Best Actor Lineups of the 2010s

Expanded my lineups to 8 so I don't feel as bad by not having different numbered lineups.to have diffe

2010:
Javier Bardem, Biutiful
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Min-sik Choi, I Saw the Devil
George Clooney, The American
Leonardo DiCaprio, Shutter Island
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, THe King's Speech
Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine

2011:
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Ryan Gosling, Drive
Peyman Moaadi, A Separation
Peter Mullan, Tyrannosaur
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Matthias Schoenarts, Bullhead
Michael Shannon, Take Shelter

2012:
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Master **tie**
Denis Lavant, Holy Motors
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master **tie**
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Amour
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Denzel Washington, Flight

2013:
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Domhnall Gleeson, About Time
Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Mads Mikkelsen, The Hunt
Joaquin Phoenix, Her

2014:
Nicolas Cage, Joe
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
Tom Hardy, The Drop
Michael Keaton, Birdman
Joaquin Phoenix, Inherent Vice
Jeremy Renner, Kill the Messenger
Miles Teller, Whiplash

2015:
Paul Dano, Love & Mercy
Johnny Depp, Black Mass
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Colin Farrell, The Lobster
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Tom Hanks, Bridge of Spies
Kurt Russell, Bone Tomahawk
Jacob Tremblay, Room

2016:
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Joel Edgerton, Loving
Andrew Garfield, Silence
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Ryan Gosling, The Nice Guys
Shahab Hosseini, The Salesman
Denzel Washington, Fences

2017:
Timothee Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name
Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
Ryan Gosling, Blade Runner 2049
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
Hugh Jackman, Logan
Robert Pattinson, Good Time
Joaquin Phoenix, You Were Never Really Here
Jeremy Renner, Wind River

2018:
Zain Al Rafeea, Capernaum
Joe Cole, A Prayer Before Dawn
Jim Cummings, Thunder Road
Matt Dillon, The House That Jack Built
Ben Foster, Galveston
Ethan Hawke, First Reformed
Brady Jandreau, The Rider
John C. Reilly, Stan & Ollie

currently working on my lineups, but for now:

2018
Nicolas Cage, Mandy
Willem Dafoe, At Eternity's Gate
Matt Dillon, The House That Jack Built***
John Huston, The Other Side of the Wind
John C. Reilly, Stan & Ollie
John David Washington, BlacKkKlansman
Alex Wolff, Hereditary

2017
Claes Bang, The Square
Ross Lynch, My Friend Dahmer
Robert Pattinson, Good Time
Joaquin Phoenix, You Were Never Really Here
Adam Sandler, The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Song Kang-ho, A Taxi Driver
Harry Dean Stanton, Lucky***

2016
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea***
Adam Driver, Paterson
Mark Duplass, Blue Jay
Shahab Hosseini, The Salesman
Adan Jodorowsky, Endless Poetry
Dave Johns, I, Daniel Blake
Michael Keaton, The Founder

2015
Johnny Depp, Black Mass
Mark Duplass, Creep***
Colin Farrell, The Lobster
Samuel L. Jackson, The Hateful Eight
Joaquin Phoenix, Irrational Man
Kurt Russell, Bone Tomahawk
Nilbio Torres, Embrace of the Serpent

2014
Nicolas Cage, Joe
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
Michael Keaton, Birdman***
Laurent Lucas, Alléluia
Joaquin Phoenix, Inherent Vice
Ryan Reynolds, The Voices
Timothy Spall, Mr. Turner

2013
Bruce Dern, Nebraska***
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
Ethan Hawke, Before Midnight
Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
Brontis Jodorowsky, The Dance of Reality
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Joaquin Phoenix, Her

2012
Jack Black, Bernie
Anthony Hopkins, Hitchcock
Denis Lavant, Holy Motors
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master***
Jason Segel, Jeff, Who Lives at Home
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Amour
Elijah Wood, Maniac

2011
Antonio Banderas, The Skin I Live In
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Cold Fish
Ryan Gosling, Drive
Payman Maadi, A Separation
Lucas Pittaway, Snowtown

