Alternate Best Actor 2001: Results

5. Jack Nicholson in The Pledge- I have to say that my winner was easy to choose I had a hard time deciding the order of the rest as I like all of them. I hate to have to put Nicholson here as I really like his quiet downplayed work here a great deal even if the film botches his characterization somewhat by rushing things.

4. Ryan Gosling in The Believer- Gosling gives a performance better than his film gives a fascinating portrayal of a man made by his inconsistencies.

3. Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge!- The film gave me a headache, but McGregor managed to clear it up through his passionate charming portrayal that belts his character's blunt feelings on love no matter how stupid they may be.

2. Billy Bob Thornton in The Man Who Wasn't There- Thornton is all about his distinct characterization here which is a wonderfully deadpan performance that manages to bring us into his character's story, even when his character would just rather go back to cutting hair.

1. Gene Hackman in The Royal Tenenbaums- Well my second favorite actor does it again with his winning turn here as the patriarch of the title family. He is a devilish delight in his comedic scenes, but as well quite moving and believable as his character slowly becomes a better man.

Overall Rank:

1. Gene Hackman in The Royal Tenenbaums
2. Tom Wilkinson in In The Bedroom
3. Billy Bob Thornton in The Man Who Wasn't There
4. Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge!
5. Ryan Gosling in The Believer
6. Jack Nicholson in The Pledge
7. Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind
8. Jake Gyllenhaal in Donnie Darko
9. Ethan Hawke in Training Day
10. Billy Bob Thornton in Monster's Ball
11. Ray Winstone in Sexy Beast
12. Haley Joel Osment in A.I. Artificial Intelligence
13. Jim Broadbent in Iris
14. Elijah Wood in The Fellowship of the Ring
15. Gael García Bernal in Y Tu Mama Tambien
16. Diego Luna in Y Tu Mama Tambien
17. Billy Bob Thornton in Bandits
18. Jude Law in Enemy At the Gates 
19. Ben Stiller in Zoolander
20. Tom Cruise in Vanilla Sky
21. Bruce Willis in Bandits 
22. Denzel Washington in Training Day
23. Yosuke Kubozuka in Go
24. John Goodman in Monster's Inc 
25. Brad Pitt in Ocean's Eleven
26. George Clooney in Ocean's Eleven
27. Mike Myers in Shrek 
28. Heath Ledger in A Knight's Tale
29. John Travolta in Domestic Disturbance
30. Hugh Jackman in Swordfish
31. Sam Neill in Jurassic Park 3 
32. Paul Dano in L.I.E 
33. John Travolta in Swordfish
34. Johnny Depp in From Hell
35. Jackie Chan in Rush Hour 2
36. Chris Tucker in Rush Hour 2
37. Mark Wahlberg in The Planet of the Apes
38. Daniel Radcliffe in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
39. Billy Crystal in Monster's Inc
40. Alec Baldwin in Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
41. Ryan Phillippe in Antitrust
42. Orlando Jones in Evolution
43. David Duchovny in Evolution
44. Will Smith in Ali
45. Woody Allen in The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
46. Brendan Frasier in The Mummy Returns
47. David Spade in Joe Dirt
48. Sean Penn in I Am Sam

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