Casey Affleck - "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"Simply stunning work.
His Ford is both creepy and pathetic.
Shows the danger of fandom.
Christian Bale - "3:10 to Yuma"His everyman father doing something brave and ridiculous to prove himself to his son was heroic work.
You wished he would just turn back.
Daniel Day-Lewis - "There Will Be Blood"What can I say that has not been said already by much better writers?
A simply towering performance.
James McAvoy - "Atonement"For an iconic performance his Robbie Turner is up there with Day-Lewis.
You believed in his love, his passion and finally his despair. Your heart breaks for Robbie.
Viggo Mortensen - "Eastern Promises"Minus the fact that he is incredibly sexy in the role, his is also amazing. His slight character shifts are so slight as to not give him away. You wonder how he did it.
Gorden Pinsent - "Away From Her"For all the Hosanna's bestowed upon his co-star, people forget that he has the much more difficult role.
You feel his longing and pain as he looks at the woman he loves but who doesn't know him anymore.
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I am surprised (happily) to see Bale in your line up. I love the performance and was surprised the film didn't get more traction with the Academy. I guess another downer western was not on the cards.
great nominees (though i did like bale much better in "rescue dawn"). who won?
I try not to do winners as my opinions change all the time as to who I personally liked the best.
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