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And the winner is.....

posted 7 years ago by godewey (16472)
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If you had to give an Oscar to a single performance what would it be?

Either the best performance ever or maybe your favorite performance will do.
A performance that shows true versatility.

One of my choices would be

William Hurt in Kiss of the Spider Woman.

[–] db20db (17758) 7 years ago

Charles Laughton in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. This has been controversial for decades.

[–] godewey (16472) 7 years ago

Laughton is underrated.
It's been a long time since I've seen this film.

[–] db20db (17758) 7 years ago

It's dynamic, mesmerizing ! In that, he IS Quasimodo !

[–] TexasJack (12516) 7 years ago

My brother and I snuck into the theater thinking it was a sci-fi/horror movie of some kind. We snuck out pretty quickly.

[–] godewey (16472) 7 years ago

Ha!
Yeah, I could see that might be a problem.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78632) 7 years ago

Casey Affleck
The Killer Inside Me

[–] godewey (16472) 7 years ago

Still haven't seen this one.

[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 7 years ago

Frances McDormand in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. This was a fantastic performance!

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[–] godewey (16472) 7 years ago

Looking forward to seeing this movie.

I'm a big McDonagh fan.

[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 7 years ago

You will enjoy it, and I like McDonagh too.

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[–] godewey (16472) 7 years ago

I've always thought

Emily Watson in Breaking the Waves was brilliant.

[–] R_Kane (15828) 7 years ago

Best Actor, Heath Ledger
The Dark Knight

Best Movie
L. A. Confidential

[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

John Wayne - The Searchers

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

my old standby answer.

[–] Wint3rFir3 (7398) 7 years ago

Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense.

[–] godewey (16472) 7 years ago

Great job at such a young age.

[–] Wint3rFir3 (7398) 7 years ago

Agreed.

[–] TexasJack (12516) 7 years ago

Philip Seymour Hoffman in Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007). https://moviechat.org/tt0292963/Before-the-Devil-Knows-Youre-Dead

Alternately, pretty much any of his other performances.

[–] godewey (16472) 7 years ago

Another great call.

He definitely has done some memorable roles.
He deserved better.

[–] TexasJack (12516) 7 years ago

Yes, he definitely left us too soon. I wish he had more lead roles. But he was so good, even in the smallest supporting roles.

[–] godewey (16472) 7 years ago

I just saw God's Pocket earlier this year.
Not a great movie but Hoffman out-acted the part.
Extremely well done.