Alternate Best Actor 1996: Results

5. Leonard DiCaprio in Romeo and Juliet - DiCaprio does not have the language down but he does bring the right passion and enthusiasm although it is hard see through that direction.

Best Scene: Romeo's death monologue.

4. Chris Cooper in Lone Star- Cooper seems right as the quiet convicted Sheriff, but he's suppose to be uncomfortable with his job which isn't expressed very well.

Best Scene: Sam talks to his old flame.

3. Liam Neeson in Michael Collins- Collins is made to be an absolute hero here, and the film outright rejects any scenes to give a greater complexity to see him, but Neeson does bring the right power and passion to the part.

Best Scene: Collins attempts to defend the treaty.

2. Ewan McGregor in Trainspotting - McGregor gives a nicely charismatic portrayal, and meets any challenge in store for him.

Best Scene: Renton goes Cold Turkey

1. Kenneth Branagh in Hamlet - Although I was skeptical about Branagh approach to the prince of Denmark, he successfully won me over with his flamboyant portrayal of Hamlet. He creates an understanding in the insanity, but as well brings his performance down when needed and to great effect. For the overall win it came down to the men whose plan goes horribly wrong, I decided to go with the car salesman.

Best Scene: The duel.

Overall Rank:

1. William H. Macy in Fargo
2. Kenneth Branagh in Hamlet
3. Timothy Spall in Secrets & Lies
4. James Woods in Killer: A Journal of Murder 
5. Ewan McGregor in Trainspotting
6. Daniel Day-Lewis in The Crucible
7. Liam Neeson in Michael Collins
8. Matthew McConaughey in A Time to Kill
9. Mel Gibson in Ransom
10. Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire
11. Ralph Fiennes in The English Patient
12. Noah Taylor in Shine 
13. Luke Wilson in Bottle Rocket 
14. Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor
15. Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: First Contact
16. Richard Gere in Primal Fear
17. Owen Wilson in Bottle Rocket
18. Stanley Tucci in Big Night
19. Nathan Lane in The Birdcage 
20. Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible
21. Tom Everett Scott in That Thing You Do 
22. Jon Favreau in Swingers
23. Tony Shalhoub in Big Night
24. Tom Hulce in The Hunchback of Notre Dame
25. Geoffrey Rush in Shine
26. Billy Bob Thornton in Sling Blade
27. Michael J. Fox in The Frighteners
28. John Travolta in Phenomenon
29. Antonio Banderas in Evita
30. Jim Carrey in The Cable Guy
31. Sean Connery in The Rock
32. Woody Harrelson in Kingpin
33. Sean Connery in Dragonheart
34. Adam Sandler in Happy Gilmore
35. Dennis Quiad in Dragonheart
36. Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Eraser  
37. Chris Cooper in Lone Star
38. Bill Murray in Larger Than Life 
39. Joseph Perrino in Sleepers
40. Robin Williams in The Birdcage
41. Nicolas Cage in The Rock
42. Leonardo DiCaprio in Romeo + Juliet 
43. Bill Pullman in Independence Day
44. Jason Patric in Sleepers
45. Val Kilmer in The Ghost and the Darkness 
46. Michael Keaton in Multiplicity
47. Steve Martin in Sgt. Bilko
48. Randy Quaid in Kingpin
49. Blake Heron in Shiloh
50. Sylvester Stallone in Daylight
51. Will Smith in Independence Day
52. Woody Harrelson in The People vs. Larry Flynt
53. Bill Paxton in Twister
54. Chris Farley in Black Sheep
55. Leslie Nielsen in Spy Hard 
56. Kelsey Grammer in Down Periscope
57. Jack Nicholson in Mars Attacks!
58. Keanu Reeves in Chain Reaction
59. Vincent Kartheiser in Alaska
60. Alec Baldwin in Ghosts of Mississippi
61. Jon Lovitz in High School High
62. David Spade in Black Sheep
63. Matthew Broderick in The Cable Guy
64. Robin Williams in Jack
65. Arnold Schwarzenegger in Jingle All The Way
66. Tom Arnold in The Stupids
67. Michael Jordan in Space Jam
68. Sinbad in First Kid
69. Jeffrey Nording in D3
70. Billy Zane in The Phantom
71. Robert Sean Leonard in Killer: A Journal of Murder
72. Joshua Jackson in D3
73. Jason Alexander in Dunston Checks In 
74. Brock Pierce in First Kid
75. Francis Capra in Kazaam
76. Shaquille O'Neal in Kazaam
77. Eric Lloyd in Dunston Checks In
78. Stephen Baldwin in Bio-Dome
79. Pauly Shore in Bio-Dome

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