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Post by Mattsby on Dec 1, 2019 23:38:56 GMT
OK, MA. We did this back in June '18 - here's that poll - which resulted 1) Joaquin, 2) Leo, 3) McConaughey - but here's the official one!!! Popular demand wanted Gosling on the poll, so he's here - even though I left off Pattinson, who I might rank higher this decade but I didn't think he'd get a vote, lemme know if I was wrong. Also -- not one soul mentioned Dafoe last year, who's (hark!) now a contender. Only 1 vote allowed - incredibly hard but have at it. Rank your own list too if you want. Any personal fav left-field actors worth considering?
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Post by pacinoyes on Dec 1, 2019 23:55:59 GMT
I think it's still Phoenix but Bale has had the biggest jump - 2 great and unique turns in the last 2 years - if he gets nodded this year - that's FIVE in this decade - that's a feat only achieved by Brando and Pacino.
As a side note for people rolling their eyes on Pacino on that list - I myself thought he was done doing anything great around 2012 when he was 72 after his great performance in YDK Jack (2010)......and then he somehow managed to be very good or great 6 more times (!?!?) since then if we include HBO.
Just goes to show you that you never really know with actors......
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Post by stephen on Dec 2, 2019 0:02:40 GMT
Phoenix dominated this decade. I'm Still Here was the sort of bizarre high-wire act that threw people off so thoroughly that they weren't sure how to react, but retroactively it's seen as a turning point from Phoenix as a sort of (relatively) conventional Hollywood fixture into the arthouse darling he would soon become. The Master is considered by many to be the acting watershed of the decade. Her showed him capable of such heartbreaking tenderness that it made such an oddball premise work in the first place. He continued his partnership with James Gray and PTA in strong turns, he won prizes at Venice and Cannes, he worked with the likes of Lynne Ramsay and Gus van Sant and Jacques Audiard in highly acclaimed works. And it culminated in what might be an Oscar-winning role in what is by far the most financially successful movie he's ever been associated with, in which he finally took his eclectic style and made it mainstream, for better or worse.
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Post by DeepArcher on Dec 2, 2019 0:20:49 GMT
It's Phoenix, and though he's currently on a trajectory to win his first Oscar for maybe his weakest role of the decade, it's still been his decade as far as I'm concerned. He gave the performance of the decade in The Master in which he plays the troubled Freddie Quell with the type of revelatory intensity paralleled only by the very best work of the '70s legends like De Niro and Pacino -- we often talk about actors who become the characters and it's something that gets overstated these days, but it's really never been more true than for Phoenix in The Master. Phoenix is Freddie Quell and Freddie is Phoenix, there are traces of this work in everything else he's done and it's truly a career-defining triumph ... the more time that passes the more I think I may actually prefer it to Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood and I don't say that lightly. Beyond that performance Phoenix got the opportunity to showcase a nearly historic amount of range -- deftly going from a lonely heartthrob full of longing in Her one year to one of the very best comedic performances of recent years as lovable stoner Doc in Inherent Vice the next year, and that's not to mention his more subdued work in You Were Never Really Here that is one of the most heartbreaking displays of trauma and torment that I've ever seen in cinema. Phoenix was the most exciting actor throughout this decade and he *owned* it, and it'd be appropriate for him to finally receive an Oscar at the end of it.
Gosling comes next for me, really surged to the forefront as one of the eminent actors of his time after really only being known for his pretty boy image (similarly to Pattinson, though Gosling's been showcasing more dynamic work for slightly longer). Like with Phoenix, Gosling's narrative has really been defined by his range -- no one so nimbly maneuvered between comedy and drama quite like Gosling this decade, showcasing some all-time great physical comedy in The Nice Guys then going on to give a heartbreakingly introspective turn in Blade Runner 2049. He really has one of the last movie star presences left it feels like, full of off-the-charts charisma that can serve big loud and roles just as well as he can the stoic and quiet ones.
Speaking of stars, DiCaprio certainly came into his own this decade and pretty consistently turned in some of the best work of his career. Starting with his horribly watchable villain turn in Django Unchained, he went on to give his own career-defining performance in The Wolf of Wall Street which is a truly staggering achievement where Leo for once drops the serious facade and absolutely goes for broke in the most glorious way possible. Then after giving one of the more grueling physical performances of the decade in The Revenant, he returns four years later with another one of the most staggering comedic performances of the decade in Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood, where once again we see him operating in a totally different mold than we're used to and he's immensely watchable and hilarious while also doing so much to reveal the complexities of the character lurking underneath.
