Monday, July 27, 2009

Favorite All-Time Film Performances...#99


99. Lionel Barrymore, It's a Wonderful Life (Director: Frank Capra, 1946)
The film is known for being a staple during Christmastime, particularly for all the heartwarming scenes between James Stewart’s George Bailey and his family. But without a doubt, the standout of the film has to be Mr. Potter. The true embodiment of evil, a guy who owns half of Bedford Falls and wants nothing more than to continue to bulk up his wallet. Despite the fact that Potter never gets his comeuppance, we are still left with some hope when the residents of Bedford Falls come to Bailey’s rescue.

Lionel Barrymore was already an Oscar winner when he stepped into Mr. Potter’s wheelchair, but the performance should have given him another. While known for playing the infamous Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1938 A Christmas Carol, watching Barrymore chew up the scenery as the town Scrooge (who never reforms) is a sight to see. That many other villainous characters in the years after Mr. Potter appeared on the big screen, continue to try their best at reaching his heights of nefarious actions only proves the lasting legacy of Barrymore’s performance.

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Favorite All-Time Film Performances...#100


100. Chalo Gonzalez, Quinceañera (Directors: Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland, 2006)

Tio Tomas is the perfect example of the type of uncle (or grandfather/father/older relative) you wished could be part of your family. His love for his young nephew and niece is unconditional. He doesn’t care about their mistakes, their attitudes or anything else that they have done that has caused the rest of their family to cast them off. He embraces them for all they do.

Chalo Gonzalez was the only actor in this Sundance indie with previous experience, but he never forgot to help the younger actors. The chemistry that he shared with Emily Rios and Jesse Garcia made the audience feel the love that this family gave to each other. Gonzalez gave a simple and honest performance that we can’t help but smile when he is on screen.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

The 100 Favorite All-Time Film Performances Project!

Gotta keep busy during the summer and this will be one way of doing that.

I realize that I haven't seen EVERYTHING. I know I have some nerve even trying to attempt this without having watched The Godfather, Gone With the Wind or even On the Waterfront. Sue me.

Here are my own self-imposed rules. 100 Performances. Must be from a film that was screened in theatres (so no cheating with Wit, Angels in America or Anne Frank). And the kicker? I can only pick an actor or actress for ONE performance (so I have to figure out which I like more, Meryl Streep in Sophie's Choice or in The Bridges of Madison County or in Adaptation. or...). I know. This is going to be fun. Also, nothing from 2008, since I'm not done watching all the stuff from last year. ALSO! I should stress, this list is going to be my favorites, not necessarily "THE BEST." Hence, a lot of performances that don't normally make a Best of list.

Actor With Most Eligible Performances...Johnny Depp with 7


Actress With Most Eligible Performances...Meryl Streep with 8


And here's the eligibility list...all 900 of them (I know, right)!

