Alternate Best Supporting Actor 2003: Results

5. Albert Finney in Big Fish- Finney gives a fairly simplistic performance, but appropriately so. He fills his role with the right charm and warmth necessary.

4. Peter Sarsgaard in Shattered Glass-Sarsgaard gives an understated and effective performance in his depiction of a editor who slowly sees his popular writer for the liar he is.

3. Paul Bettany in Master and Commander-Bettany another good understated performance this year as a quiet source of reason and warmth on a war ship.

2. Sean Astin- The Return of The King- Astin capitalizes on his work from the previous film fully realizes his character with a powerful passion.

1. Kevin Bacon in Mystic River- This was the battle of the subtle, and understated really. I must say that this is most certainly a toss up, really I hate to put Sargaard fourth but I don't really feel him as fourth. I really liked all four equally and I basically just had to pick one. Bacon is my choice at the moment giving a moving performance, that is again very understated, that finds a way to give the best performance of his film.

Overall Rank:

1. Kevin Bacon in Mystic River
2. Sean Astin in The Return of the King
3. Paul Bettany in Master and Commander
4. Peter Sarsgaard in Shattered Glass
5. Ian McKellen in The Return of the King
6. Viggo Mortensen in The Return of the King
7. Albert Finney in Big Fish
8. Elijah Wood in The Return of the King
9. James Caan in Dogville
10. Yoo Ji-Tae in Oldboy
11. Laurence Fishburne in Mystic River
12. Tim Robbins in Mystic River
13. Brian Cox in X2
14. Chris Cooper in Seabiscuit
15. Stellan Skarsgaard in Dogville
16. Geoffrey Rush in The Curse of the Black Pearl
17. Sonny Chiba in Kill Bill Vol 1
18. Bernard Hill in The Return of the King
19. Sam Rockwell in Matchstick Men
20. Bobby Cannavale in The Station Agent
21. Jeff Daniels in Gods and Generals
22. Ben Gazzara in Dogville
23. Kevin Conway in Gods and Generals
24. Brendan Gleeson in Cold Mountain
25. Christopher Lee in The Return of the King
26. Andy Serkis in The Return of the King
27. Michael Parks in Kill Bill Vol. 1
28. Bill Nighy in Love Actually
29. Jeff Bridges in Seabiscuit
30. John Noble in The Return of the King
31. Cillian Murphy in Cold Mountain
32. Gene Hackman in Runaway Jury
33. Ken Watanabe in The Last Samurai
34. Liam Neeson in Love Actually
35. Ian McKellen in X2
36. William H. Macy in Seabiscuit
37. Dustin Hoffman in Runaway Jury
38. Billy Boyd in Return of the King
39. Tom Guiry in Mystic River
40. Michael Caine in Secondhand Lions
41. Hank Azaria in Shattered Glass
42. Judah Friedlander in American Splendor
43. David Wenham in The Return of the King 
44. Billy Crudup in Big Fish 
45. Robert Duvall in Gods and Generals
46. Philip Seymour Hoffman in Cold Mountain 
47. Alan Cumming in X2
48. Alan Rickman in Love Actually 
49. Steve Buscemi in Big Fish
50. James D'Arcy in Master and Commander
51. John Rhys Davies in The Return of the King 
52. Alec Baldwin in The Cooler
53. Hugh Grant in Love Actually
54. Patrick Stewart in X2
55. Colin Firth in Love Actually
56. Danny DeVito in Big Fish
57. Hugo Weaving in The Return of the King
58. Bruce McGill in Matchstick Men
59. Orlando Bloom in The Return of the King
60. Dominic Monaghan in The Return of the King
61. Djimon Honsou in In America
62. Ron Eldard in House of Sand and Fog

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