In the previous post - right here - we tackled the 96 films we saw for our fourth Oscars marathon. Now it's time to play Academy member and/or film critic extraordinaire. Below are the films and performances that appealed to us, touched our souls, displayed some semblance of truth and humanity. Everything is listed descending order, but as Ebert said, how indeed does one "rank" movies or acting? For consideration: 96 films, 65 male leads, 48 female leads, 88 supporting males, and 82 supporting females. We're proudly sort of obsessive-complusive.
I. SUPPORTING ACTOR
1. Dane DeHaan, Kill Your Darlings
2. Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
3. Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
4. James Gandolfini, Enough Said
5. Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Archie Alemania, Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan; Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips; Jake Gyllenhaal, Prisoners; Bradley Cooper, American Hustle; Benedict Cumberbatch, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug; Jeremy Renner, American Hustle; Bogdan Dumitrache, Child's Pose; Ryo Kase, Like Someone in Love; David Oyelowo, Lee Daniels' The Butler; Tahar Rahim, The Past; Nebojsa Glogovac, Circles; Josh Brolin, Labor Day; John Gallagher Jr., Short Term 12; John Arcilla, Metro Manila; Jeff Goldblum, Le Week-End.
II. SUPPORTING ACTRESS
1. Lea Seydoux, Blue Is the Warmest Colour
2. Pauline Burlet, The Past
3. Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave
4. Amy Adams, Her
5. Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Cameron Diaz, The Counselor; Margot Robbie, The Wolf of Wall Street; Angeli Bayani, Ilo Ilo; Ilinca Goia, Child's Pose; Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine; Oprah Winfrey, Lee Daniels' The Butler; Scarlett Johansson, Don Jon; Juliette Lewis & Julianne Nicholson, August: Osage County; June Squibb, Nebraska; Carey Mulligan, Inside Llewyn Davis; Jasmine Curtis, Transit; Sarah Paulson, 12 Years a Slave; Emma Watson, The Bling Ring; Allison Janney, The Way, Way Back.
III. LEAD ACTOR
1. Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
2. Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
3. Sid Lucero, Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan
4. Joaquin Phoenix, Her
5. Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Mads Mikkelsen, The Hunt; Robert Redford, All Is Lost; Ethan Hawke, Before Midnight; Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club; Joel Torre, On the Job; Miles Teller, The Spectacular Now; Bruce Dern & Will Forte, Nebraska; Christian Bale, American Hustle; Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips; Ali Mosaffa, The Past; Casey Affleck, Ain't Them Bodies Saints; Tye Sheridan, Mud; Michael B. Jordan, Fruitvale Station; Tadashi Okuno, Like Someone in Love.
IV. LEAD ACTRESS
1. Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
2. Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
3. Luminita Gheorghiu, Child's Pose
4. Julie Delpy, Before Midnight
5. Paulina Garcia, Gloria
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks; Brie Larson, Short Term 12; Lindsay Duncay, Le Week-End; Sandra Bullock, Gravity; Julia Roberts, August: Osage County; Amy Adams, American Hustle; Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Enough Said; Berenice Bejo, The Past; Rin Takanashi, Like Someone in Love; Shailene Woodley, The Spectacular Now; Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha.
1. Inside Llewyn Davis, dir. Joel & Ethan Coen
2. Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan, dir. Lav Diaz
3. The Wolf of Wall Street, dir. Martin Scorsese
4. Gravity, dir. Alfonso Cuarón
5. Her, dir. Spike Jonze
6. 12 Years a Slave, dir. Steve McQueen
7. Short Term 12, dir. Destin Daniel Cretton
8. Child's Pose, dir. Calin Peter Netzer
9. Before Midnight, dir. Richard Linklater
10. Enough Said, dir. Nicole Holofcener
THE NEXT SEVENTEEN:
- The Spectacular Now, dir. James Ponsoldt
- Captain Phillips, dir. Paul Greengrass
- Blue Jasmine, dir. Woody Allen
- American Hustle, dir. David O. Russell
- Ilo Ilo, dir. Anthony Chen
- August: Osage County, dir. John Wells
- Kill Your Darlings, dir. John Krokidas
- Le Week-End, dir. Roger Michell
- The Past, dir. Asghar Farhadi
- Like Someone in Love, dir. Abbas Kiarostami
- Nebraska, dir. Alexander Payne
- Frances Ha, dir. Noah Baumbach
- Transit, dir. Hannah Espia
- Neighbouring Sounds, dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho
- The Hunt, dir. Thomas Vinterberg
- The Place Beyond the Pines, dir. Derek Cianfrance
- In the House, dir. François Ozon