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Post by dadsburgers on Dec 30, 2019 9:21:48 GMT
I figure 3+ 'iconic'-level performances throughout the decade qualifies, so based on that my top 10 might be:
Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, A Star Is Born) Leonardo DiCaprio (Shutter Island, Django Unchained, The Wolf of Wall Street) Ryan Gosling (Blue Valentine, Crazy Stupid Love, The Place Beyond the Pines) Joaquin Phoenix (The Master, Her, Joker) Brad Pitt (Moneyball, The Tree of Life, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) Eddie Redmayne (Les Miserables, The Theory of Everything, The Danish Girl) Steve Carell (The Way Way Back, Foxcatcher, Beautiful Boy) Ethan Hawke (Before Midnight, Boyhood, First Reformed) Tom Hardy (Inception, Locke, The Revenant) Mark Ruffalo (The Kids Are All Right, Infinitely Polar Bear, Foxcatcher)
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Post by tastytomatoes on Dec 31, 2019 3:53:07 GMT
For me, to be talked as one of the best actors of the decade, there has to be at least 3 notable quality performances, so goodbye Robert Deniro (Silver Linings Playbook, The Irishman), Al Pacino (The Irishman), Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards, Vice), Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln, Phantom Thread), Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Darkest Hour), Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic, Green Book), etc.
1 - Leonardo DiCaprio (Inception, Shutter Island, Django Unchained, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Revenant, OUATIH) 2 - Christian Bale (The Fighter, The Dark Knight Rises, American Hustle, The Big Short, Vice, Ford V Ferrari) 3 - Tom Hardy (Inception, Warrior, The Dark Knight Rises, Locke, Mad Max Fury Road, Legend, The Revenant, TV: Taboo)
Joaquin Phoenix (The Master, Her, You Were Never Really Here, Joker) Brad Pitt (Moneyball, The Tree of Life, OUATIH, Ad Astra) Tom Hanks (Captain Phillips, Sully, The Post, A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood) Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, American Sniper, A Star is Born) Jake Gyllenhaal (Enemy, Prisoners, Nightcrawler, Southpaw, Nocturnal Animals) Ryan Gosling (Blue Valentine, Drive, La La Land, First Man) Denzel Washington (Flight, Fences, Roman J Isreal Esq) Michael Fassbender (Shame, 12 Years A Slave, Steve Jobs) Willem Dafoe (The Florida Project, At Eternity's Gate, The Lighthouse) Eddie Redmayne (Les Misérables, The Theory of Everything, The Danish Girl) Mark Ruffalo (The Kids Are All Right, Foxcatcher, Spotlight) Matthew McCounaughey (Mud, Dallas Buyers Club, Wolf of Wall Street, Interstellar, TV: True Detective) Mahershala Ali (Moonlight, Green Book, TV: True Detective)
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Post by Good God on Jan 3, 2020 22:47:55 GMT
Wasn't sure where to post this, and then I remembered this thread.
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Post by dazed on Jan 3, 2020 23:57:58 GMT
The Gos.
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Post by The-Havok on Jan 4, 2020 19:10:21 GMT
Wock. Sorry but Leo doesn't have The Master, Inherent Vice, The Immigrant!!!, Joker, Her and Irrational Man
I'd also add Tom Hardy to the list
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Post by jakesully on Jan 5, 2020 5:03:22 GMT
Its a toss up between Phoenix or Mcconaughey for me. Leaning towards Matthew though. He entertained me the most but Phoenix is a close second.
And while I'm a huge Leo fanboy , the reason I didn't include him is because of his 3 to 4 year hiatus. He wasn't in enough films this decade.
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Post by mattfincher on Jan 5, 2020 7:38:23 GMT
Leo wasn’t in enough films, but you pick McConaughey who was in bomb after bomb for the second half of the decade? Sure.
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Post by Good God on Jan 5, 2020 7:52:43 GMT
Leo wasn’t in enough films, but you pick McConaughey who was in bomb after bomb for the second half of the decade? Sure. Do you just come here to rock an attitude these days?
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Post by morton on Jan 6, 2020 22:20:07 GMT
Well this is now settled. The Hollywood Critics Association has spoken. Adam Driver is the Actor of the Decade! (Kristen Stewart is Actress of the Decade, Denis Villeneuve is Filmmaker of the Decade, and Daniela Taplin Lundberg is Producer of the Decade). I think I'm one of his few fans here, but even I'm laughing at this. I have to respect his hustle and how good his team is though.
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Post by Lubezki on Jan 6, 2020 23:06:58 GMT
Leo wasn’t in enough films, but you pick McConaughey who was in bomb after bomb for the second half of the decade? Sure. Do you just come here to rock an attitude these days? these days? That’s just mattfincher in a nutshell; always looking to stir the pot for absolutely no reason. Sheer boredom I guess.....diddums.
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Post by jakesully on Jan 7, 2020 17:30:19 GMT
Leo wasn’t in enough films, but you pick McConaughey who was in bomb after bomb for the second half of the decade? Sure. lol fair enough but come on man, "The McConaissance" was something to behold.
