Actor's Delight.
The year's been overwhelmed by constant chatter concerning a particular King and Queen, but never once have the whispers bloomed into a scream about performances far more regal and richly layered.
So, in apprecation of those that captivated by drawing us into their private worlds:
Gillian Anderson as Sarah Merrit in The Last King of Scotland
Christian Bale as Alfred Borden in The Prestige
Ivana Baquero as Ofelia in El Laberinto del Fauno
Maria Bello as Marcia Prior Glass in The Sisters
Jessica Biel as Sophie in The Illusionist
Steve Carell as Frank in Little Miss Sunshine
Abbie Cornish as Candy in Candy
Penélope Cruz as Raimunda in Volver
Matt Damon as Colin Sullivan in The Departed
Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Matt Dillon as Henry Chinaski in Factotum
Leonardo DiCaprio as Danny Archer in Blood Diamond
Chiwetel Ejiofor as Lola in Kinky Boots
Vera Farmiga as Teresa Gazelle in Running Scared
Jodelle Ferland as Jeliza-Rose in Tideland
Charlotte Gainsbourg as Stéphanie in La Science des rêves
Paul Giamatti as Inspector Uhl in The Illusionist
Eva Green as Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale
Djimon Hounsou as Solomon in Blood Diamond
Danny Huston as Arthur Burns in The Proposition
Mia Kirshner as Elizabeth Short in The Black Dahlia
Sook-Yin Lee as Sofia in Shortbus
Gong Li as Empress Phoenix in Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia
Sergi Lopez as Capitán Vidal in El Laberinto del Fauno
James McAvoy as Nicholas Garrigan in The Last King of Scotland
Idina Menzel as Vera Rivkin in Ask the Dust
Gretchen Mol as Bettie Page in The Notorious Bettie Page
Eddie Murphy as James “Thunder” Early in Dreamgirls
Sophia Myles as Isolde in Tristan & Isolde
Bill Nighy as Davey Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Guy Pearce as Andy Warhol in Factory Girl
Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa in Rocky Balboa
Emma Thompson as Kay Eiffel in Stranger Than Fiction
Mark Wahlberg as Sgt. Dignam in The Departed
Paul Walker as Joey Gazelle in Running Scared
Naomi Watts as Kitty Fane in The Painted Veil
Forest Whitaker as Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland
Kate Winslet as Tula in Romance & Cigarettes
Emily Woof as Ruth in Wondrous Oblivion
And to those shining four that, belonging to their distinct categories, devoured the stars at every turn, by:
Inspiring awkward humour and spells of longing with a single glance.
Radiating an energy so distracting, its playfulness keeps you hidden in the dark.
Confidently billowing with more life than a drop of ink cast into a glass of water.
Showing us that the internal fight in a man can only be exposed under the guise of another.
And the rest is dross.
8 comments:
"Gong Li as Empress Phoenix in Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia"
One-note?
Man. The comment moderation has got to go.
It IS one-note.
Just because it doesn't have texture doesn't mean it can't work on a surface level.
Matt Dillon as Henry Chinaski in The Departed.
;)
You are officially my hero for listing Bale, Baquero, Biel, McAvoy, Gainsbourg, and most importanly Vera Farmiga in Running Scared. She delivered such a powerful performance. It was completely overlooked though because the film was ignored and it was February. Then everyone started loving her for the wrong film.
"I said BACK THE FUCK OFF YOU TWISTED MOTHERFUCKING CUNTS."
Only she could make that poetry.
Love that you included Ivana! :)
And... I've linked you! May I be linked too, please? :D
Uhf course, dear.
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