F. Murray Abraham, Amadeus
Amy Adams, Enchanted
Amy Adams, Junebug
Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Casey Affleck, Gone Baby Gone
Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Sand & Fog
Alan Alda, Crimes and Midemeanors
Norma Aleandro, The Official Story
Phillip Alford, To Kill A Mockingbird
Joan Allen, The Contender
Joan Allen, The Crucible
Joan Allen, The Ice Storm
Joan Allen, Pleasantville
Joan Allen, The Upside of Anger
Woody Allen, Annie Hall
Woody Allen, Scoop
Lauren Ambrose, Can’t Hardly Wait
Julie Andrews, Mary Poppins
Julie Andrews, The Princess Diaries
Julie Andrews, The Sound of Music
Julie Andrews, Victor/Victoria
Jennifer Aniston, The Good Girl
Christina Applegate, Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead
Enrique Arreola, Duck Season
Peggy Ashcroft, A Passage to India
Claire-Hope Ashitey, Children of Men
Adriana Asti, The Best of Youth
Margaret Avery, The Color Purple
Kevin Bacon, Mystic River
Kevin Bacon, The Woodsman
Mary Badham, To Kill A Mockingbird
Saleh Bakri, The Band’s Visit
Christian Bale, Empire of the Sun
Christian Bale, Velvet Goldmine
Eric Bana, Munich
Anne Bancroft, The Graduate
Victor Banerjee, A Passage to India
Ivana Baquero, Pan’s Labyrinth
Javier Bardem, Before Night Falls
Javier Barem, No Country for Old Men
Adriana Barraza, Babel
Drew Barrymore, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
Drew Barrymore, Ever After
Drew Barrymore, 50 First Dates
Drew Barrymore, Riding in Cars With Boys
Drew Barrymore, Scream
Lionel Barrymore, It’s A Wonderful Life
Kim Basinger, The Door in the Floor
Angela Bassett, What’s Love Got To Do With It
Jason Bateman, Juno
Anne Baxter, All About Eve
Kate Beckinsale, Serendipity
Jaime Bell, Billy Elliot
Jaime Bell, Undertow
Maria Bello, The Cooler
Maria Bello, Coyote Ugly
Maria Bello, A History of Violence
Annette Bening, The Grifters
Wes Bentley, American Beauty
Marisa Berenson, Barry Lyndon
Ingrid Bergman, Autumn Sonata
Ingrid Bergman, Casablanca
Ingrid Bergman, Notorious
Gael Garcia Bernal, Amores Perros
Gael Garcia Bernal, Bad Education
Gael Garcia Bernal, The Science of Sleep
Gael Garcia Bernal, Y Tu Mamá También
Halle Berry, Monster’s Ball
Halle Berry, Things We Lost in the Fire
Juliette Binoche, Caché
Juliette Binoche, The English Patient
Juliette Binoche, The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Thora Birch, American Beauty
Thora Birch, Ghost World
Brad Bird, The Incredibles
Jack Black, The School of Rock
Cate Blanchett, The Aviator
Cate Blanchett, Coffee & Cigarettes
Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth
Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal
Brenda Blethyn, Secrets & Lies
Cate Blanchett, The Shipping News
Emily Blunt, The Devil Wears Prada
Humphrey Bogart, Casablanca
Ray Bolger, The Wizard of Oz
Alessio Boni, The Best of Youth
Timothy Bottoms, The Last Picture Show
Billy Boyd, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Kenneth Branagh, Hamlet
Marlon Brando, A Streetcar Named Desire
Eileen Brennan, Clue
Beau Bridges, The Fabulous Baker Boys
Jeff Bridges, The Big Lebowski
Jeff Bridges, The Door in the Floor
Jeff Bridges, The Fabulous Baker Boys
Jeff Bridges, Fearless
Jeff Bridges, The Last Picture Show
Jim Broadbent, Iris
Jim Broadbent, Moulin Rouge!
Matthew Broderick, Election
Matthew Broderick, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Adrien Brody, The Pianist
Josh Brolin, No Country for Old Men
Albert Brooks, Broadcast News
Mel Brooks, History of the World Part I
Ellen Burstyn, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
Ellen Burstyn, The Last Picture Show
Ellen Burstyn, Requiem For A Dream
Richard Burton, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Steve Buscemi, Fargo
Steve Buscemi, Ghost World
Steve Buscemi, Reservoir Dogs
Red Buttons, They Shoot Horses Don’t They?
Nicolas Cage, Adaptation.
Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas
Nicolas Cage, Matchstick Men
Nicolas Cage, Moonstruck
Nicolas Cage, Raising Arizona
Michael Caine, Alfie
Michael Caine, California Suite
Javier Camara, Talk to Her
Bobby Cannavale, The Station Agent
Steve Carell, The 40-Year Old Virgin
Art Carney, Harry and Tonto
David Carradine, Kill Bill: Volume Two