2010
Choi Min-sik, I Saw the Devil***
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Tyler Labine, Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
Mads Mikkelsen, Valhalla Rising
Lee Byung-hun, I Saw the Devil
Ben Stiller, Greenberg
Alan Tudyk, Tucker and Dale vs. Evil

2010:

1. Al Pacino, You Don't Know Jack
2. Jeff Bridges, True Grit
3. Colin Firth, THe King's Speech
4. Javier Bardem, Biutiful
5. George Clooney, The American
6. Leonardo DiCaprio, Shutter Island
7. Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network


2011:

1. Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2. Antonio Banderas, The Skin I Live In
3. Jean Dujardin, The Artist
4. Brad Pitt, Moneyball
5. Woody Harrelson, Rampart
6. George Clooney, The Descendants
7. Michael Shannon, Take Shelter


2012:

1. Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
2. Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
3. Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
4. Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
5. Denzel Washington, Flight
6. Anthony Hopkins, Hitchcock
7. Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook


2013:

1. Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
2. Bruce Dern, Nebraska
3. Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
4. Michael B. Jordan, Fruitvale Station
5. Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
6. Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
7. Forest Whitaker, The Butler


2014:

1. Michael Keaton, Birdman
2. Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game.
3. Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
4. Ralph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest Hotel
5. Bill Murray, St. Vincent
6. Nicolas Cage, Joe
7. Timothy Spall, Mr. Turner


2015:

1. Samuel L. Jackson, The Hateful Eight
2. Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
3. Tom Hanks, Bridge of Spies
4. Al Pacino, Danny Collins
5. Matt Damon, The Martian
6. Johnny Depp, Black Mass
7. Kurt Russell, Bone Tomahawk


2016:

1. Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
2. Denzel Washington, Fences
3. Colin Farrell, The Lobster
4. Andrew Garfield, Silence
5. Michael Keaton, The Founder
6. Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
7. Ryan Gosling, La La Land


2017:

1. Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
2. Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
3. Timothée Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name
4. Robert De Niro, The Wizard of Lies
5. Vince Vaughn, Brawl in Cell Block 99
6. Joaquin Phoenix, You Were Never Really Here
7. Colin Farrell, The Killing of a Sacred Deer


2018:

1. Willem Dafoe, At Eternity's Gate
2. Clint Eastwood, The Mule
3. John C. Reilly, Stan & Ollie
4. Steve Coogan, Stan & Ollie
5. Ethan Hawke, First Reformed
6. Christian Bale, Vice
7. Jeff Bridges, Bad Times at the El Royale

2010:
Javier Bardem, Biutiful
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Min-sik Choi, I Saw the Devil
George Clooney, The American
Leonardo DiCaprio, Shutter Island
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, THe King's Speech
Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine

2011:
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Ryan Gosling, Drive
Peyman Moaadi, A Separation
Peter Mullan, Tyrannosaur
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Matthias Schoenarts, Bullhead
Michael Shannon, Take Shelter

2012:
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Denis Lavant, Holy Motors
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Amour
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Denzel Washington, Flight

2013:
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Domhnall Gleeson, About Time
Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Mads Mikkelsen, The Hunt
Joaquin Phoenix, Her

2014:
Nicolas Cage, Joe
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
Tom Hardy, The Drop
Michael Keaton, Birdman
Joaquin Phoenix, Inherent Vice
Jeremy Renner, Kill the Messenger
Miles Teller, Whiplash

2015:
Paul Dano, Love & Mercy
Johnny Depp, Black Mass
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Colin Farrell, The Lobster
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Tom Hanks, Bridge of Spies
Kurt Russell, Bone Tomahawk
Jacob Tremblay, Room

2016:
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Joel Edgerton, Loving
Andrew Garfield, Silence
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Ryan Gosling, The Nice Guys
Shahab Hosseini, The Salesman
Denzel Washington, Fences

2017:
Timothee Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name
Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
Ryan Gosling, Blade Runner 2049
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
Hugh Jackman, Logan
Robert Pattinson, Good Time
Joaquin Phoenix, You Were Never Really Here
Jeremy Renner, Wind River