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Post by franklin on Aug 8, 2020 18:39:41 GMT
Who is the greatest/best male actor of the last decade???? (2010-2019).
Vote in the poll and then leave a comment.
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Post by stephen on Aug 8, 2020 18:45:26 GMT
For me, it's no question. This decade has belonged to Joaquin Phoenix. I'm Still Here is now being recognized for what it was intended, and not just some real-time meltdown captured on film. The Master is the best performance of the decade bar none. Her and The Immigrant were a fantastic one-two punch in a year that showcased Phoenix's dizzying range. Inherent Vice is a far cry from his damaged performance in his previous collaboration with PTA, perfectly hearkening back to the ‘70s ennui that served the likes of Mitchum and Gould well in their noir outings. Irrational Man was a stumble, but really, if we’re gonna count a minor Woody Allen film as a stumble, then most actors would have that to their name. You Were Never Really Here presaged his Oscar-winning performance (and was much better, to be frank) and also showed that Phoenix was capable of the raw intensity and shattering depths that people rate De Niro and Pacino in their primes so highly for. He showcased a strong comedic sensibility and instant fraternal rapport with John C. Reilly in The Sisters Brothers. Then he played Jesus, John Callahan, and ultimately the Joker, which culminated in his long-deserved win for Best Actor.
Other actors had strong runs this past decade, but no one tops the Phoenix where I'm sitting.
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Post by pupdurcs on Aug 8, 2020 18:50:00 GMT
Hasn't this topic been done already? (my answer on that thread was Denzel Washington, as no one really came close to what he achieved combined on stage and film during the decade)
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Post by stephen on Aug 8, 2020 18:57:18 GMT
Hasn't this topic been done already? (my answer on that thread was Denzel Washington, as no one really came close to what he achieved combined on stage and film during the decade) I do think one could make the very real argument that Bryan Cranston challenges Washington. Washington has the edge on film for sure, but Cranston has television in what could be considered the true golden age, including a landmark iconic role that might rate as one of the top three most legendary TV performances of all time (and a damn fine follow-up in his LBJ reprisal). And then Cranston couped a Best Actor nod in the bargain for Trumbo (admittedly riding the high of Breaking Bad love, but a nod's a nod). And then there's the Standing Man. Mark Rylance's two Tony wins (including one for a performance universally acclaimed as one of the very best in the last few decades), an Oscar win, and a powerful TV turn that I'd classify as the best of its kind on television. Washington's in very esteemed company, but to say no one has come close is a bit of a stretch.
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Post by pacinoyes on Aug 8, 2020 19:00:05 GMT
I think it's Phoenix edging DiCaprio he just pushed himself the hardest and furthest. Bale/Cooper were the Oscar nominated winners of course with 4 each. On this board many would argue Dafoe who's a reasonable pick imo but does a lot of shaky stuff too but his stature increased the most in the last 10 years....... Denzel Washington will get some votes but to me 7 (or 8) of his 10 films this decade were poor with nothing special performances at all though he had 3 Oscar nods and 2 Tony nods which is a great awards run of nominations. The Pacino fanbase will say if you ignore his (significant) garbage his high points put him in the running - at least 6 very good or better performances on TV/Film + an Emmy win.......and one of 4 guys to have an Oscar/Tony/Emmy nod this decade (along with Mark Rylance/Adam Driver/Bryan Cranston). DDL is in the running of course but 2 roles seems like not enough..... Once you get beyond the Phoenix/DiCaprio battle (and Dafoe somewhat) you can argue for a lot of guys but not very convincingly imo.....
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Post by stephen on Aug 8, 2020 19:03:32 GMT
I also wanna shout-out Ryan Gosling, who is my most nominated performer of the decade along with Phoenix.
Started off the decade strong with Blue Valentine and the even better All Good Things (a film which bypassed me completely until last year). Landed an instantly iconic part in Drive that evoked the likes of McQueen, Newman and Washington at their coolest. That same year he also had a delightfully fun turn in Crazy, Stupid, Love and a very adept appearance in The Ides of March. 2013 was something of a mixed bag for him, as he was sensational in The Place Beyond the Pines but faltered in Gangster Squad (still like him in it, though) and Only God Forgives (a bit cooler on him here, but I still quite enjoy the movie). Took a period off to direct the vastly underrated Lost River, then surged back with a vengeance with The Big Short (best in show in that film), La La Land (Oscar nomination) and The Nice Guys (comic masterclass that deserved the nomination even more). Topped it all with my Best Actor win for Blade Runner 2049, then went on and was awesome as Neil Armstrong. He also worked with Malick at some point, too.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Aug 8, 2020 19:11:36 GMT
I'll say it again, in the 2010s ladies ruled and boys drooled.
The only one here I'm comfortable voting for here is DDL whose only two performances were among the decade's very best. Most of the folks here have had their moments but none of them can compete with that.
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Post by bob-coppola on Aug 8, 2020 19:12:26 GMT
My personal answer is Gosling, but yeah, people will be talking about the 2010's for age as the decade in which Joaquin Phoenix dominated cinema. He had a perfect trajectory to become a legend amongst cinephiles, as stephen already pointed out more elegantly.
