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It has arguably the best lead actor performance of the year, and it's arguable that Tommy Lee Jones and Sally Field also own their categories.

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Performance by an actor in a supporting role Barkhad Abdi in «Captain Phillips» Bradley Cooper in «American Hustle» Michael Fassbender in «12 Years a Slave» Jonah Hill in «The Wolf of Wall Street» Jared Leto in «Dallas Buyers Club» * WINNER

JAMES DEAN A 24 - year - old Californian, James Dean burst into sudden prominence this year as one of Hollywood's top young movie actors with a sensitive performance in East of Eden that drew critical raves.

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Every year, new actors are introduced to the mainstream by way of performances so intense, so charismatic, or so brave, that they become impossible to ignore.

Three years later, Winstone's harrowing performance in Oldman's Nil by Mouth garnered him a Best Actor BAFTA nomination, as well as recognition on both sides of the Atlantic.

If Boyega's performance in Imperial Dreams is any indication of how he will continue to progress as an actor over the years, we may just have another Denzel Washington on our hands, which is funny, due to the fact that he looks like he could literally be his son.

In June 1996, the LAPD arrested the actor (who had already spent time in three rehabilitation facilities between 1987 and 1996) on counts including drug use, driving under the influence, possession of a concealed weapon, and possession of illegal substances, a development which struck many as ironic, given his star - making performance years prior in Less than Zero.

And a cast to dream of down to the smallest roles, most of the actors giving the performance of their lifetime: J.Lo is hardly recognizable as the irrelevant pop singer of recent years, doing a great job as a female cop tempted by the attracting opposites of bank robber George Clooney, who was never better than here.

Receiving positive notices for his impromptu portrayal, the actor found further acclaim the following year, with his performance as Edward Voysey in the Royal National Theatre's production of The Voysey Inheritance.

I can't say it's either lead actor's best comedic performance, but it is by far one of the better comedies you will see this year.

That losing streak is almost certain to be ended in February, this film and this year being the obvious vessels to recognize not just a fearless, committed, and physical performance full of snot and beard but a body of work over the past quarter - century seemingly unrivaled by any other actor.

For the last few years Andy Serkis has been at the center of the conversation about actors in performance - capture roles being nominated for Oscars.

Eddie Redmayne, who was the toast of the awards season last year for his role in The Theory of Everything, also received a SAG nomination this morning for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, and responded with his own reaction to the news:

More than anything, this film is one of the finest accomplishments for actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, who (I must say) deserves to finally take home the Oscar for this after so many years of fine performances.

30 years in the future from the main story, Gleeson's Nickerson retells the tale of The Essex to Whishaw's Melville, two strong performances from the seasoned actors, both coming from big autumn movies in Suffragette and SPECTRE respectively.

Not many will debate against that Woody Harrelson is one of the greatest actors of his time (this year alone he has appeared in a wide variety of films and given a pair of incredible performances in War for the Planet of the Apes and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), but his portrayal of Texan Lyndon B. Johnson in the biopic about the polarizing political figure simply titled LBJ (directed by Rob Reiner of A Few Good Men fame among other widely regarded classics) is a mixed bag.

Most of all, it's a great performance piece for Pullman, an actor who I've hoped would find better material in recent years.

Best Actor: There was an embarrassment of riches in lead male performances this year at Sundance, with the best of them collectively worthy of Oscar's entire best actor lineup in itActor: There was an embarrassment of riches in lead male performances this year at Sundance, with the best of them collectively worthy of Oscar's entire best actor lineup in itactor lineup in itself.

And Mikkelsen, one of his country's finest actors, in collaboration with Thomas Vinterberg, one of its finest directors, delivers what may be his strongest performance yet in The Hunt, which rightfully won him the Best Actor Award at Cannes last year.

That's not to say the performance wasn't great and that the film wasn't one of the best of the year — it just wasn't the type of film that garners awards for its actors as it was far more concerned with docudrama authenticity than it was with giving its actors full - bore characters to develop.

«With Daniel «s ability to deliver intense, nuanced performances, we knew we had found yet another great actor to share the screen with some of our biggest heroes,» the movie's producer Kevin Feige shared in a statement about the 36 - year - old actor.

Despite the intense performance schedule, with most of the cast participating in the production since it first started Off Broadway just over one year ago, actor Daveed Diggs said the important subject matter keeps the cast going.

Best Picture: (tie) «Gravity» and «Her» Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron, «Gravity» Runner up: Spike Jonze, «Her» Best Actor: Bruce Dern, «Nebraska» Runner up: Chiwetel Ejiofor, «12 Years a Slave» Best Actress: (tie) Cate Blanchett, «Blue Jasmine» and Adele Exarchopoulos, «Blue is the Warmest Color» Best Supporting Actor: (tie) Jared Leto, «Dallas Buyers Club,» James Franco, «Spring Breakers» Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong» o, «12 Years a Slave» Runner up: June Squibb, «Nebraska» Best Foreign Language Film: «Blue Is the Warmest Color» Runner up: «The Great Beauty» Best Animation: «Ernest & Celestine» Runner up: «The Wind Rises» Best Documentary: «Stories We Tell» Runner up: «The Act of Killing» Best Screenplay: Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, «Before Midnight» Runner up: Spike Jonze, «Her» Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki, «Gravity» Runner up: Bruno Delbonnel, «Inside Llewyn Davis» Best Editing: Alfonso Cuaron and Mark Sanger, «Gravity» Runner up: Shane Carruth and David Lowery, «Upstream Color» Best Production Design: K.K. Barrett, «Her» Runner up: Jess Gonchor, «Inside Llewyn Davis» Best Music Score: T Bone Burnett, «Inside Llewyn Davis» Runner up: Arcade Fire and Owen Pallett, «Her» Douglas Edwards Independent / Experimental Film / Video Award: «Cabinets of Wonder: Films and a Performance by Charlotte Pryce»

In addition to his Academy Award nomination for his performance as Sonny Dewey, he was named Best Actor of the year by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and by the National Society of Film Critics.

Pirates of the Caribbean is the first film ever released under the Walt Disney Pictures brand to receive higher than a PG rating (the film is rated PG - 13), and the team assembled to make the film is a virtual Who's who of hot properties: Director Gore Verbinski had a huge hit last year with the spook fest The Ring, Writers Terry Rossio & Ted Elliott were the writing team behind Shrek, Actor Johnny Depp is so extremely selective in his roles no one would ever imagine he'd do a Disney film, Orlando Bloom is fresh off the Lord of The Rings Trilogy, Geoffrey Rush has at least one Academy Award under his belt, and Keira Knightley has become a hot property after her performance in the run away indie hit Bend It Like Beckham.

Despite the unusual casting, Gary Oldman has become the frontrunner to win most of the Best Actor prizes during this year's awards season for his performance as Winston Churchill in Joe Wright's Darkest Hour.

To mark the occasion, and to acknowledge that more than half of 2013 is behind us, I've compiled a list of the finest film performances delivered by actors this year, at least until this point.

«Room» earned the Best Adapted Screenplay Prize, and also was recognized for the top two performances of the year: Brie Larson for Best Actress and Jacob Tremblay for Best Actor.

Understandably In the Heat of the Night cleaned up at that year's Oscars, with standout performances from Poitier, in particular and considering the topic of the film seemed ironic he didn't win best actor.

Likewise, Rooney Mara gives a memorable performance as the grief - stricken M, her single moment in the kitchen with a pie being one of the greatest scenes of the year, and one of the best examples of an actor's commitment to their part.

It's nevertheless impossible to deny that Split, though rarely engrossing, remains quite watchable throughout, with the movie kicking off with an absolutely enthralling opening sequence and benefiting substantially from McAvoy's frequently showstopping performance as the deranged central character (ie the actor does a superb job of creating a series of impressively distinct personalities, including a nine - year - old boy).

Again, it's a very different kind of performance from the actor, but easily his most memorable in years.

«Nebraska» has already gained acclaim on the festival circuit, particularly for Dern's lead performance (which won Best Actor at Cannes earlier this year), but there's nothing really special about any of the acting here.

Best motion picture of the year «Amour» «Argo» «Beasts of the Southern Wild» «Django Unchained» «Les Misérables» «Life of Pi» «Lincoln» «Silver Linings Playbook» «Zero Dark Thirty» Performance by an actor in a leading role Bradley Cooper in «Silver Linings Playbook» Daniel Day - Lewis in «Lincoln» Hugh Jackman in «Les Misérables» Joaquin Phoenix in «The Master» Denzel Washington in «Flight» Performance by an actress in a leading role Jessica Chastain in «Zero Dark Thirty» Jennifer Lawrence in «Silver Linings Playbook» Emmanuelle Riva in «Amour» Quvenzhané Wallis in «Beasts of the Southern Wild» Naomi Watts in «The Impossible» Performance by an actor in a supporting role Alan Arkin in «Argo» Robert De Niro in «Silver Linings Playbook» Philip Seymour Hoffman in «The Master» Tommy Lee Jones in «Lincoln» Christoph Waltz in «Django Unchained» Performance by an actress in a supporting role Amy Adams in «The Master» Sally Field in «Lincoln» Anne Hathaway in «Les Misérables» Helen Hunt in «The Sessions» Jacki Weaver in «Silver Linings Playbook» Achievement in directing «Amour,» Michael Haneke «Beasts of the Southern Wild,» Benh Zeitlin «Life of Pi,» Ang Lee «Lincoln,» Steven Spielberg «Silver Linings Playbook,» David O. Russell Best foreign language film of the year «Amour,» Austria «Kon - Tiki,» Norway «No,» Chile «A Royal Affair,» Denmark «War Witch,» Canada Best animated feature film of the year «Brave,» Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman «Frankenweenie,» Tim Burton «ParaNorman,» Sam Fell and Chris Butler «The Pirates!

For the second year in a row, Claire Foy took home the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama for her astounding work on Netflix original The Crown, though this time around, she was absent — and her victory came as something of a surprise.

Giving strong performances in movies and TV shows such as 12 Years a Slave, August: Osage County, War Horse, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and Sherlock, Cumberbatch has proven himself as one of the best actors working today.

This may be Keaton's most brilliant performance in years, perhaps ever, channeling into Riggan's own ups and downs as an actor to draw upon his own quest for a comeback to relevancy in the hearts and minds of a public that only sees him as «that guy that did that thing», and nothing more.

* The problem wasn't their fine performances, but the fact those were a few of the handful of major roles for actors of color in prestige - ish films this year (and you can argue «Straight Outta» never really found that prestige clout).

The decision came as a shock to fans of the 60 - year - old actor and father of three, many of whom feel like he has a lot more to offer in the way of brilliant performances.

Every year I hope for a documentary about a writer of impact, both artistically and politically, a film in which stock footage is laid under a vocal performance of the author's prose, rendered by some great and richly - timbred actor.

It's rare these days to read an article about Robert de Niro without seeing him referred to as the greatest actor of his generation; and rare also that the same article doesn't reel off his extraordinary performances of 20 - 30 years ago and rather skirt over the rest.

Winning Academy Awards for supporting actor and actress, Christian Bale and Melissa Leo, as well as a host of other known and unknown actors like Mark Wahlberg and Amy Adams, turn in easily the best ensemble performance of the year in this unique boxing flick which is more about the relationships than the fight.

Fortunately, Chandor has a stellar ensemble cast of actors at his disposal, most of whom are at the top of their game here — particularly Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons as the steely head of the firm, and Paul Bettany in a dynamic performance that makes you wonder why he's been wasting his time making genre films for the past few years.

The actor is going through his own personal renaissance — in the last five years executing wonderful performances in the likes of Rampart, The Edge Of Seventeen, the still as - yet - unreleased LBJ and his TV turn with True Detectivof Rampart, The Edge Of Seventeen, the still as - yet - unreleased LBJ and his TV turn with True DetectivOf Seventeen, the still as - yet - unreleased LBJ and his TV turn with True Detective.

Unsurprisingly, many agree that Daniel Day - Lewis gave the best male performance of the year in Lincoln, while the National Board of Review gave Bradley Cooper that honor, ushering him into the Best Actor race for his work in Silver Linings Playbook.

Matthew McConaughey may have become a star as a leading man in major - studio films like «A Time to Kill» and «The Wedding Planner,» but in the last few years the laid - back Texan has reinvented and revived his career with a string of sparkling performances in low - budget indies: Richard Linklater «s «Bernie,» Steven Soderbergh's «Magic Mike,» William Friedkin «s «Killer Joe,» Jeff Nichols» «Mud» and now Jean - Marc Vallee's «Dallas Buyers Club,» which has made McConaughey a strong favorite to land a Best Actor nomination.

Hugh Jackman receives this year's Roger Ebert Actor of the Year Award for his performances as P.T. Barnum in the musical «The Greatest Showman» and Logan / Wolverine in the action film «Logan&raqyear's Roger Ebert Actor of the Year Award for his performances as P.T. Barnum in the musical «The Greatest Showman» and Logan / Wolverine in the action film «Logan&raqYear Award for his performances as P.T. Barnum in the musical «The Greatest Showman» and Logan / Wolverine in the action film «Logan».

Variety's Actors on Actors series, which features two actors sitting down with one another to discuss their careers and give insight into their acting processes and performances, has been home to a countless amount of great discussions over the past couple of Actors on Actors series, which features two actors sitting down with one another to discuss their careers and give insight into their acting processes and performances, has been home to a countless amount of great discussions over the past couple of Actors series, which features two actors sitting down with one another to discuss their careers and give insight into their acting processes and performances, has been home to a countless amount of great discussions over the past couple of actors sitting down with one another to discuss their careers and give insight into their acting processes and performances, has been home to a countless amount of great discussions over the past couple of years.