2018:
Zain Al Rafeea, Capernaum
Joe Cole, A Prayer Before Dawn
Jim Cummings, Thunder Road
Matt Dillon, The House That Jack Built
Ben Foster, Galveston
Ethan Hawke, First Reformed
Brady Jandreau, The Rider
John C. Reilly, Stan & Ollie

2019:
Christian Bale, Ford v Ferrari
Bartosz Bielenia, Corpus Christi
Willem Dafoe, The Lighthouse
Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Kelvin Harrison Jr., Luce
Paul Walter Hauser, Richard Jewell
Ian McShane, Deadwood: The Movie
Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems

Updated


2010:

1. Al Pacino, You Don't Know Jack
2. Jeff Bridges, True Grit
3. Colin Firth, THe King's Speech
4. Javier Bardem, Biutiful
5. George Clooney, The American
6. Leonardo DiCaprio, Shutter Island
7. Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network


2011:

1. Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2. Antonio Banderas, The Skin I Live In
3. Jean Dujardin, The Artist
4. Brad Pitt, Moneyball
5. Woody Harrelson, Rampart
6. George Clooney, The Descendants
7. Michael Shannon, Take Shelter


2012:

1. Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
2. Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
3. Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
4. Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
5. Denzel Washington, Flight
6. Anthony Hopkins, Hitchcock
7. Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook


2013:

1. Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
2. Bruce Dern, Nebraska
3. Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
4. Michael B. Jordan, Fruitvale Station
5. Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
6. Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
7. Forest Whitaker, The Butler


2014:

1. Michael Keaton, Birdman
2. Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game.
3. Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
4. Ralph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest Hotel
5. Bill Murray, St. Vincent
6. Nicolas Cage, Joe
7. Timothy Spall, Mr. Turner


2015:

1. Samuel L. Jackson, The Hateful Eight
2. Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
3. Tom Hanks, Bridge of Spies
4. Al Pacino, Danny Collins
5. Matt Damon, The Martian
6. Johnny Depp, Black Mass
7. Kurt Russell, Bone Tomahawk


2016:

1. Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
2. Denzel Washington, Fences
3. Colin Farrell, The Lobster
4. Andrew Garfield, Silence
5. Michael Keaton, The Founder
6. Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
7. Ryan Gosling, La La Land


2017:

1. Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
2. Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
3. Timothée Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name
4. Robert De Niro, The Wizard of Lies
5. Vince Vaughn, Brawl in Cell Block 99
6. Joaquin Phoenix, You Were Never Really Here
7. Colin Farrell, The Killing of a Sacred Deer


2018:

1. Willem Dafoe, At Eternity's Gate
2. Clint Eastwood, The Mule
3. John C. Reilly, Stan & Ollie
4. Steve Coogan, Stan & Ollie
5. Ethan Hawke, First Reformed
6. Christian Bale, Vice
7. Jeff Bridges, Bad Times at the El Royale


2019:

1. Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
2. Robert De Niro, The Irishman
3. Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory
4. Leonardo Di Caprio, Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood
5. Adam Driver, Marriage Story
6. Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems
7. Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes

2010
1. Edgar Ramirez, Carlos
2. Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
3. Jeff Bridges, True Grit
4. Ewan McGregor, The Ghost Writer
5. Colin Firth, The King’s Speech

2011
1. Michael Fassbender, Shame
2. Ryan Gosling, Drive
3. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 50/50
4. Michael Shannon, Take Shelter
5. Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

2012
1. Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
2. Mads Mikkelsen, The Hunt
3. Denis Lavant, Holy Motors
4. Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
5. Gael García Bernal, No

2013
1. Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
2. Joaquin Phoenix, Her
3. Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
4. Bruce Dern, Nebraska
5. Toni Servillo, The Great Beauty

2014
1. Michael Keaton, Birdman
2. Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
3. Ralph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest Hotel
4. Johannes Kuhnke, Force Majeure
5. Adam Driver, Hungry Hearts

2015
1. Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
2. Jacob Tremblay, Room
3. Jesse Eisenberg, The End of The Tour
4. Géza Röhrig, Son of Saul
5. Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant

2016
1. Casey Affleck, Manchester By The Sea
2. Adam Driver, Paterson
3. Shahab Hosseini, The Salesman
4. Ryan Gosling, The Nice Guys
5. Colin Farrell, The Lobster

2017
1. Harry Dean Stanton, Lucky
2. Timothée Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name
3. Robert Pattinson, Good Time
4. Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
5. James McAvoy, Split

2018
1. Ryan Gosling, First Man
2. Ethan Hawke, First Reformed
3. Willem Dafoe, At Eternity’s Gate
4. Charlie Plummer, Lean On Pete
5. Paul Giamatti, Private Life

2019
1. Adam Driver, Marriage Story
2. Brad Pitt, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
3. Antonio Banderas, Dolor y Gloria
4. August Diehl, A Hidden Life
5. Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Casey Affleck; The Killer Inside Me
Javier Bardem; Biutiful
Jim Broadbent; Another Year ***
Jesse Eisenberg; The Social Network
Matt Damon; Hereafter

Daniel Auteuil; The Well Digger's Daughter
Antonio Banderas; The Skin I Live In
Demian Bichir; A Better Life
Steve Carell; Crazy, Stupid, Love
Peyman Moaadi; A Separation ***

Daniel Day-Lewis; Lincoln ***
John Hawkes; The Sessions
Dennis Lavant; Holy Motors
Joaquin Phoenix; The Master
Christoph Waltz; Django Unchained

Daniel Bruhl; Rush
Michael Douglas; Behind the Candelabra
Oscar Isaac; Inside Llewyn Davis
James McAvoy; Filth
Paul Sparks; Sparrows Dance ***

Ralph Fiennes; The Grand Budapest Hotel
Domhnall Gleeson; Frank
Jake Gyllenhaal; Nightcrawler ***
Philip Seymour Hoffman; A Most Wanted Man
David Oyelowo; Selma

Abraham Attah; Beasts of No Nation
Colin Farrell; The Lobster ***
Michael Fassbender; Steve Jobs
Ben Foster; The Program
Robert Pattinson; Life

Gael Garcia Bernal; Neruda
Adam Driver; Paterson
Joel Edgerton; Loving ***
Chris Pine; Hell or High Water
Tom Sweet; The Childhood of a Leader

Daniel Day-Lewis; Phantom Thread
Jake Gyllenhaal; Stronger
Hugh Jackman; Logan
Robert Pattinson; Good Time
Denzel Washington; Roman J. Israel, Esq. ***

Zain Al Rafeea; Capernaum ***
Christian Bale; Vice
Jeff Bridges; Bad Times at the El Royale
Domhnall Gleeson; The Little Stranger
Jonathan Pryce; The Wife

Daniel Auteuil; La Belle Epoque
Christian Bale; Ford v Ferrari
Willem Dafoe; The Lighthouse ***
Eddie Murphy; Dolemite is my Name
Adam Sandler; Uncut Gems

2010
Aaron Eckhart, Rabbit Hole
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
James Franco, 127 Hours
Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine
Tahar Rahim, A Prophet

2011
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Ryan Gosling, Drive
Ewan McGregor, Beginners
Brad Pitt, Moneyball

2012
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Matthias Schoenaerts, Rust & Bone
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Amour
Denzel Washington, Flight

2013
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips 
Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club

2014
Ralph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
Michael Keaton, Birdman
David Oyelowo, Selma
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

2015
Matt Damon, The Martian
Paul Dano, Love & Mercy
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Michael B. Jordan, Creed
Jacob Tremblay, Room

2016
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Colin Farrell, The Lobster
Hugh Grant, Florence Foster Jenkins
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences

2017
Claes Bang, The Square
Jamie Bell, Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
Timothée Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name
Jake Gyllenhaal, Stronger
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out

2018
Zain Al Rafeea, Capernaum
Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born
Willem Dafoe, At Eternity's Gate
Ryan Gosling, First Man
Ethan Hawke, First Reformed

2019
Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory
Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Taron Egerton, Rocketman
Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood