Best Actor Oscar Wins of the 2010s RANKED!

[@shaxnerd418]

Jean DuJardin is a prolific actor in France. As Bong Joon-Ho said, the Oscars are an extremely local award. Just because an actor doesn’t continue to work in the US doesn’t mean they don’t continue to have a career.

[@maryelizaabeth_]

Redmayne’s win for TTOE was definitely not forgettable but I definitely agree that Gyllenhaal absence in Best Actor for Nightcrawler is a travesty of justice.

[@poett8875]

Eddie Redmayne for the “The Theory of Everything” is underrated as hell. People go on and on about how Michael Keaton should’ve won this year. But I don’t agree with that at all tbh. It baffles me how this win is seen as underserved.

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

I prefer Redmayne over Keaton any day

[@maryelizaabeth_]

Exactly!

[@rickdesper]

Gyllenhaal was definitely snubbed. Clearly one of the top five performances of the entire decade, not just his year. His mistake was playing a character that was too easy to hate. The voters would prefer to reward hagiographies of royals and entertainers.

[@EddieHenderson92]

Theory of crap was awful.

[@hayleydouglas]

I agree with you completely about Taron Egerton in Rocketman - it was a complete joke that he wasn't even nominated for an Oscar for his incredible performance as Elton John, and unlike Rami Malek, who mimed the Queen songs, Taron sang every song in Rocketman live

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

A true crime

[@hayleydouglas]

@@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719 yeah and he was robbed of a BAFTA Film Award as well for his role in Rocketman

[@gabrielcastaneda9700]

I’m glad he has that gg win

[@hayleydouglas]

@@gabrielcastaneda9700 yeah I'm glad he won that - but he was robbed of an Oscar and a BAFTA IMHO

[@LindsayGeffonWheeler]

He sooo got robbed

[@Bronzetigermask]

I’m selfish. I want a ranking for every acting category for every decade. Make it happen contender!

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

Yes

[@LouiseAndersen1991]

Me too!

[@oblebrun]

I'll do you one better, rank every oscar win for all four acting categories

[@buffydowney1987]

Me too!

[@Monkoboyoman]

Brian, you are so right saying the 2010s winners don’t really age well. Really hate the fact that originals like Chiwetel Edjiofor and Michael Keaton lost to Oscar-safe, awards-baity transformation boredom. Just see how Arrival’s Amy Adams not even nominated but she got in for playing Lynne Cheney🙄

[@poett8875]

Redmayne deserved his win hands down. However I agree that Ejiofor would’ve been an excellent winner.

[@Elvenprofessor]

The award season is fun as hell, but dang some of these wins makes me feel that award voters don’t care too much

[@perryjones7771]

They just be checking anything that’s what it’s giving 😂😂😂

[@FallGuysMoose]

Sort of makes you wonder how often they get it right vs. how often they get it wrong 🤔

[@joecoe4416]

1. 2014: Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcra......oh wait.....

[@GeorgiiAird]

yeah, the way his sister even randomly won the Globe that night before him when they both were nominated

[@oragamiowl5031]

I don’t think the 2010s were particularly strong but John Dujardin absolutely deserved to win his Oscar. It’s a great performance and the best in that category. Also how can you say he’s disappeared? He’s still very much a staple of French cinema. Movies exist away from Hollywood. Blimey.

[@EddieHenderson92]

No

[@sand4273]

I really think Leo should’ve won for Wolf of Wall Street instead.

[@poihpioakarp8845]

Hard agree

[@RicG23]

You ain’t wrong but I think he also should’ve been nominated/won for ‘Django’

[@poihpioakarp8845]

@@RicG23 also hard agree

[@maxfieldfulton]

Amen! (Though I would probably have voted for Dern that year…one of the best lineups ever.)

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

He should've won for What's eating Gilbert Grape

[@champreviewer5572]

I understand why DiCaprio lost to McConaughey because Wolf of Wall Street was more of a comedy and comedy films rarely win Oscars.

[@LucyLioness100]

I think it was mainly the two of them as the Oscar buzz that year, but McConaughey edged him out. I do think McConaughey deserved the win as he is great and spent the early 2010s digging himself out of the rom-com stamp he was labeled with at the time

[@davidadeoye3031]

Leonardo DiCaprio is a pretty underrated actor in my opinion

[@the80sfanatic13]

That and there was also porno in the movie.

[@Yesyesyesyessss]

Jean Dujardin went back to France after his win because he's a french actor and he wanted to make french movies, even The Artist is technically a french movie, he hasn't "fallen off the map" he's still making movies just not in your country. to be honest i think it's kind of stupid to only assume you have a career in cinema if you're making movies in the US, i'm sorry man i like you but this doesn't sit right with me, there are plenty of amazing movies outside of the US that aren't being nominated to the oscars that you should probably pay a bit more attention to. if you want more movies JD has starred in i'd suggest you to watch those: -Deerskin -November -OSS 117 (made by the same director as The Artist) -Little White Lies take care man

[@chamindujanith6337]

You spouted a bunch of words. But didn't even mention by far Dujardin's best performance in legendary Hollywood director Roman Polanski's An Officer and a Spy.

[@03maggield]

Deerskin was a really great film- glad someone else has also seen it!

