Monday, March 05, 2007

My 20 Favourite Performances of 2006.

This is a mixture of talent & personal liking, with the latter making 75% affect on the final rank. :)


01. Ivana Baquero, El Laberinto del FaunoThe most breathtaking performance I've seen for a long, long time.



02. Leonardo DiCaprio, The DepartedYep.


03. Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson

04. James McAvoy, The Last King of ScotlandHe'll be on the list later too.

05. Forest Whitaker, The Last King of ScotlandGreat performance. But McAvoy was better.

06. Emily Blunt, The Devil Wears PradaYep.

07. Penélope Cruz, VolverWonderful performance.

08. Helen Mirren, The Queen
Much praised, but definitely worthy.

09. Leonardo DiCaprio, Blood Diamond
Amazing.

10. James McAvoy, Starter for 10Yummy James.

The rest...

11. Samuel Barnett, The History Boys
12. Harry Dean Stanton, Alien Autopsy
13. Kate Dickie, Red Road
14. Shareeka Epps, Half Nelson
15. Danny Dyer, Severance
16. Peter O'Toole, Venus
17. Rupert Grint, Driving Lessons
18. Danny Perea, Duck Season
19. Jennifer Ehle, Alpha Male
20. Vera Farmiga, The Departed