do it soon.
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