[@poett8875]

I don’t agree with your point about how there’s no comparison to Redmayne’s and Gyllenhal’s performances. Jake was excellent and would’ve been my runner up had he’d been nominated. But I feel like you seriously undermine how much Redmayne had to do. Playing a well known figure, especially one with a severe disability is extremely hard while also trying to make it convincing. It’s the type of performance that could’ve been a career ender with one wrong move, and he nailed it.

[@esciteach7997]

I agree with this person; . . . . AC; you got it wrong

[@navidhudson7065]

Yep he seriously undermined it. That is a very HARD role to do, Eddie's remarkable transformation plus his facial expressions when he couldn't speak anymore were so good and sad. The guy even slightly dislocated his spine in his work so he absolutely was the right winner. Even the Oscar expert said it's a very good win and that people are just butthurt mad cause Keaton didn't win. But of course since it's a real life figure he's playing, the hate train begins...

[@jakratako]

Absolutely agree with this. It's very hard role to play it right. I still remember when I finish the movie that he very good in it.

[@gauravw6947]

Redmayne won only because it was an Oscar-bait performance… Definitely wasn’t the best of the year, not even the best amongst the nominees (Keaton was much better)…

[@deusexmachina9776]

at the end of the day tho no one really remembers the film or redmaybe, despite all the work to be disabled

[@JeffsGoldblum]

I truly believe McConaghey won the Oscar because he was so outstanding in True Detective 😭💀

[@norm-bb3bb]

I saw the movie a year ago, and I think he was incredible, DiCaprio was over the top in Wolf of Wall Street.

[@Cinemahguy]

THIS

[@zacharydornoff9758]

Honestly even though I feel Leo gave the better performance in WOWS I agree with you. His performance is one of my favorite lead male acting roles in a TV series. However he had to go up against an arguably better performance with Cranston for Breaking Bad. Which do you prefer if you have seen Breaking Bad?

[@JeffsGoldblum]

@@zacharydornoff9758 Both are performances for the ages, but McConaghey has the edge, I fear….

[@zacharydornoff9758]

@@JeffsGoldblum yeah I would say its super tough but I think I might lean Cranston but its a toss up.

[@Monkoboyoman]

For 2020s so far, Anthony Hopkins definitely is no 1

[@r.c.c.10]

Definitely. And female, Blanchett... Ah no, she was robbed... 😢😅 Stone then I think.

[@TheCatIndeed]

The best actress ranking will be such a dramatic jump up in quality it’ll be almost comical.

[@charles-edouardmorel3173]

Best Actress > Best Actor, and it's not even close

[@TheCatIndeed]

@@charles-edouardmorel3173 which is interesting, because Best Supporting Actor usually has much stronger winners than Best Supporting Actress

[@jesslishman]

More interesting roles for men?) ​@@TheCatIndeed

[@schwärmerei]

​@TheCatIndeed sadly, there aren't a lot of really interesting female characters in supporting roles

[@julieroccia6344]

Yes Bradley Cooper not winning for A Star is Born is something I'll NEVER get over. Just WHY?!

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

So sad

[@sweetbutterbaby]

Get over it! Rami rightfully won.

[@julieroccia6344]

@sweetbutterbaby lol there's always ONE. I won't. Ever.

[@EddieHenderson92]

@@sweetbutterbaby LOL no

[@the80sfanatic13]

He should've won it for American Sniper.

[@SlenWash]

It's important to note there was a lot of controversy surrounding the Casey Affleck nomination/win because of the sexual harrassment allegations. I honestly think if the same five nominees were in 2017 instead of 2016, Denzel would have won.

[@GuillaumeCOUET-mc3nu]

As a French, you hurted my feelings with this Jean Dujardin opinion😂.And about his following career after the Oscar he continued to play in French movies as he always did. No need to recall the fact that The Artist is a French movie… He even said that he never cared about the Oscar and that he’ll continue to play in the Molière language despise all this non-American actors who goes to Hollywood after a successful movie. Just open your mind a little bit. Hollywood is not all the cinema.

[@VikingMatt879]

My preferences: 10. Willem Dafoe in At Eternity's Gate 9. Brad Pitt in Moneyball 8. Gary Oldman in Darkest Hour 7. Leo Dicaprio for The Wolf Of Wall Street 6. Michael Keaton in Birdman 5. Matt Damon in The Martian 4.Colin Firth in The King's Speech 3.Joaquin Phoenix in Joker 2. DDD In Lincoln 1.Casey Affleck in Manchester By The Sea

[@roxy5588]

Malek lost at Critics Choice to Bale. I agree with George Clooney in the Decendants. That was a much better performance than Jean Dujadan. He was in The Wolf of Wallstreet with Leo, Margot and Jonah.

[@iamsoverybored878]

I think maybe Dujaden couldn't get rid of his accent, for he can get more roles in American films. Has he been in French movies instead. I just don't get why see The Artist there's plenty of silen movies out there. The dog was the best thing about it.

[@daisyperegrino6380]

It's ok that Bale won the critics choice that's not so important..Rami won at Oscar.. Golden globe..SAG & Bafta..Rami recognize at Palm Spring

[@gauravw6947]

Rami’s win is one of the most undeserved ever… Also, many are biased against Dujardin’s win because he’s a foreign actor…

[@iamsoverybored878]

@gauravw6947 Think of all the great foreign actors, and they decide to, on one of the rare times, give the award to an actor who didn't do much of anything afterward.

[@cruella4341]

Man that decade for best actor was rough as shit

[@teamrainbow7674]

And it could’ve been so good

[@BFA100]

My Top 10 Best Actor Oscar Wins of the 2010's 1. Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln) 2. Casey Affleck (Manchester By the Sea) 3. Colin Firth (The King's Speech) 4. Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) 5. Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club) 6. Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) 7. Leonardo Di Caprio (The Revenant) 8. Jean Du Jardin (The Artist) 9. Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody) 10. Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour)

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

Love your top 10. I would perhaps swap the first two , but very good indeed.

[@KaeMcSpadden]

I really loved Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker performance, it was so intense.

[@LucyLioness100]

It’s an unsettling performance & yeah his intensity lent well. It took a few tries (not as many attempts as Leo had), but he finally secured his trophy

[@KaeMcSpadden]

@@LucyLioness100 it is interesting how two actors have portrayed the Joker now have Oscars.

[@norm-bb3bb]

​@@KaeMcSpaddenIt's a challenging role, the actors love that type of role.

[@jovonsaintlouis125]

Hi Brian I'm a fan of your videos, but I would say don't get too swayed by negative comments if you have an honest opinion and feeling about something than stick by it 😊

[@wavesofwoodenlegs]

As a Queen fan, even though I was massively disappointed with how sanitized "Bohemian Rhapsody" was, I enjoyed the performances of each of the band members, including Rami Malek's. I felt he really captured Freddie Mercury's spirit and deserved that Oscar. With that being said, it would've been better if Sasha Baron Cohen played Freddie.

[@fastbowler]

Also as a longtime Queen fan, I thought Malek FAR from captured Mercury's spirit. He was so tentative and mousy, and Freddie was never mousy!

[@jscho8674]

Your videos are always so much fun! I love it when you remind me of a particular film and/or performance that I need to revisit. Awesome. ❤

[@Noneya2023]

I totally understand why Daniel Day Lewis left acting. He completely disappeared into every role he played. He wore their skin, thought only of their thoughts, their feelings. That must be absolutely exhausting! I can’t imagine how hard that must be to shake off…. But that’s what made him a quintessential master of his craft. We are grateful to you Mr Lewis 🙏

[@eccentricexploringape1246]

You know things are serious when my boy Brian throws down the “give me an effing break” line.

[@Manuelcolon24]

Can you also do videos about best/worst in other categories? Like Visual Effects, Animated Feature, International Feature, etc.

[@Antonio8885]

This is your best video yet, I love these rankings, please continue this as a series for each decade in the Best Actor and Actress. Bravo!

[@jackbennersmoviereviews]

If any of the winners didn’t win, who would’ve been my pick to win out of the nominees: 2010 - Jesse Eisenberg for The Social Network or James Franco for 127 Hours 2011 - George Clooney for The Descendants 2012 - Bradley Cooper for Silver Linings Playbook or Joaquin Phoenix for The Master 2013 - Leonardo DiCaprio for The Wolf of Wall Street (who should’ve won) or Chiwetel Ejiofor for 12 Years A Slave 2014 - Michael Keaton for Birdman or Benedict Cumberbatch for The Imitation Game 2015 - Happy with Leo winning but Michael Fassbender for Steve Jobs would’ve been a great winner. 2016 - Andrew Garfield for Hacksaw Ridge or Ryan Gosling for La La Land (Affleck was fantastic and I’m ok with him winning.) 2017 - Daniel Kaluuya for Get Out 2018 - Bradley Cooper for A Star Is Born (He should’ve won and swept that year!) 2019 - I would say Taron if he wasn’t snubbed but I’ll go with Adam Driver for Marriage Story

[@champreviewer5572]

I suppose I would pick for me who did not win: 2010 - Jesse Eisenberg for Social Network 2011 - George Clooney for The Descendants 2012 - Hugh Jackman for Les Miserables 2013 - Chiwetel Ejiofor for 12 Years a Slave 2014 - Michael Keaton for Birdman 2015 - Michael Fassbender for Steve Jobs 2016 - Denzel Washington for Fences 2017 - Daniel Kaluuya for Get Out 2018 - Christian Bale for Vice 2019 - Leonardo DiCaprio for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

[@jackbennersmoviereviews]

@@champreviewer5572 Great picks! 👍

[@champreviewer5572]