Jim Carrey, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Jim Carrey, The Truman Show
Pat Carroll, The Little Mermaid
Helena Bonham Carter, Howards End
Helena Bonham Carter, A Room with a View
Lugi Lo Cascio, The Best of Youth
Keisha Castle-Hughes, Whale Rider
Diego Cataño, Duck Season
Darlene Cates, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
Stockard Channing, Grease
Stockard Channing, Six Degrees of Separation
Gerladine Chaplin, Talk to Her
Chevy Chase, Three Amigos
Don Cheadle, Hotel Rwanda
Cher, Moonstruck
Julie Christie, Away From Her
Julie Christie, Hamlet
Erika Christensen, Traffic
Hayden Christensen, Life As A House
Hayden Christensen, Shattered Glass
Thomas Haden Church, Sideways
Patricia Clarkson, All the Real Girls
Patricia Clarkson, The Station Agent
George Clooney, O’ Brother Where Art Thou?
George Clooney, Three Kings
Glenn Close, Dangerous Liaisons
Glenn Close, Fatal Attraction
Glenn Close, Reversal of Fortune
James Coburn, Affliction
Sacha Baren Cohen, Borat
Toni Collette, About A Boy
Toni Collette, The Hours
Toni Collette, The Sixth Sense
Toni Collette, Velvet Goldmine
Clifton Collins Jr, Capote
Paddy Considine, In America
Jennifer Connelly, Requiem For A Dream
Billy Connolly, Mrs. Brown
Chris Cooper, Adaptation.
Chris Cooper, American Beauty
Chris Cooper, Matewan
Brady Corbett, Mysterious Skin
Abbie Cornish, Somersault
Kevin Costner, The Upside of Anger
Marion Cotillard, A Very Long Engagement
Daniel Craig, Sylvia
James Cromwell, Babe
Russell Crowe, L.A. Confidential
Billy Crudup, Almost Famous
Billy Crudup, Big Fish
Penélope Cruz, Volver
Macaulay Culkin, Saved!
Rory Culkin, Mean Creek
Alan Cumming, X2: X-Men United
Jamie Lee Curtis, A Fish Called Wanda
Jamie Lee Curtis, Freaky Friday
Tony Curtis, Some Like It Hot
Joan Cusack, In & Out
Joan Cusack, Toy Story 2
John Cusack, Bullets Over Broadway
John Cusack, The Grifters
John Cusack, Say Anything
John Cusack, Serendipity
Matt Damon, The Departed
Matt Damon, The Good Shepherd
Matt Damon, Good Will Hunting
Matt Damon, The Talented Mr. Ripley
Claire Danes, Shopgirl
Claire Danes, William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet
Beverly D’Angelo, Coal Miner’s Daughter
Jeff Daniels, Pleasantville
Jeff Daniels, The Purple Rose of Cairo
Jeff Daniels, The Squid and the Whale
Jeff Daniels, Terms of Endearment
Blythe Danner, The Great Santini
Jeremy Davies, Saving Private Ryan
Jaye Davidson, The Crying Game
Bette Davis, All About Eve
Geena Davis, The Accidental Tourist
Geena Davis, Thelma & Louise
Hope Davis, American Splendor
Hope Davis, The Secret Lives of Dentists
Judy Davis, Husbands & Wives
Judy Davis, A Passage to India
Viola Davis, Solaris
Paul Dawson, Shortbus
Daniel Day-Lewis, The Crucible
Daniel Day-Lewis, Gangs of New York
Daniel Day-Lewis, In the Name of the Father
Daniel Day-Lewis, My Beautiful Laundrette
Daniel Day-Lewis, My Left Foot
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Daniel Day-Lewis, The Unbearable Lightness of Being
James Dean, East of Eden
Jan Decleir, Character
Ellen DeGeneres, Finding Nemo
Julie Delpy, Before Sunrise
Julie Delpy, Before Sunset
Benicio del Toro, Things We Lost in the Fire
Benicio del Toro, Traffic
Benicio del Toro, 21 Grams
Judi Dench, Iris
Judi Dench, Mrs. Brown
Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal
Judi Dench, A Room with a View
Judi Dench, Shakespeare In Love
Robert DeNiro, Raging Bull
Robert DeNiro, Taxi Driver
Sandy Dennis, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Johnny Depp, Dead Man
Johnny Depp, Edward Scissorhands
Johnny Depp, Ed Wood
Johnny Depp, Once Upon A Time In Mexico
Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd
Johnny Depp, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
Zooey Deschanel, All the Real Girls
Camerona Diaz, Being John Malkovich
Cameron Diaz, A Life Less Ordinary
Cameron Diaz, There’s Something About Mary
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Departed
Leonardo DiCaprio, Marvin’s Room
Leonardo DiCaprio, Titanic
Leonardo DiCaprio, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
Leonardo DiCaprio, William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet
Stephen Dillane, The Hours
Peter Dinklage, The Station Agent
Michael Douglas, Wonder Boys
Robert Downey Jr, Heart & Souls
