Oscar Best Actor. Who Should've Won...
by La_Notte61 | created - 29 Aug 2014 | updated - 29 Aug 2014 | PublicThe list shows my pick of who should've won the Oscar in the best performance by an actor in a leading role category.
The rest of the nominees for each year are ranked in order of preference. * denotes the actual winner
I'm currently watching every single nominated/winning performance, the list will be upload every now and then.
I'm only listing years from what I've seen at least 3 performances
1. Ben Kingsley
Actor | Sexy Beast
Ben Kingsley was born Krishna Bhanji on December 31, 1943 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. His father, Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji, was a Kenyan-born medical doctor, of Gujarati Indian descent, and his mother, Anna Lyna Mary (Goodman), was an English actress. Ben began to act in stage plays during ...
2003.
For House of Sand and Fog
Jude Law, Cold Mountain
Bill Murray, Lost in Translation
Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Sean Penn, Mystic River *
2. Don Cheadle
Actor | Crash
Donald Frank Cheadle was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on November 29, 1964. His childhood found him moving from city to city with his family: mother Bettye (née North), a teacher; father Donald Frank Cheadle Sr., a clinical psychologist; sister Cindy; and brother Colin. After graduating from high...
2004.
For Hotel Rwanda
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator
Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby
Johnny Depp, Finding Neverland
Jamie Foxx * N/S
3. David Strathairn
Actor | Good Night, and Good Luck.
David Russell Strathairn was born on January 26, 1949 in San Francisco, California. He is the son of Mary Frances (Frazier), a nurse, and Thomas Scott Strathairn, Jr., a physician. He has two siblings, Tom and Anne. His ancestry includes English, Scottish, Irish, Portuguese, Hawaiian, and one ...
2005.
For Good Night and Good Luck
Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote *
Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line
Terrence Howard N/S
4. Peter O'Toole
Actor | Lawrence of Arabia
A leading man of prodigious talents, Peter O'Toole was born and raised in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, the son of Constance Jane Eliot (Ferguson), a Scottish nurse, and Patrick Joseph O'Toole, an Irish metal plater, football player and racecourse bookmaker. Upon leaving school, he decided to become a...
2006.
For Venus
Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson
Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland *
Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness
Leonardo DiCaprio, Blood Diamond
5. Daniel Day-Lewis
Actor | There Will Be Blood
Born in London, England, Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis is the second child of Cecil Day-Lewis, Poet Laureate of the U.K., and his second wife, actress Jill Balcon. His maternal grandfather was Sir Michael Balcon, an important figure in the history of British cinema and head of the famous Ealing ...
2007.
For There Will Be Blood * (right choice!)
Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises
Tommy Lee Jones, In the Valley of Elah
George Clooney, Michael Clayton
Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
6. Sean Penn
Actor | Mystic River
Sean Penn is a powerhouse film performer capable of intensely moving work, who has gone from strength to strength during a colourful film career, and who has drawn much media attention for his stormy private life and political viewpoints.
Sean Justin Penn was born in Los Angeles, California, the ...
2008.
For Milk * (right choice!)
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Richard Jenkins N/S
7. Jeremy Renner
Actor | The Hurt Locker
Jeremy Lee Renner was born in Modesto, California, the son of Valerie (Tague) and Lee Renner, who managed a bowling alley. After a tumultuous yet happy childhood with his four younger siblings, Renner graduated from Beyer High School and attended Modesto Junior College. He explored several areas of...
2009.
For The Hurt Locker
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart *
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Morgan Freeman, Invictus
8. Jeff Bridges
Actor | The Big Lebowski
Jeffrey Leon Bridges was born on December 4, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, the son of well-known film and TV star Lloyd Bridges and his long-time wife Dorothy Dean Bridges (née Simpson). He grew up amid the happening Hollywood scene with big brother Beau Bridges. Both boys popped up, without ...
2010.
For True Grit
Javier Bardem, Biutiful
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King's Speech *
James Franco, 127 Hours
9. Gary Oldman
Actor | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Gary Oldman is a talented English movie star and character actor, renowned for his expressive acting style. One of the most celebrated thespians of his generation, with a diverse career encompassing theatre, film and television, he is known for his roles as Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy (1986), ...
2011
For Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Demian Bichir, A Better Life
Jean Dujardin, The Artist *
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
George Clooney, The Descendants
10. Daniel Day-Lewis
Actor | There Will Be Blood
Born in London, England, Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis is the second child of Cecil Day-Lewis, Poet Laureate of the U.K., and his second wife, actress Jill Balcon. His maternal grandfather was Sir Michael Balcon, an important figure in the history of British cinema and head of the famous Ealing ...
2012.
For Lincoln * (right choice!)
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Denzel Washington, Flight
Hugh Jackman, Les Misérables
11. Leonardo DiCaprio
Actor | Inception
Few actors in the world have had a career quite as diverse as Leonardo DiCaprio's. DiCaprio has gone from relatively humble beginnings, as a supporting cast member of the sitcom Growing Pains (1985) and low budget horror movies, such as Critters 3 (1991), to a major teenage heartthrob in the 1990s,...
2013.
For The Wolf of Wall Street
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club *
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Christian Bale, American Hustle
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