@@jackbennersmoviereviews thanks here are my picks for other categories too for this decade. Best Picture 2010 - The Social Network 2011 - Hugo 2012 - Zero Dark Thirty 2013 - Gravity 2014 - Selma 2015 - The Big Short 2016 - La La Land 2017 - Get Out 2018 - Roma 2019 - 1917 Actress: 2010 - Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right 2011 - Viola Davis for The Help 2012 - Emmanuelle Riva for Amour 2013 - Sandra Bullock for Gravity 2014 - Felicity Jones for The Theory of Everything 2015 - Cate Blanchett for Carol 2016 - Natalie Portman for Jackie 2017 - Sally Hawkins for The Shape of Water 2018 - Glenn Close for The Wife 2019 - Cynthia Erick for Harriet Supporting Actor: 2010 - Mark Ruffalo for The Kids Are All Right 2011 - Kenneth Branagh for My Week with Marilyn 2012 - Tommy Lee Jones for Lincoln 2013 - Barkhad Andi for Captain Phillips 2014 - Ethan Hawke for Boyhood 2015 - Sylvester Stallone for Creed 2016 - Dev Patel for Lion 2017 - Christopher Plummer for All the Money in the World 2018 - Sam Rockwell for Vice 2019 - Tom Hanks for A Beautiful day in the Neighborhood Supporting Actress: 2010 - Helena Bonham Carter for The King’s Speech 2011 - Berenice Bejo for The Artist 2012 - Sally Field for Lincoln 2013 - June Squibb for Nebraska 2014 - Meryl Streep for Into the Woods 2015 - Kate Winslet for Steve Jobs 2016 - Octavia Spencer for Hidden Figures 2017 - Laurie Metcalf for Lady Bird 2018 - Emma Stone for The Favourite 2019 - Florence Pugh for Little Women

[@galaxymoonlqght3732]

For me 2017 is a tie between Chalamet or Kaluuya. Both incredible performances

[@jamesblackmon7235]

I like Malek, but that's just an okay film and performance. Didn't get it. Bale should've won.

[@HNSCAPMCA]

Thank you very much for this amazing video. I'm always very passionate about the Academy Awards, but it seems that no one really cares about it. Until I found you and your wonderful channel. I would very much like if you could do a video ranking the 2000s Best Actress Oscar nominations. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@silecitizen6487]

Great video! A ranking of all the other acting categories of the 2010s would be amazing to see too.

[@vikingsbball21]

Casey Affleck was so good in Manchester by the Sea it convinced me Lucas Hedges was a good actor

[@wl2056]

I haven't seen all of these performances but Eddie Redmayne's performances is definitely underrated. I find him great in that performance. I also definitely love Casey Affleck in Manchester by the Sea. That police station scene and that 'I can't beat it' scene always gets me. I still rewatch it every now and then. Definitely the best of that decade for me.

[@alifhussaini]

Rami malek lost the critics choice award to bale

[@jamielee7943]

My Top 10 Best Actor Oscar Wins of the 2010’s 1. Joaquin Phoenix - The Joker 2. Daniel Day Lewis - Lincoln 3. Casey Affleck - Manchester By The Sea 4. Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club 5. Colin Firth - The King’s Speech 6. Eddie Redmayne - The Theory Of Everything 7. Gary Oldman - Darkest Hours 8. Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant 9. Rami Malek - Bhemian Rhapsody 10. Jean Dujardin- The Artist

[@TylerCrossWrestling]

Gary Oldman in a fat suit “harumph”ing his way to an Oscar over DDL’s second greatest performance in his career is still crazy.

[@bruh_hahaha]

I’m not even a fan of the movie, but Bradley Cooper def should have won for ASiB.

[@gandalfthegrey7146]

My List: 10. Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody) 9. Jean Du Jardin (The Artist) 8. Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea) 7. Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club) 6. Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) 5. Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln) 4. Gary Oldman (The Darkest Hour) 3. Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant) 2. Colin Firth (The King’s Speech) 1. Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)

[@norm-bb3bb]

Great pick for the number one, Joaquin was amazing

[@zakuraiyadesu]

Love the videos, man. Keep it up!!!

[@andersparker0228]

THANK YOU for putting Casey Affleck at number one!!!

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

Yes

[@PeterRabbit4Eva]

Mine: 1. Leonardo DiCaprio 2. Gary Oldman 3. Matthew McConaughey 4. Daniel Day-Lewis 5. Casey Affleck 6. Rami Malek 7. Colin Firth 8. Joaquin Phoenix 9. Jean Dujardin 10. Eddie Redmayne

[@thankyoujodi]

Biggest takeaway, the academy rarely gets it right.

[@champreviewer5572]

Idea: Video on why David Oyelowo was snubbed for Best Actor for Selma in the 2015 Oscar race.

[@marjaiiii]

PLEASEEEEE 2015 was such a weird ceremony

[@poett8875]

Tbh it’s not really hard to understand why. Lead Actor was extremely stacked that year. You also had Gyllenhal and Fiennes who also was snubbed that year. There just wasn’t any room for Oyelowo.

[@champreviewer5572]

@@poett8875 true. but during that time, there was controversy that all the acting categories had ZERO people of color nominated.

[@thankyoujodi]

​@@poett8875ppl will never get over that. Ralph Fiennes AND Jake deserved it more than David. But I would take out Carrell and redmayne to get those dudes in. Because of that stupid controversy, Octavia Spencer gets nominated every 6 years now.

[@johndebono1870]

@@poett8875 Eh, I don't know if stacked is the right word. They went for very Oscar baity performances (I would have personally taken out Cooper, Cumberbatch and Redmayne for Fiennes, Gyllenhal and Oyelowo). If anything, I've learned to appreciate the 2015 Oscars for forcing the show to have a more diverse and interesting body of voters. We're a better society for Green Book being the weird outlier best picture winner.