Olympia Dukakis, Moonstruck
Faye Dunaway, Network
Kirsten Dunst, Bring It On
Kirsten Dunst, crazy/beautiful
Kirsten Dunst, Drop Dead Gorgeous
Charles Durning Jr, Tootsie
Eliza Dushku, Bring It On
Robert Duvall, Apocalypse Now
Robert Duvall, The Great Santini
Shelley Duvall, 3 Women
Clint Eastwood, The Bridges of Madison County
Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby
Buddy Ebsen, Breakfast At Tiffany’s
Emilio Echevarria, Amores Perros
Aaron Eckhart, Erin Brockovich
Cliff Edwards, Pinocchio
Kimberly Elise, Set It Off
Ronit Elkabetz, The Band’s Visit
Jesse Eisenberg, Roger Dodger
Shareeka Epps, Half Nelson
Edie Falco, Judy Berlin
Edie Falco, Sunshine State
Gary Farmer, Dead Man
Mia Farrow, Broadway Danny Rose
Mia Farrow, Hannah and Her Sisters
Mia Farrow, The Purple Rose of Cairo
Marty Feldman, Young Frankenstein
America Ferrera, Real Women Have Curves
Joseph Fiennes, Shakespeare In Love
Ralph Fiennes, Schindler’s List
Peter Finch, Network
Albert Finney, Big Fish
Albert Finney, Erin Brockovich
Linda Fiorentino, Dogma
Iaon Fiscuteanu, The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
Laurence Fishburne, What’s Love Got To Do With It
Louise Fletcher, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Henry Fonda, On Golden Pond
Jane Fonda, On Golden Pond
Jane Fonda, They Shoot Horses Don’t They?
Frederic Forest, Apocalypse Now
Jodie Foster, The Silence of the Lambs
Jodie Foster, Taxi Driver
Jon Foster, The Door in the Floor
Vivica A. Fox, Set It Off
Jamie Foxx, Collateral
Morgan Freeman, Driving Miss Daisy
Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby
Morgan Freeman, Se7en
Brenda Fricker, My Left Foot
Sasson Gabai, The Band’s Visit
Peter Gallagher, sex, lies & videotape
Jesse Garcia, Quinceañera
Judy Garland, The Wizard of Oz
Jennifer Garner, Juno
Jennifer Garner, 13 Going On 30
Teri Garr, Tootsie
Teri Garr, Young Frankenstein
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Cruel Intentions
Luminita Gheorghiu, The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
Paul Giamatti, American Splendor
Paul Giamatti, Sideways
John Gielgud, Arthur
Brendan Gleeson, The General
Danny Glover, The Color Purple
Whoopi Goldberg, The Color Purple
Whoopi Goldberg, Ghost
Whoopi Goldberg, Sister Act
Chalo Gonzalez, Quinceañera
John Goodman, The Big Lebowski
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brick
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Mysterious Skin
Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson
Topher Grace, In Good Company
Cary Grant, Notorious
Cary Grant, The Philadelphia Story
Hugh Grant, About A Boy
Joel Gray, Cabaret
Rachel Griffiths, Hilary & Jackie
Richard Griffiths, The History Boys
Christopher Guest, Waiting for Guffman
Tom Guiry, Mystic River
Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, El Norte
Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain
Jake Gyllenhaal, Donnie Darko
Jake Gyllenhaal, Jarhead
Jake Gyllenhaal, Moonlight Mile
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Happy Endings
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Secretary
Gene Hackman, The Royal Tenenbaums
Jean Hagen, Singin' In the Rain
Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children
Linda Hamilton, Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Margaret Hamilton, The Wizard of Oz
Daryl Hannah, Kill Bill: Volume One
Daryl Hannah, Splash
Tom Hanks, Big
Tom Hanks, Cast Away
Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump
Tom Hanks, Philadelphia
Tom Hanks, Splash
Marcia Gay Harden, Mystic River
Marcia Gay Harden, Pollock
Brett Harrelson, The People vs Larry Flynt
Woody Harrelson, The People vs Larry Flynt
Ed Harris, Pollock
Neil Patrick Harris, Starship Troopers
Laurence Harvey, The Manchurian Candidate
Anne Hathaway, Ella Enchanted
Anne Hathaway, The Princess Diaries
Ethan Hawke, Before Sunrise
Ethan Hawke, Before Sunset
Ethan Hawke, Gattaca
Ethan Hawke, Hamlet
Ethan Hawke, Tape
John Hawkes, Me and You and Everyone We Know
Goldie Hawn, The First Wives Club
Salma Hayek, Frida
Dan Hedaya, Dick
Tippi Hedren, The Birds
Levon Helm, Coal Miner’s Daughter
Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast At Tiffany’s
Audrey Hepburn, Roman Holiday
Katharine Hepburn, The Lion In Winter
Katharine Hepburn, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Katharine Hepburn, On Golden Pond
Katharine Hepburn, The Philadelphia Story
Barbara Hershey, Hannah and Her Sisters
Pat Hingle, The Grifters
Emile Hirsch, Into the Wild
Judd Hirsch, Running On Empty
Tyler Hoechlin, Road to Perdition
Dustin Hoffman, The Graduate
Dustin Hoffman, Hook
Dustin Hoffman, Kramer vs Kramer
Dustin Hoffman, Tootsie
Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild
William Holden, Network
William Holden, Sunset Boulevard
Celeste Holm, All About Eve
Anthony Hopkins, Howards End
Anthony Hopkins, The Silence of the Lambs
Anthony Hopkins, Shadowlands
Bob Hoskins, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Felicity Huffman, Transamerica
Tom Hulce, Amadeus
Linda Hunt, The Year of Living Dangerously
Holly Hunter, Broadcast News
Holly Hunter, Home For the Holidays
Holly Hunter, The Incredibles
Holly Hunter, A Life Less Ordinary
Holly Hunter, The Piano
Holly Hunter, Raising Arizona
Kim Hunter, A Streetcar Named Desire
Isabelle Huppert, 8 Women
William Hurt, Body Heat
Ruth Hussey, The Philadelphia Story
Anjelica Huston, The Grifters
Timothy Hutton, Ordinary People
Jeremy Irons, The Lion King
Jeremy Irons, Reversal of Fortune
Burl Ives, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Hugh Jackman, The Fountain
Samuel L. Jackson, Pulp Fiction
Derek Jacobi, Hamlet
Famke Janssen, X2: X-Men United
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Secrets & Lies
Richard Jenkins, North Country
Scarlett Johansson, Ghost World
Scarlett Johansson, Girl With A Peal Earring
Scarlett Johansson, Lost In Translation
Glynis Johns, Mary Poppins
Ben Johnson, The Last Picture Show
Angelina Jolie, A Mighty Heart
Tommy Lee Jones, Coal Miner’s Daughter
Tommy Lee Jones, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Ashley Judd, Bug
Ashley Judd, De-Lovely
Raul Julia, Romero
Madeline Kahn, Blazing Saddles
Madeline Kahn, Clue
Madeline Kahn, Judy Berlin
Madeline Kahn, Paper Moon
Madeline Kahn, Young Frankenstein
Buster Keaton, The General
Diane Keaton, Annie Hall
Diane Keaton, The First Wives Club
Diane Keaton, Marvin’s Room
Harvey Keitel, Thelma & Louise
Gene Kelly, Singin’ In the Rain
Catherine Keener, Being John Malkovich
Catherine Keener, The 40-Year Old Virgin
Catherine Keener, Lovely & Amazing
Ryan Kelley, Mean Creek
Anna Kendrick, Camp
Nicole Kidman, Birth
Nicole Kidman, Moulin Rouge!
Nicole Kidman, The Others
Rinko Kikuchi, Babel
Q’Orianka Kilcher, The New World
Greg Kinnear, Auto Focus
Tommy Kirk, Old Yeller
Mia Kirshner, The Black Dahlia
Kevin Kline, A Fish Called Wanda
Kevin Kline, The Ice Storm
Kevin Kline, Life As A House
Kevin Kline, Sophie’s Choice
Owen Kline, The Squid and the Whale
Lisa Kudrow, Happy Endings
Lisa Kudrow, The Opposite of Sex
Lisa Kudrow, Romy & Michelle’s High School Reunion
Shia LaBeouf, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Christine Lahti, Running On Empty
Martin Landau, Crimes and Midemeanors
Martin Landau, Ed Wood
Martin Landau, The Majestic
Diane Lane, Unfaithful
Nathan Lane, The Birdcage
Jessica Lange, Big Fish
Jessica Lange, Frances
Frank Langella, Good Night, and Good Luck
Angela Lansbury, Beauty & the Beast
Angela Lansbury, The Manchurian Candidate
Jude Law, A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
Jude Law, Cold Mountain
Jude Law, Gattaca
Jude Law, The Talented Mr. Ripley
Josie Lawrence, Enchanted April
Cloris Leachman, The Last Picture Show
Jean-Pierre Léaud, The 400 Blows
Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain
Heath Ledger, Monster’s Ball
Sook-Yin Lee, Shortbus
Jennifer Jason Leigh, Fast Times At Ridgemont High
Vivian Leigh, A Streetcar Named Desire
Tómas Lemarquis, Nói
Jack Lemmon, The Apartment
Jack Lemmon, Missing
Jack Lemmon, Some Like It Hot
Melissa Leo, 21 Grams
Robert Sean Leonard, Tape
Ted Levine, The Silence of the Lambs
Eugene Levy, American Pie
Gary Lewis, Billy Elliot
Juliette Lewis, Husbands & Wives
Delroy Lindo, The Cider House Rules
Delroy Lindo, A Life Less Ordinary
Laura Linney, Kinsey
Laura Linney, Love, Actually
Laura Linney, Mystic River
Laura Linney, P.S.
Laura Linney, The Squid and the Whale
Laura Linney, You Can Count On Me
Christopher Lloyd, Back to the Future
