5. Albert Finney in Big Fish- Finney gives a fairly simplistic performance, but appropriately so. He fills his role with the right charm and warmth necessary.
4. Peter Sarsgaard in Shattered Glass-Sarsgaard gives an understated and effective performance in his depiction of a editor who slowly sees his popular writer for the liar he is.
3. Paul Bettany in Master and Commander-Bettany another good understated performance this year as a quiet source of reason and warmth on a war ship.
2. Sean Astin- The Return of The King- Astin capitalizes on his work from the previous film fully realizes his character with a powerful passion.
1. Kevin Bacon in Mystic River- This was the battle of the subtle, and understated really. I must say that this is most certainly a toss up, really I hate to put Sargaard fourth but I don't really feel him as fourth. I really liked all four equally and I basically just had to pick one. Bacon is my choice at the moment giving a moving performance, that is again very understated, that finds a way to give the best performance of his film.
Overall Rank:
- Kevin Bacon in Mystic River
- Sean Astin in The Return of the King
- Paul Bettany in Master and Commander
- Peter Sarsgaard in Shattered Glass
- Ian McKellen in The Return of the King
- Viggo Mortensen in The Return of the King
- Albert Finney in Big Fish
- Elijah Wood in The Return of the King
- James Caan in Dogville
- Yoo Ji-Tae in Oldboy
- Laurence Fishburne in Mystic River
- Tim Robbins in Mystic River
- Brian Cox in X2
- Chris Cooper in Seabiscuit
- Stellan Skarsgaard in Dogville
- Geoffrey Rush in The Curse of the Black Pearl
- Sonny Chiba in Kill Bill Vol 1
- Bernard Hill in The Return of the King
- Bobby Cannavale in The Station Agent
- Jeff Daniels in Gods and Generals
- Ben Gazzara in Dogville
- Kevin Conway in Gods and Generals
- Brendan Gleeson in Cold Mountain
- Christopher Lee in The Return of the King
- Andy Serkis in The Return of the King
- Michael Parks in Kill Bill Vol. 1
- Bill Nighy in Love Actually
- Jeff Bridges in Seabiscuit
- John Noble in The Return of the King
- Cillian Murphy in Cold Mountain
- Gene Hackman in Runaway Jury
- Ken Watanabe in The Last Samurai
- Liam Neeson in Love Actually
- Ian McKellen in X2
- William H. Macy in Seabiscuit
- Dustin Hoffman in Runaway Jury
- Billy Boyd in Return of the King
- Tom Guiry in Mystic River
- Michael Caine in Secondhand Lions
- Hank Azaria in Shattered Glass
- Judah Friedlander in American Splendor
- David Wenham in The Return of the King
- Billy Crudup in Big Fish
- Robert Duvall in Gods and Generals
- Philip Seymour Hoffman in Cold Mountain
- Alan Cumming in X2
- Alan Rickman in Love Actually
- Steve Buscemi in Big Fish
- James D'Arcy in Master and Commander
- John Rhys Davies in The Return of the King
- Alec Baldwin in The Cooler
- Hugh Grant in Love Actually
- Patrick Stewart in X2
- Colin Firth in Love Actually
- Danny DeVito in Big Fish
- Hugo Weaving in The Return of the King
- Orlando Bloom in The Return of the King
- Dominic Monaghan in The Return of the King
- Djimon Honsou in In America
- Ron Eldard in House of Sand and Fog
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