[@christofferdharma9535]

I applaud you so much for admitting that you made a mistake :). I agree with the list, I think the Best Actress wins were stronger tbh. Fyi, not a fan of Malek's win either but he did miss Critics Choice, so he didnt sweep the entire season. He lost to Christian Bale which would've been my pick that year!

[@navidhudson7065]

Christian Bale was terrific in Vice, should've won honestly.

[@BryCrowell]

My Ranking from 10 to 1: 10. Rami Malek - My Pick Would've Been Christian Bale - Vice 9. Eddie Redmayne - My Pick Would've Been Bradley Cooper - American Sniper 8. Gary Oldman - My Pick Would've Been Daniel Kaluuya - Get Out 7. Daniel Day-Lewis - My Pick Would've Been Denzel Washington - Flight 6. Leonardo DiCaprio - My Pick Would've Been Matt Damon - The Martian 5. Jean Dujardin - My Pick Would've Been George Clooney - The Descendants 4. Joaquin Phoenix - My Pick Would've Been Adam Driver - Marriage Story 3. Colin Firth - My Pick Would've Been James Franco - 127 Hours 2. Matthew McConaughy - Deserved 1. Casey Affleck - Deserved

[@JKribbit]

For me watching DDL and Sally Fields acting together in Lincoln is like watching Ali v Fraser going toe-to-toe exchanging hooks and jabs. Two juggernauts giving their all to give a performance so worthy of a masterpiece.

[@rafaelcasaroto3275]

I love your opinionsssss, from Brazil, thanksss

[@cruella4341]

Although fun fact about Jean Du Jardin’s Oscar, around award season he had a French comedy movie coming out that featured a scene of him having sex while 9/11 happened but Harvey Weinstein succeeded in getting it taken out of the film because he thought that it would hurt Jardin’s Oscar campaign

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

He was probably right

[@chamindujanith6337]

Then he had sex in a Martin Scorsese movie 2 years later.

[@cros_nest]

I'm so glad you mentioned the snub of Taron Edgerton in Rocketman 💗 the golden globes got it right by giving him the win. Rocketman was leagues better than Bohemian Rhapsody.

[@Clouden3]

10. Malek 9. Oldman 8. Redmayne 7. Firth 6. Dujardin 5. McConaughey 4. DiCaprio 3. C. Affleck 2. Day-Lewis 1. Phoenix

[@RachelNobody]

Joaquin Pheonix definitely deserved that Oscar. I absolutely love him and he was MADE for that character. It didnt even have to be called 'Joker', just that character and the way he played him was phenomenal to me. One of my favorite movies ever and honestly without Joaquin I dont think it would be. wouldnt even be the same movie. ❤

[@norm-bb3bb]

💯

[@ScopePalmer]

Isn't it crazy that there are 4 nominations in the Lincoln year that would have probably been top 4 on this list if they had won?

[@norm-bb3bb]

DDL was the third best for me, I think Joaquin and Denzel were better that year

[@jacobelmahir7608]

My ranking would probably be: 10. Rami Malek 9. Gary Oldman 8. Jean DuJardin 7. Eddie Redmayne 6. Colin Firth 5. Leonardo DiCaprio 4. Daniel Day Lewis 3. Matthew McConaughey 2. Joaquin Phoenix 1. Casey Affleck

[@annanikia7949]

I agree with ypur take on The Artist!

[@decemberdowell3779]

Looking back its crazy to see that this decade had quite a few lackluster best actor winners.

[@Leo-Faure1]

3:48 He came back to France to pursuit his career there. He once said he didn't want to settle in the US.

[@knightterror2826]

Maybe I'm just weird. Despite it being a bit Oscar-baity I still love watching Oldman in The Darkest Hour. He is so much fun and I'm relieved he finally has an Oscar.

[@Rash23215]

I personally can't stand a movie which makes a hero out of a monster just because he's a white man

[@norm-bb3bb]

​@@Rash23215 Churchill being a hero or a monster is an endless debate, is the same thing with Oppenheimer but I hate that movie and Cillian's performance so, i think Oldman at least did a great job with a mid movie.

[@knightterror2826]

@@Rash23215 Personally I think you should get down off your pedestal and stop trying to make people feel guilty for enjoying a performance in a movie.

[@AtlasBlizzard]

He was outstanding in that movie, I don't get people who say it was only a career win.

[@siracenola8826]

I will forever stand on the fact Denzel Washington should have WON for Fences over Afflect! His SAG win was the CORRECT win and should have gotten him over the Oscar finish line. 💯💯💯‼️

[@siracenola8826]

@jims7383 And that's totally fine. 👍🏽😊

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

No

[@siracenola8826]

@@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719 🤷🏾‍♂️🤔

[@BFA100]

Affleck was the correct winner because of that emotional pain he went through in that movie was very hard for him to play that character.