Alison Lohman, Matchstick Men
Jennifer Lopez, My Family
Jennifer Lopez, Selena
Courtney Love, The People vs Larry Flynt
Joanna Lumley, The Cat’s Meow
Diego Luna, Y Tu Mamá También
Federico Luppi, Men With Guns
Melanie Lynskey, Shattered Glass
Bernie Mac, Life
Kelly Macdonald, Gosford Park
Andie MacDowell, sex, lies & videotape
Anthony Mackie, Brother to Brother
Shirley MacLaine, The Apartment
Shirley MacLaine, In Her Shoes
Shirley MacLaine, Postcards from the Edge
Shirley MacLaine, Terms of Endearment
Fred MacMurray, The Apartment
William H. Macy, Fargo
Michael Madsen, Reservoir Dogs
Virginia Madsen, Sideways
Tobey Maguire, Wonder Boys
John Mahoney, Say Anything
Karl Malden, A Streetcar Named Desire
John Malkovich, Being John Malkovich
John Malkovich, Dangerous Liaisons
Leslie Mann, Knocked Up
Miriam Margoyles, The Age of Innocence
Annamaria Marinca, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
James Marsden, Enchanted
Judy Marte, Raising Victor Vargas
Steve Martin, All of Me
Steve Martin, Little Shop of Horrors
Steve Martin, Parenthood
Steve Martin, Shopgirl
Steve Martin, Three Amigos
Fele Martinez, Bad Education
Margo Martindale, Paris, je t’aime
Raymond Massey, East of Eden
Carmen Maura, Volver
Carmen Maura, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Joseph Mazello, Shadowlands
Rachel McAdams, Mean Girls
James McAvoy, Atonement
James McAvoy, The Last King of Scotland
Frances McDormand, Almost Famous
Frances McDormand, Fargo
Frances McDormand, Friends with Money
Frances McDormand, Laurel Canyon
Frances McDormand, Wonder Boys
Malcolm McDowell, A Clockwork Orange
Malcolm McDowell, The Company
Ewan McGregor, Big Fish
Ewan McGregor, A Life Less Ordinary
Ewan McGregor, Moulin Rouge!
Ewan McGregor, Trainspotting
Ewan McGregor, Velvet Goldmine
Ian McKellan, Gods & Monsters
Ian McKellen, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Scott Mechlowicz, Mean Creek
Una Merkel, The Parent Trap
Bette Midler, The First Wives Club
Bette Midler, Hocus Pocus
Penelope Ann Miller, Carlito’s Way
Hayley Mills, The Parent Trap
Liza Minnelli, Cabaret
Daniel Miranda, Duck Season
Helen Mirren, The Clearing
Helen Mirren, Gosford Park
Helen Mirren, The Queen
John Cameron Mitchell, Hedwig & the Angry Inch
Gretchen Mol, The Notorious Bettie Page
Alfred Molina, Frida
Marilyn Monroe, Some Like It Hot
Dudley Moore, Arthur
Julianne Moore, Boogie Nights
Julianne Moore, Far From Heaven
Mandy Moore, Saved!
Mary Tyler Moore, Ordinary People
Agnes Moorehead, Citizen Kane
Esai Morales, My Family
Catalina Sandino Moreno, Maria Full of Grace
Rita Moreno, West Side Story
Trevor Morgan, Mean Creek
Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises
Viggo Mortensen, A History of Violence
Emily Mortimer, Lovely & Amazing
Samantha Morton, Minority Report
Carrie Ann Moss, Memento
Zero Mostel, The Producers
Ben Mouton, All the Real Girls
Brittany Murphy, Riding in Cars With Boys
Cillian Murphy, Breakfast On Puto
Eddie Murphy, The Nutty Professor
Eddie Murphy, Shrek
Bill Murray, Broken Flowers
Bill Murray, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
Bill Murray, Lost In Translation
Bill Murray, Rushmore
Patricia Neal, Breakfast At Tiffany’s
Liam Neeson, Kinsey
Liam Neeson, Schindler’s List
Bebe Neuwirth, Tadpole
Paul Newman, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Paul Newman, Nobody’s Fool
Jack Nicholson, About Schmidt
Jack Nicholson, Batman
Jack Nicholson, The Departed
Jack Nicholson, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Jack Nicholson, Prizzi’s Honor
Jack Nicholson, Terms of Endearment
Nick Nolte, Affliction
Edward Norton, Primal Fear
Kim Novak, Vertigo
Donald O’Connor, Singin’ In the Rain
Sandra Oh, Sideways
Catherine O’Hara, A Mighty Wind
Michael O’Keefe, The Great Santini
Sophie Okonedo, Hotel Rwanda
Gary Oldman, The Contender
Lena Olin, The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Edward James Olmos, Selena
Edward James Olmos, Stand & Deliver
Nancy Olson, Sunset Boulevard
Tatum O’Neal, Paper Moon
Lupe Ontiveros, Chuck & Buck
Lupe Ontiveros, El Norte
Lupe Ontiveros, Real Women Have Curves
Lupe Ontiveros, Selena
Lupe Ontiveros, Storytelling
Haley Joel Osment, A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
Haley Joel Osment, The Sixth Sense
Peter O’Toole, The Lion In Winter
Peter O’Toole, Ratatouille
Miranda Otto, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Clive Owen, Closer
Clive Owen, Gosford Park
Al Pacino, Carlito’s Way
Al Pacino, Dick Tracy
Chazz Palminteri, Bullets Over Broadway
Gwyneth Paltrow, Proof
Gwyneth Paltrow, The Royal Tenenbaums
Gwyneth Paltrow, Shakespeare In Love
Gwyneth Paltrow, Sylvia
Joey Pantoliano, Memento
Anna Paquin, The Piano
Guy Pearce, L.A. Confidential
Guy Pearce, Memento
Gregory Peck, Roman Holiday
Gregory Peck, To Kill A Mockingbird
Josh Peck, Mean Creek
Elizabeth Peña, Tortilla Soup
Sean Penn, Carlito’s Way
Sean Penn, Dead Man Walking
Sean Penn, Fast Times At Ridgemont High
Sean Penn, Mystic River
Danny Perea, Duck Season
Rosie Perez, Fearless
Joe Pesci, Raging Bull
Mehki Pfeifer, O
Michelle Pfeiffer, Batman Returns
Michelle Pfeiffer, Dangerous Liaisons
Michelle Pfeiffer, The Fabulous Baker Boys
Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line
River Phoenix, My Own Private Idaho
River Phoenix, Running On Empty
River Phoenix, Stand By Me
Jada Pinkett-Smith, Set It Off
Brad Pitt, Se7en
Brad Pitt, 12 Monkeys
Jeremy Piven, Serendipity
Mary Kay Place, The Big Chill
Martha Plimpton, Parenthood
Martha Plimpton, Running On Empty
Sarah Polley, Go
Sarah Polley, My Life Without Me
Ellen Pompeo, Moonlight Mile
Natalie Portman, Anywhere But Here
Natalie Portman, Closer
Natalie Portman, Garden State
Parker Posey, The House of Yes
Parker Posey, Party Girl
Pete Postelwaite, In the Name of the Father
Melvil Poupaud, Time to Leave
Robert Preston, Victor/Victoria
Lou Taylor Pucci, Thumbsucker
Dennis Quaid, Far From Heaven
Queen Latifah, Set It Off
Claude Rains, Casablanca
Claude Rains, Notorious
Anne Ramsay, Throw Momma From the Train
John Randolph, Prizzi’s Honor
Victor Rasuk, Raising Victor Vargas
Stephen Rea, The Crying Game
Lynn Redgrave, Gods & Monsters
Donna Reed, It’s A Wonderful Life
John C. Reilly, The Good Girl
Burt Reynolds, Boogie Nights
Debbie Reynolds, Singin’ In the Rain
Christina Ricci, The Ice Storm
Christina Ricci, Now & Then
Christina Ricci, The Opposite of Sex
Miranda Richardson, The Crying Game
Miranda Richardson, Enchanted April
Ralph Richardson, Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Emily Rios, Quinceañera
Thelma Ritter, All About Eve
Jason Robards, Parenthood
Tim Robbins, Mystic River
Tim Robbins, The Player
Julia Roberts, Closer
Julia Roberts, Erin Brockovich
Julia Roberts, Notting Hill
Julia Roberts, Pretty Woman
Cliff Robertson, Charly
Roger Robinson, Brother to Brother
Sam Rockwell, Matchstick Men
Saoirse Ronan, Atonement
Cecilia Roth, All About My Mother
Mickey Rourke, Body Heat
Paul Rudd, Knocked Up
Mark Ruffalo, You Can Count On Me
Geoffrey Rush, Shakespeare In Love
Geoffrey Rush, Shine
Keri Russell, Waitress
Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
Winona Ryder, The Crucible
Winona Ryder, Heathers
Winona Ryder, Little Women
Winona Ryder, Mermaids
Winona Ryder, Reality Bites
George Sanders, All About Eve
Laura San Giacomo, sex, lies & videotape
Antonia San Juan, All About My Mother
Susan Sarandon, Bull Durham
Susan Sarandon, Dead Man Walking
Susan Sarandon, Moonlight Mile
Susan Sarandon, Thelma & Louise
Peter Sarsgaard, Boys Don’t Cry
Peter Sarsgaard, Shattered Glass
Rebecca Schull, Flannel Pajamas
Liev Schrieber, The Manchurian Candidate
Carly Schroeder, Mean Creek
Jason Schwartzman, Shopgirl
Campbell Scott, Roger Dodger
Campbell Scott, The Secret Lives of Dentists
Kyra Sedgwick, Heart & Souls
George Segal, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Andy Serkis, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Chloe Sevigny, Boys Don’t Cry
Tupac Shakur, Poetic Justice
Michael Shannon, Bug
Molly Shannon, Year of the Dog
Ally Sheedy, The Breakfast Club
Martin Sheen, Apocalypse Now
Michael Sheen, The Queen
Martin Short, Three Amigos
Elisabeth Shue, Leaving Las Vegas
Alexander Siddig, Syriana
Ron Silver, Reversal of Fortune
Alicia Silverstone, Clueless
Frank Sinatra, The Manchurian Candidate
Brooke Smith, The Silence of the Lambs
Maggie Smith, California Suite
Maggie Smith, Gosford Park
Maggie Smith, A Room with a View
Jimmy Smits, My Family
Ian Somerhalder, The Rules of Attraction
Mira Sorvino, Mighty Aphrodite