I also have to give a mention to Adam Driver who is one of the big "breakthroughs" of the decade. After emerging in short but memorable roles in some of the great films of the decade like Inside Llewyn Davis and Frances Ha (and racking up an impressive resume of auteurs in just his first few years alone), he hit the mainstream as this generation's Star Wars villain and absolutely owns the role. But thankfully Driver hasn't forgotten his indie roots and continues to turn in fantastic work with top-notch auteurs -- the standouts being his infinitely lovable everyman in Paterson, his relentlessly hilarious turn in Logan Lucky, and a rock solid performance in BlacKkKlansman that earned him his first (of probably many) Oscar nominations. And while I haven't seen Marriage Story or The Report yet, it sounds like 2019 might be his biggest year yet. The dude's already worked with everyone from Scorsese, the Coens, Spike, Baumbach, Spielberg, Gilliam, Jarmusch, Eastwood ... and hell, he's arguably just getting started. He may not be the actor of the 2010s, but he could very well be for the 2020s. I'll also throw a mention to Oscar Isaac, who in the first half of the decade at least seemed to be the big breakout ... his multifaceted turn at the center of Inside Llewyn Davis still stands as one of the best of the decade, as he continued to turn in strong work in the likes of A Most Violent Year and Ex Machina while also surging to the mainstream in Star Wars. He's faded from the forefront in the past few years but hopefully that doesn't stick ... the guy's got a lot of versatility and potential and deserves to be one of the eminent names of his time.
And, yeah, my guy Willem continues to be *the* character actor of the times and certainly had a breathtaking decade in both breadth and quality.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Dec 2, 2019 4:41:51 GMT
ehhh from this group I guess Dafoe.
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Post by themoviesinner on Dec 2, 2019 5:36:25 GMT
From the list I went with Dafoe, but my personal most nominated actors of the decade are Lee Jung-jae and Matthias Schoenaerts.
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Post by TerryMontana on Dec 2, 2019 6:32:14 GMT
I go with Leo, even if he had a four year break!!
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Dec 2, 2019 13:29:15 GMT
1 Phoenix 2 McConaughey 3 Bale
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Post by Mattsby on Dec 2, 2019 23:03:44 GMT
Leo jumped to the lead at some point today!
For me... Pacino, Leo, Joaquin, and maybe Bale are all pretty close. Joaquin has the #1 perf of the decade so that makes it hard but I voted Pacino bc no other actor has as many as seven perfs this decade that I love; and it's what Pacino covers across those perfs and how three of them (YDKJ, Spector, Irishman) I'd put in or very near his Top 10, which is insane. He's interestingly odd in some experimental projects (Salome, We Are Not Animals), solid or scene-stealing in others...
After him is the best 60y/o+ this decade Dafoe? Seismic, ornery, and hilarious in The Lighthouse - prob my Lead win this year. Sizzling in Dog Eat Dog. At Eternity's Gate something altogether different and delicate. As intense and excitable and edged as he can be - there's also Pasolini (I saw shortly after The Lighthouse and they are near opposites in temper), a fragmented flawed movie but his perf is quiet, elegant, conveying intellect thru a structured, almost mysterious way of thinking and behaving. Florida Project too a wonderful grounded perf. He has one more coming this decade, Togo - light Disney pic could be nothing special but in his recent DP/30 he seemed genuinely pleased by the result; comes out Dec 13.
Speaking of 'last perfs left' - there's Richard Jewell for Rockwell on the 13th too - he's getting good reviews. I didn't expect him to get votes here but Three Billboards-Fosse/Verdon are two too major to neglect, a couple other strong perfs and otherwise constantly amusing no matter what he does.
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Post by pupdurcs on Dec 2, 2019 23:11:35 GMT
The guy Edward Norton called the Best Actor Working should surely be on this poll?
Interesting omission/erasure from the Pacino Fam . That's all I'm going to say on that. Carry on.
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Post by Javi on Dec 2, 2019 23:13:24 GMT
Dafoe is the most fascinating working actor imo. And Brad Pitt is the most watchable movie star... really loved his work this decade.
Bardem needs to return to his old heights asap...
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Post by Mattsby on Dec 2, 2019 23:13:42 GMT
60y/o+ shoutout, Christopher Plummer. Still a dependable stand-out player in supporting.... darker (Dragon Tattoo), lighter (Danny Collins), all around and affecting (Beginners)... his work in All the Money in the World is at least unprecedented, this year with Knives Out with what's maybe the best acted scene of the pic in the board game scene, and one very strong, haunted Lead perf in Remember...