[@navidhudson7065]

Yeah no

[@aaronjanlistanco]

my ranking of 2010's Oscars Best Actor I ranked them by the performances Eddie Redmayne - The Theory Of Everything Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant Joaquin Phoenix - Joker Casey Affleck - Manchester By The Sea Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club Daniel Day-Lewis - Lincoln Colin Firth - The King's Speech Jean Dujardin - The Artist Gary Oldman - Darkest Hour Rami Malek - Bohemian Rhapsody

[@beamanact]

The Academy has always favored performances where actors undergo extreme physical transformations. From Fredric March in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," forward to Daniel Day Lewis in "My Left Foot," and female stars have often won in performance where they "ugly up," like Grace Kelly in "The Country Girl," Charlize Theron in "Monster," and Nicole Kidman in "The Hours." In all these cases, a lot of the reason they won was due to the makeup artists!

[@Noneya2023]

Totally on point with Joaquin Pheonix. He was so damn good in Walk The Line, I was surprised he didn’t get more acclaim for singing like Johnny Cash& his amazing portrayal of The Man In Black. But it was that performance that put him on a trajectory to play Joker. He was brilliant in that role & I am absolutely dying to see him with Gaga as Harley Quinn!

[@stacosej8588]

YES COLIN FIRTH IN A SINGLE MAN!!! 100% agree. It is also shockingly boring how many wins there are for playing famous historical figures. I usually root against these performances with the exception of Cillian Murphy this year.

[@norm-bb3bb]

I hate Cillian Murphy win 😂 I only saw one facial expression the whole movie, it doesn't help Oppenheimer wasn't a good movie imo

[@Heywoodjablome1964]

How come no one ever mentions Hugh Jackman’s performance in Prisoners ? Dudes so damn good

[@StevenP-17]

My rankings: 1.Affleck 2.Oldman 3.Phoenix 4.DiCaprio 5.Day-Lewis 6.Malek 7.McConaughey 8.Firth 9.Dujardin 10.Redmayne

[@kellie-nd1yp]

My ranking 1.Casey Affleck -Manchester By The Sea 2.Daniel Day Lewis -Lincoln 3.Colin Firth -The King's Speech 4.Eddie Redmayne -The Theory of Everything 5.Leonardo DiCaprio-The Revanant 6.Joaquin Phoenix -Joker 7.Jean Dujardin -The Artist 8.Rami Malek -Bohemian Rahapsody 9.Matthew McConaughey -Dallas Buyers Club 10.Gary Oldman -The Darkest Hour

[@Milos-sj6ir]

Agreed on Malek. I did not get it then, and I don't get it now.

[@LouiseAndersen1991]

Hey Brian, I´m curios: Does the winners speech have any impact in where you put him? Or is the speech irrelevant when you rank the wins?

[@princejohn6560]

Gary Oldman's win for Darkest Hour reminds me of Meryl Streep's win for Iron Lady. Both were considered overdue for an Oscar and both won playing famous politicians in forgettable movies.

[@the80sfanatic13]

Meryl Streep won two Oscars way before she did The Iron Lady.

[@Themoomabides]

1. Daniel Day Lewis (Lincoln) 2. Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour) 3. Colin Firth (Kings Speech) 4. Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) 5. Matthew McConaughey (DBC) 6. Casey Affleck (Manchester) 7. Leonardo DiCaprio (Revenant) 8. Eddie Redmayne (TTOE) 9. Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody) 10. Jean Dujardin (The Artist)

[@DrR0BERT]

I would have placed Affleck in the bottom half. I didn't care for the movie, and I found his performance to be very Oscar baitey, but in the opposite direction than the flashy roles. Good list though.

[@gauravw6947]

very Oscar baity!?!?! LOL… There wasn’t anything Oscar baity about his role and performance… He won purely on the merit of his highly superior performance…

[@DrR0BERT]

​@@gauravw6947 Meh. All he did was brood. Two hours of brooding.

[@gauravw6947]

@@DrR0BERT LOL… That not what “Oscar baity” is… Also, if you think “all he did was brooding”, I’d say your knowledge on the art of acting and filmmaking is questionable…

[@DrR0BERT]

@@gauravw6947 It's an opinion. I did not like his performance. Your opinion is different. So there is that. And I am knowledgeable about filmmaking; thank you for inquiring.

[@gauravw6947]

@@DrR0BERT LOL… I didn’t inquire, I explicitly stated that your knowledge on acting and filmmaking is questionable… Also, you can have your opinion and I can have opinion on your opinion… You don’t even know what “Oscar-bait” means…

[@saftigsaft6033]

Love this!

[@cinematictheatrics]

1. Casey 2. Leonardo 3. Eddie 4. Daniel 5. Colin 6. Jean 7. Joaquin 8. Rami 9. Gary 10. Matthew

[@johnnolan5579]

I have never felt such a overwhelming response to a film performance as I did from Joaquin Phoenix in the Joker. I turned to my friend and said "if he doesn't win an Oscar" there is no justice and my friend agreed. I know you have this love for DiCaprio, an actor I have felt so often has been miscast, but Phoenix' performance is one of the best ever put on film. Seriously. Watch it again. Affleck was excellent, but again, Day Lewis was better in Lincoln and I would put him right behind Phoenix. You are definitely right about Malek though, and Michael Keaton so deserved the Oscar over Eddie Redmayne. What the hell happened there!?

[@paulofuokwu3137]

2011: Jessie Eisenberg, The social network 2012: Micheal Fassbender, shame 2013: Denis lavant, holy motors 2014: chinwetel ejiofor, 12 years a slave 2015: Ralph fiennes, the grand Budapest hotel 2016: Micheal Fassbender Steve jobs 2017: Casey Affleck, Manchester by the sea 2018: Timothy chalamet, call me by your name 2019: Ethan hawke, first reformed 2020: Adam driver , marriage story

[@Aurorak-i6l]

Just like Emma Stone winning her second Oscar, with Sir Daniel Day-Lewis, I did not expect him to win. I was expecting Hugh Jackman to win.

[@LucyLioness100]

Same, I was hoping Hugh would win on his first (and currently only) nomination. However I’m not mad that DDL won his last Oscar as he is excellent in “Lincoln”

[@elibdot]

i still think today that 2017/18 should've been Hugh Jackman for Logan, after 17 years of playing the beloved character in arguably one of the best films in the genre, it was Hugh's time and he wasn't even nominated, even with the film getting into adapted screenplay I only hope he was in the sixth spot and just barely got cut, his turn in Logan is truly extraordinary and the perfect send off, also he would have an EGOT by now if this happened, justice for Jackman !!

[@RicardoRodriguez-mw7be]

I don't understand why this channel has only 10k views per video.

[@singstreetcar5881]

Timothee chalamet was too young and they were never gonna give a little kid best actor He will still win in future cause he is a certified movie star and he is making billions for Hollywood

[@jovonsaintlouis125]

I don't know exactly on that level yet ,he wasn't bringing in money before dune or Wonka, it could be a Ryan gosling Barbie thing

[@anmoljaiswal9937]

Appreciate that you accepted your mistake. Casey Affleck is by far the best "Best Actor Winner" of the past decade

[@PatD83]

10. Malek - Agree with almost everything the video says, except, unfortunately, I actually don't think they managed to nominate anything I would call "much" better. Weak lineup. 09. Oldman - Garden variety "impression of a famous person" Oscar bait in a movie that has nothing else going for it, and apparently even Oldman can only do that sort of thing so well. 08. Redmayne - Nothing here. Michael Keaton was robbed. 07. Phoenix - Has any actor ever appeared to be putting himself through more rigorous emotional torture for something that ended up mattering so little? 06. Dujardin - Performance I've largely forgotten about in a movie I've largely forgotten about. I'm with the video; this decade wasn't kind to this category. 05. McConaughey - Decent performance in a movie I've largely forgotten about. This year should've been Chiwetel Ejiofor's. 04. DiCaprio - It's hilarious how hard he's trying to win here, but it's still a great performance in a great movie. I wish they'd held off till Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, though. 03. Firth - Great performance that, along with Rush's career-best supporting turn, makes the movie far more watchable than it otherwise would be. 02. Affleck - Great performance in a great, tough-to-watch movie. 01. Day-Lewis - Because he's Daniel Day-Lewis, and the other winners of this decade aren't.

[@patrarus6097]

Thanks once again, Brian, for an excellent video. I disagree with one of your choices: I do believe Matthew M. deserved the Best Actor award. I loved that movie! I agree that Jake G. should have won Best Actor (He was not even nominated) for "Night Crawler." As always, keep up the outstanding work -- you're a pro!

[@iammatthewdavid03]

Maturing is when realizing like the 2010’s class of Best Actor winning is somewhat weak sauce. With a couple exceptions of exceptions, most of them are either underwhelming to questioning why they won

[@matthew5200]

Narrator: "And the Joker sequel was not very good."

[@Sweetthang9]

You couldn't tell ANYONE that Rami Malek sucked in Bohemian Rhapsody (or that the movie sucked in general) when it came out. People looked at me like I had lobsters crawling out of my ears. Why did he win? People LOVE Freddie Mercury. That's why...and the nostalgia for the Live Aid performance pushed that role into the noms. It was designed to win. It was designed to pander. Rocketman on the other hand was a really well made movie. It wasn't as sanitized I suppose.

[@vinnym5607]

I remember renting "The Darkest Hour" from a Family Video. I'm pretty sure it was free. I just drove by there the other day and its a Dollar General now and I could probably buy that DVD for a dollar.

[@2thegamemaster]

I like your list a lot, the only thing I disagree with is I would have darkest hour much higher. I think that was an amazing preference by Gary Oldman.

[@josegermanpastranaacosta4668]

Hi, I like the videos of Top 10 times when the Golden Globes, Bafta and SAG got it right respect the Oscar, so i ask you to do the " Top 10 times Critics Choice got it right", i know that the critics choice are the least popular awards of the award season but it's still one of the 5 importants, some winners are better than the Oscar, also than the bafta or golden globes of that year, for example George Clooney best actor in 2012, Eddie Murphy best supporting actor in 2007, or Carey Mulligan best actrees in 2021.

[@Siege924]

Leo won because the kid from Room got snubbed. Had the kid been properly nominated, however, Leo might have quit acting out of embarrassment. Hollywood knew this and acted accordingly.

