5. Leonardo DiCaprio in Revolutionary Road- DiCaprio certainly tries as hard as he possibly can in the role, but unfortunately his performance never quite comes together in the way the film wants it to.
4. Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino- Eastwood shows his usual strong presence here, and uses his unique individualistic screen persona brilliantly here.
3. Michael Fassbender in Hunger- Fassbender gives a strong performance showing the incredible unshakable drive in his character.
2. Colin Farrell in In Bruges- Farrell proves himself an extremely capable actor here as he creates both a energetically hilarious performance as well as quite a moving portrait of guilt.
1. Brendan Gleeson in In Bruges- This year is quite a terrible year for the academy missing out on such strong work for the over the top mannerisms of Penn and Langella as well as just the extreme blandness of Pitt. They in particular missed out on this great performance by Brendan Gleeson that is a unique very moving portrait of a career killer who is anything but cold blooded, and also to his credit Gleeson is simply hilarious particularly due to his chemistry with his co-stars of Farrell and Ralph Fiennes.
Overall Rank:
- Brendan Gleeson in In Bruges
- Colin Farrell in In Bruges
- Michael Fassbender in Hunger
- Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler
- Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker
- Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino
- Philip Seymour Hoffman in Doubt
- Richard Jenkins in The Visitor
- Daniel Craig in Quantum of Solace
- Leonardo DiCaprio in Revolutionary Road
- Michael Sheen in Frost/Nixon
- Jason Statham in The Bank Job
- Ed Harris in Appaloosa
- Leonardo DiCaprio in Body of Lies
- Daniel Craig in Defiance
- Ben Stiller in Tropic Thunder
- Sylvester Stallone in Rambo
- Liam Neeson in Taken
- Ed Norton in The Incredible Hulk
- Tom Cruise in Valkyrie
- Dev Patel in Slumdog Millionaire
- Ricky Gervais in Ghost Town
- Javier Bardem in Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- Harrison Ford in The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
- Frank Langella in Frost/Nixon
- Sean Penn in Milk
- Brad Pitt in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Next Year: 1947
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