Mira Sorvino, Romy & Michelle’s High School Reunion
Sissy Spacek, Carrie
Sissy Spacek, Coal Miner’s Daughter
Sissy Spacek, In the Bedroom
Sissy Spacek, Missing
Sissy Spacek, 3 Women
Kevin Spacey, Se7en
James Spader, sex, lies & videotape
Kim Stanley, Frances
Maureen Stapleton, Airport
Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake
Mary Steenburgen, Melvin & Howard
James Stewart, It’s A Wonderful Life
James Stewart, Vertigo
David Strathairn, Good Night, and Good Luck
Beatrice Straight, Network
Meryl Streep, Adaptation.
Meryl Streep, The Bridges of Madison County
Meryl Streep, A Cry in the Dark
Meryl Streep, Kramer vs Kramer
Meryl Streep, One True Thing
Meryl Streep, Marvin’s Room
Meryl Streep, Postcards from the Edge
Meryl Streep, Sophie’s Choice
Gloria Stuart, Titanic
Donald Sutherland, Ordinary People
Donald Sutherland, Six Degrees of Separation
Hilary Swank, Boys Don’t Cry
Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby
Gloria Swanson, Sunset Boulevard
Tilda Swinton, The Deep End
Ione Syke, Say Anything
Amber Tamblyn, Stephanie Daley
Russ Tamblyn, West Side Story
Jessica Tandy, Driving Miss Daisy
Channing Tatum, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Elizabeth Taylor, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Elizabeth Taylor, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Charlize Theron, Monster
Emma Thompson, Howards End
Emma Thompson, Love, Actually
Emma Thompson, Sense & Sensibility
Billy Bob Thornton, Bad Santa
Billy Bob Thornton, The Man Who Wasn’t There
Uma Thurman, Kill Bill: Volume One
Uma Thurman, Kill Bill: Volume Two
Uma Thurman, Pulp Fiction
Uma Thurman, Tape
Maura Tierney, Insomnia
Jennifer Tilley, Bullets Over Broadway
Jennifer Tilley, The Cat’s Meow
Marisa Tomei, In the Bedroom
Marisa Tomei, My Cousin Vinny
Lily Tomlin, 9 to 5
Jasmine Trinca, The Best of Youth
Kathleen Turner, Body Heat
Liv Ullmann, Autumn Sonata
Jo Van Fleet, East of Eden
Mario Van Peebles, Baadasssss!
Maribel Verdu, Pan’s Labyrinth
Maribel Verdu, Y Tu Mamá También
David Villalpando, El Norte
Erich von Stroheim, Sunset Boulevard
Max Von Sydow, Hannah and Her Sisters
Mark Wahlberg, I <3 Huckabees
Christopher Walken, Around the Bend
Julie Walters, Billy Elliot
Melora Walters, Magnolia
Lesley Ann Warren, Clue
Lesley Ann Warren, Victor/Victoria
Sharon Warren, Ray
Denzel Washington, Glory
Denzel Washington, Training Day
Emily Watson, Gosford Park
Sigourney Weaver, The Ice Storm
Sigourney Weaver, Working Girl
Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardener
Rachel Weisz, The Fountain
Orson Welles, Citizen Kane
Wil Wheaton, Stand By Me
Dianne Wiest, Bullets Over Broadway
Dianne Wiest, Edward Scissorhands
Dianne Wiest, Hannah and Her Sisters
Dianne Wiest, Parenthood
Gene Wilder, The Producers
Gene Wilder, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Gene Wilder, Young Frankenstein
Tom Wilkinson, In the Bedroom
JoBeth Williams, The Big Chill
Michelle Williams, Brokeback Mountain
Robin Williams, Aladdin
Robin Williams, Dead Poets Society
Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting
Robin Williams, Mrs. Doubtfire
Robin Williams, One Hour Photo
Oprah Winfrey, The Color Purple
Debra Winger, Shadowlands
Debra Winger, Terms of Endearment
Kate Winslet, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Kate Winslet, Hamlet
Kate Winslet, Iris
Kate Winslet, Little Children
Kate Winslet, Sense & Sensibility
Kate Winslet, Titanic
Shelley Winters, The Diary of Anne Frank
Ray Wise, Good Night, and Good Luck
Reese Witherspoon, Election
Reese Witherspoon, Legally Blonde
Reese Witherspoon, Vanity Fair
Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line
Alfre Woodard, Heart & Souls
Fenella Woolgar, Bright Young Things
Sam Worthington, Somersault
Robin Wright-Penn, Forrest Gump
Michelle Yeoh, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Susannah York, They Shoot Horses Don’t They?
Gig Young, They Shoot Horses Don’t They?
Steve Zahn, Riding in Cars With Boys
Renée Zellweger, Bridget Jones’s Diary
Renée Zellweger, One True Thing
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chicago
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Traffic
Ziyi Zhang, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Anyone got predictions?