[@merricksinclair]

Manchester by the Sea is my personal favorite acting performance of all time and I know that is extreme but it wasn’t marketed for the Oscars like so many films are and I was floored. In literal tears from Affleck. Unfortunate the accusations he received, and it’s likely there’s truth to them. But separate the person from the performance. Wow. A relatable janitor from Boston who’s lived a tough life. Just everything was raw and real. 10/10 performance.

[@historylover]

The only part of Bohemian Rhapsody that I liked is the Live Aid concert. And I didn't like Rami Malek at all as Freddy Mercury. My vote was for Bradley Cooper too. And completely agree with you regarding Taron Edgerton. I love The Artist. I watch it fairly often. But, I'm a silent movie fan. So, I'm completely OK with Jean Dujardin's win. I also love Darkest Hour. But, my Master's degree is in World War II, so I'm naturally drawn to WWII movies. And I can believe Darkest Hour getting the Best Picture nomination. Yeah, not the biggest fan of Dallas Buyers Club. So, I agree with it being in the middle of the pack. I do agree with the transformations, though. I'm a bad movie buff, and I haven't seen The Theory of Everything. So, no opinion about it. I also would have picked Michael Keaton. Glad Leo has an Oscar. The Revenant is such an uncomfortable movie, so I don't like it. Painful to watch. But, I agree that he should have gotten an Oscar for anything else. I love Colin Firth, and I do really like The King's Speech. Again, WWII movie. Yeah, Joaquin Phoenix's win is one of the best of the 2010s. I agree. Love Lincoln. But, yeah, I was thinking of that Daniel Day Lewis ranking list you did. But, I find Hugh Jackman's performance in Les Miserables weak. Then again, I think that whole movie isn't good. I'm a bad movie buff again. Haven't seen this movie. So, no opinion about it.

[@navidhudson7065]

My personal faves are Casey Affleck, Joaquin Phoenix, Eddie Redmayne, Leonardo DiCaprio and Gary Oldman. I love Joker and was happy to see Joaquin sweep that year. Casey tore my heart open and absolutely deserves to be ranked as an all time great best actor win. I liked Eddie, it was still an impressive physical transformation and he also broke me. And I'm just happy actors like Leo and Gary have an Oscar regardless. Christian Bale for Vice should've won instead of Rami Malek.

[@agungs8564]

Bradly Cooper should win instead of Malek

[@nyc1512]

I’m glad you came around and gave Casey Affleck his due. I remember writing a comment about him missing from your list of Top Acting Performances of the 2010s from two years ago, and I know I wasn’t the only one to do so. Overall, this is a solid list. The top two are correct, which is most important, and I think the rest are generally in the right places. I do have a slightly different take than you on the general unsatisfying list of Best Actor winners from this decade. Overall, I think all of the performances are good and that almost all deserved to win in their individual years. However, I feel the FILMS themselves that most won for were underwhelming and forgettable. The classic case of great performances in mediocre films. Exhibit A: Eddie Redmayne - he was outstanding in The Theory of Everything and completely deserved to win, but the movie itself was not very good. Also, I agree that although I appreciate that Gary Oldman has an Oscar, I would have ranked three of the other nominated performances that year over his showy Winston Churchill.

[@nyc1512]

Also, as much as I love the films of Paul Thomas Anderson and Martin Scorsese, I didn’t care much for The Master or The Wolf of Wall Street. You keep mentioning your high regard for those two films in several of your videos. I would like to see how you compare those two movies to the other films in the directors’ canons. Similar to your ranking of nominations for individual actors, I would love to see you rank the directors’ films and/or nominations. You may need to include Screenplay nominations in the case of PTA since he only has the three nominations for Best Director.

[@pascalmanuel3]

Okay, the Dujardin oscar win was very fun for me, and nobody, NOBODY would've predicted that a french guy who mainly does comedies, to win an oscar. I'm french and I grew up with Brice de Nice and OSS 117. So Dujardin was my Idol, but the performance might not have been the best though. I just love him as an actor

[@MichaelSmith-zx5lw]

I still love the film, and I love his performance. I'd say its actually one of my fave best picture and actor wins ever

[@smann87]

I agree in having loved the performance as well, especially for being so charismatic in a silent film. I also give a lot of respect to him and Marion Cotillard for prioritizing their film careers back home in France instead of Hollywood, as to explain to Brian’s curiosity why people in the USA don’t hear much from Jean Dujardin.

[@pascalmanuel3]

@@smann87 Yeah, here in France, most actors who pass over to Hollywood, get a breakthrough role, even end up winning an oscar (such as with Marion Cotillard and Juliette Binoche), generally get tired or simply don't want to work in Hollywood, and instead go back making films at home

[@julieroccia6344]

Casey Affleck may be my favorite win ever.

[@leightonbate7516]

Ranking/My Choice 10 Malek/Dafoe 9 Redmayne/Fiennes 8 DiCaprio/Michael Caine in Youth 7 Oldman/Day Lewis 6 McConaughey/DiCaprio 5 Du Jardin/Pitt 4 Phoenix/Driver 3 Firth/Ryan Gosling in Blue Valentine 2 Day Lewis/Phoenix 1 The only winner I agree with Affleck

[@fong03]

I'd have the McConaughey win even lower. 🤣This video reminded me how little I really carried about most of those performances and films from that decade, BUT it made me want to watch A Single Man, yet again!