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Post by pupdurcs on Aug 8, 2020 19:16:25 GMT
Hasn't this topic been done already? (my answer on that thread was Denzel Washington, as no one really came close to what he achieved combined on stage and film during the decade) I do think one could make the very real argument that Bryan Cranston challenges Washington. Washington has the edge on film for sure, but Cranston has television in what could be considered the true golden age, including a landmark iconic role that might rate as one of the top three most legendary TV performances of all time (and a damn fine follow-up in his LBJ reprisal). And then Cranston couped a Best Actor nod in the bargain for Trumbo (admittedly riding the high of Breaking Bad love, but a nod's a nod). And then there's the Standing Man. Mark Rylance's two Tony wins (including one for a performance universally acclaimed as one of the very best in the last few decades), an Oscar win, and a powerful TV turn that I'd classify as the best of its kind on television. Washington's in very esteemed company, but to say no one has come close is a bit of a stretch. I said on Film and Stage. Even with Trumbo, I'm not really impressed with Cranston as a film actor. I'd say he's often actively quite hammy on film (that broad, OTT style worked great for Breaking Bad, but often hinders him elsewhere). I just think his film career/performances is too much of a wasteland for him to be up there for me. And the guy actually made far more movies than Washington during the decade. Making 25 movies (which Cranston actually did in the decade)to produce one major performance for me is a massive negative, not a positive. Rylance is a theatre mensch/God (and deserves a mention), but I don't think his lone supporting actor Oscar win trumps Washington's 3 Best Actor nominations (two of which I thought he deserved to win). I don't think Rylance's stature on film in the last decade is remotely close to Washington's. So I stand by what I said, that with Film and Stage combined, I think Washington was pretty peerless for the decade.
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Post by countjohn on Aug 8, 2020 19:17:43 GMT
I would say Fassbender. That run in the mid 2010's where he seemed to be working constantly and was consistently churning out excellent performances was mind boggling stuff. Bale is my runner up. You have to consider DDL, he probably has the best top two performances of anyone in the decade but those are his only two so it doesn't feel right to put him no. 1.
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Post by pacinoyes on Aug 8, 2020 19:54:24 GMT
To give some context for the 2010s outside of film:
This was actually a great decade for people going on stage for once:
Bradley Cooper - ties Denzel Washington's amount in the 2010s with 5 Triple Crown nods for a film star: 1 Tony nod; 4 Oscar nods....
PSH - In his half decade before passing 1 Tony nod, 1 Oscar nod and some good not nodded film work too (Moneyball etc).
For the 4 guys who had a nod in each medium Film/TV/Stage in the 2010s:
Pacino, refusing to just die already with 4 nods (2 Emmy nods/1 win, 1 Tony nod, 1 Oscar nod)
Rylance, 6 nods (4 Tony nods (2 wins), 1 Emmy nod, 1 Oscar nod (1 win))
Driver, 6 nods (2 Oscar nods, 3 Emmy nods, 1 Tony nod - amazing at 36!)
Cranston, 8 nods if I counted correctly! (2 Tony wins on 2 nods, 5 Emmy nods with 2 wins, 1 Oscar nod)
Also want to mention Sam Rockwell who won an Oscar on 2 nods and came as close to winning an Emmy for Fosse/Verdon as possible but missed out and is a stage regular too
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Post by franklin on Aug 8, 2020 20:03:36 GMT
It's easily DiCaprio.
Objectively speaking, no one came close in terms of films and performances.
It's almost a perfect streak, come on.
Shutter Island Inception J. Edgar Django Unchained The Great Gatsby The Wolf of Wall Street The Revenant Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Leonardo DiCaprio is the best and the defining actor of the 2010s.
Top 3 of the decade:
1. L. DiCaprio 2. J. Phoenix 3. C. Bale
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Aug 18, 2020 5:39:04 GMT
The more I think about this, the more I feel like this was Bale's decade. He might not have that one standout performance that towers over everything (like The Master or Wolf of Wall Street), but to me he's been the most consistent in delivering very good/great turns on film across a wide range of roles and genres. And it's even more impressive when you consider how he pulled off many of these roles in such close proximity, so rather than gradually starting to do different things as the decade went on, he was constantly shifting gears all throughout. To go from The Fighter (arguably his best of the decade) to TDKR (his best performance of the trilogy imo) to Out of the Furnace to American Hustle, and then later doing Vice and FvF back to back is kind of astonishing when you think about it, and not just because of the physical transformations involved.
Phoenix has the #1 performance of the 2010s, but as much as I liked him in other stuff this decade, The Master is really the only one that's jump-up-and-down great to me, and the same goes for Leo in WoWS. So I guess another way of saying it is the number of very good and lower-case g great performances that Bale has given this decade outweighs the one capital G Great performance (plus several very good ones) that Joaq and Leo can claim imo.
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Post by franklin on Aug 18, 2020 9:38:06 GMT
Wow, in the poll it's still even between DiCaprio and Phoenix.
In many "best actor of the 2010s" lists in various forums and many youtube videos (like Watchmojo) the battle for the number one spot is always between these two.
I already explained here why DiCaprio has the edge.
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