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Post by pacinoyes on Dec 2, 2019 23:32:34 GMT
Dafoe is the most fascinating working actor imo. And Brad Pitt is the most watchable movie star... really loved his work this decade. Bardem needs to return to his old heights asap... Dafoe is engaging in the kind of thing - sort of like Ian McKellen in a way in the UK did in his 70s on stage and screen - where later in life (he's 64) he's forcing you to reconsider how long he's been good for and exactly how good he's been prior. Usually an actor in their 60s or older is clearly defined and you know where they stand overall - but Dafoe has been so good in the decade, that he is making choices and giving turns that make you think back on the breadth of his whole career. In his generation of actors (the 80s class) or actors in the 60s, if I said he was the "best" at the start of the decade that would have been greeted with raised eyebrows I bet and yet now it seems quite reasonable that he may not be the biggest star but could logically be considered as "best" in his work of all his peers. It's really been something to see.
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Post by Viced on Dec 2, 2019 23:37:17 GMT
I think Jeff Bridges has a top 3 ( True Grit, Hell or High Water, Bad Times at the El Royale) that could stand up against anyone else's top 3 this decade. Very underrated in The Only Living Boy in New York and rock solid in Only the Brave as well. (also, only 10 live-action performances this decade... Dafoe - 30. )
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Post by Javi on Dec 2, 2019 23:43:18 GMT
Dafoe is the most fascinating working actor imo. And Brad Pitt is the most watchable movie star... really loved his work this decade. Bardem needs to return to his old heights asap... Dafoe is engaging in the kind of thing - sort of like Ian McKellen in a way in the UK did in his 70s on stage and screen - where later in life (he's 64) he's forcing you to reconsider how long he's been good for and exactly how good he's been prior. Usually an actor in their 60s or older is clearly defined and you know where they stand overall - but Dafoe has been so good in the decade, that he is making choices and giving turns that make you think back on the breadth of his whole career. In his generation of actors (the 80s class) or actors in the 60s, if I said he was the "best" at the start of the decade that would have been greeted with raised eyebrows I bet and yet now it seems quite reasonable that he may not be the biggest star but could logically be considered as "best" in his work of all his peers. It's really been something to see. He also has a unique face and a kind of specific aura and I don't mean that in a superficial way... he seems not quite from our time. I could totally see him in a Pasolini or a Bergman film if he'd been born earlier. He's distinctive... both feral and highly lyrical at the same time. I mean each of these qualities is rare enough in their own right and to have both the way he does and to be able to use them to their full effect is something to behold.
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Post by pupdurcs on Dec 2, 2019 23:49:22 GMT
Stage: Mark Rylance
Stage & Screen: Denzel Washington
Screen Only: Joaquin Phoenix
Lot of actors doing strong work this decade though.
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Post by pupdurcs on Dec 2, 2019 23:56:15 GMT
Also, I give him a bit of a hard time because he sticks religiously to his "Good Guy" routine, but Tom Hanks deserves a honorable mention. He had a pretty rough 2000's, but he's doing consistently solid and reliable work in things like Sully and Captain Philips, and took a chance to do theatre with Lucky Guy and scored a Tony nomination for his trouble. What he does may be predictable, but not many can do it as well as him.
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Dec 3, 2019 2:02:58 GMT
Also, I give him a bit of a hard time because he sticks religiously to his "Good Guy" routine, but Tom Hanks deserves a honorable mention. He had a pretty rough 2000's, but he's doing consistently solid and reliable work in things like Sully and Captain Philips, and took a chance to do theatre with Lucky Guy and scored a Tony nomination for his trouble. What he does may be predictable, but not many can do it as well as him. Great choice. I don't think Hanks gets enough appreciation as a performer. He might not be the most versatile or challenge seeking acting out there, but what he does is great, and knows how to do it well. Some of his best and most character driven performances ( Captain Philips, Bridges of Spies) etc... have been from this decade alone.
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Post by pupdurcs on Dec 3, 2019 2:25:31 GMT
Also, I give him a bit of a hard time because he sticks religiously to his "Good Guy" routine, but Tom Hanks deserves a honorable mention. He had a pretty rough 2000's, but he's doing consistently solid and reliable work in things like Sully and Captain Philips, and took a chance to do theatre with Lucky Guy and scored a Tony nomination for his trouble. What he does may be predictable, but not many can do it as well as him. Great choice. I don't think Hanks gets enough appreciation as a performer. He might not be the most versatile or challenge seeking acting out there, but what he does is great, and knows how to do it well. Some of his best and most character driven performances ( Captain Philips, Bridges of Spies) etc... have been from this decade alone. I don't know if Hanks doesn't get enough appreciation in general. Perhaps not from his peers due to his lack of adventerousness that you point out. But he's very beloved by the public, and he's become something of a cause celebre for critics in recent years, who have been working pretty hard to get him back in the good graces of Oscar again. We'll see if his turn this season as Mr Rogers does the trick. But even with exceptional reviews for his role, he again doesn't appear to be breaking any new ground, so while he is expected to be nominated, it's hard to be completely certain till you hear his name read out on nomination morning.
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Post by Film Socialism on Dec 3, 2019 3:22:22 GMT
im not an acting guy but who the literal fuck voted for pacino lmao
don't think i've seen any male performances this decade that i really enjoyed much. do yall still separate acting categories by gender? ctfu
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Dec 3, 2019 3:31:21 GMT
Great choice. I don't think Hanks gets enough appreciation as a performer. He might not be the most versatile or challenge seeking acting out there, but what he does is great, and knows how to do it well. Some of his best and most character driven performances ( Captain Philips, Bridges of Spies) etc... have been from this decade alone. I don't know if Hanks doesn't get enough appreciation in general. Perhaps not from his peers due to his lack of adventerousness that you point out. But he's very beloved by the public, and he's become something of a cause celebre for critics in recent years, who have been working pretty hard to get him back in the good graces of Oscar again. We'll see if his turn this season as Mr Rogers does the trick. But even with exceptional reviews for his role, he again doesn't appear to be breaking any new ground, so while he is expected to be nominated, it's hard to be completely certain till you hear his name read out on nomination morning. He generally picks very good if safe projects which helps. I'd love to see him get another Oscar nom, but like you I'm very skeptical, because the role of Mr. Rogers isn't really something exactly different from him, that and it kinda feels like Sony is dropping the ball on that film in general.
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Post by pupdurcs on Dec 3, 2019 3:54:02 GMT
I don't know if Hanks doesn't get enough appreciation in general. Perhaps not from his peers due to his lack of adventerousness that you point out. But he's very beloved by the public, and he's become something of a cause celebre for critics in recent years, who have been working pretty hard to get him back in the good graces of Oscar again. We'll see if his turn this season as Mr Rogers does the trick. But even with exceptional reviews for his role, he again doesn't appear to be breaking any new ground, so while he is expected to be nominated, it's hard to be completely certain till you hear his name read out on nomination morning. He generally picks very good if safe projects which helps. I'd love to see him get another Oscar nom, but like you I'm very skeptical, because the role of Mr. Rogers isn't really something exactly different from him, that and it kinda feels like Sony is dropping the ball on that film in general. Hanks tends to suffer from a lack of passion from voters come nomination time. He usually has the film and the reviews, but his misses stand out. It'll be something of a nailbiter to find out if that affects him once more. It'll be extremely hard on him, but he could end up being vulnerable to one of those guys who currently isn't a heavily predicted sure thing at the moment that may end up with more passion behind them, like Sang Kang-Ho, Sam Rockwell, Wesley Snipes, Jamie Foxx etc.
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Dec 3, 2019 4:16:57 GMT
He generally picks very good if safe projects which helps. I'd love to see him get another Oscar nom, but like you I'm very skeptical, because the role of Mr. Rogers isn't really something exactly different from him, that and it kinda feels like Sony is dropping the ball on that film in general. Hanks tends to suffer from a lack of passion from voters come nomination time. He usually has the film and the reviews, but his misses stand out. It'll be something of a nailbiter to find out if that affects him once more. It'll be extremely hard on him, but he could end up being vulnerable to one of those guys who currently isn't a heavily predicted sure thing at the moment that may end up with more passion behind them, like Sang Kang-Ho, Sam Rockwell, Wesley Snipes, Jamie Foxx etc. Yeah I think his biggest problem is that he's usually lack passion when it comes to Oscar voters. They probably still respect him, but they don't consider him a top priority, and more then anything this generally tends to hurt him. In fact it might hurt him this year again.
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Post by pupdurcs on Dec 3, 2019 5:16:50 GMT
im not an acting guy but who the literal fuck voted for pacino lmao Several actors who have been far more major than him this decade didn't even get on this poll, but he has a strong fanbase here, so a few votes are to be expected. Aside from some of the ones already mentioned, Tom Hardy had a pretty big 2010s as well.
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Post by sirchuck23 on Dec 3, 2019 22:27:42 GMT
I'd like to mention Denzel Washington as well..not sure why he's not on the poll. 3 Oscar nominations this decade for some of his career best work (Fences, Flight, Roman J. Israel Esq.) is quite impressive. Not even taking into account his stage work this decade as well.
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