10 Best Performances by an Actor in the year 2005...

I am posting these 10 names because the year is almost over... The list of eligible actors for this year is based on their films shown from December 1, 2004 - November 15, 2005...

In random order:

Javier Bardem (The Sea Inside) – Javier as a quadriplegic in the Spanish film Mar Adentro is a very accurate portrayal of bravery, sadness, regret and most of all, dignity.

Jang Donggun (Taegukgi) – Obviously, he is the only Asian in the list. Donggun, in the next few years can be the Best Korean movie star that we have.

Gael Garcia Bernal (Motorcycle Diaries) – Gael’s portrayal of Che Guevarra makes the subject matter more intriguing, controversial and fashionable?

Daniel Brühl (Love in Thoughts) – Forget that he is my favorite actor in the world; his poetic, dark, possessive and twisted character in the film is the reason why he is hovering in the list.

August Diehl (Love in Thoughts) – He is my favorite fag in the recent years. August as Gunther is always crazy, jealous, drugged, good friend but extremely dangerous.

Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby) – Clint is the reason why I can’t recognize Hillary Swank as the Best Actress of the Year; he simply got more of my attention…

Bruno Ganz (Downfall) – He is Adolf Hitler and Hitler is an iconic figure in the world history. Because of Bruno’s demented, realistic gesture of his character in the film, I hate him even more…

Paul Giamatti (Sideways) – I can see bitterness in his face. Paul’s character is so complex but he let us know the hardship, pain and humor of his journey. He is simply one of this year’s best!

Ethan Hawke (Before Sunset) – Ethan’s pragmatic persona as a man who always maintains his heart under the power of his mind is really impressive.

Ben Kingsley (House of Sand and Fog) – No wonder why he is here, I have never seen a rough performance of Ben even in the space thriller film “Species”.

Cream of the Crop: Based on the performance, I can already associate the year 2005 to three names: Javier Bardem, Bruno Ganz and Paul Giamatti but till now, I still can’t decide on who is the best… I’ll just post it on early December!!!

posted by basmayor @ 10:21 PM