Alternate Best Supporting Actor 2012: Results

5. Tom Hanks in Cloud Atlas- Hanks plays six different characters and gives four lacking characterizations showing his lack of range as an actor. The two characters in his range though are fairly well handled actually, unfortunately he really misses with the others.

4. James Spader in Lincoln- Spader is a delight in his role as political operative. Creating a unique character and naturally adding a great deal of humor to his film.

3. Samuel L. Jackson in Django Unchained- Jackson gives a terrific performance giving one of brilliant absurdity but as well a fascinating depiction of pealing behind his character's facades.

2. Sam Rockwell in Seven Psychopaths-Rockwell does his thing to the extreme here, and if you want a Rockwellian performance get Sam Rockwell. Rockwell is great being extremely funny while managing to still bring weight at the same time.

1. Javier Bardem in Skyfall- Good Prediction Micheal Patison and RatedRStar. This is is incredible year for supporting actors. Its a shame the academy chose to award three veterans giving descent but not particularly special performances and two leading performances. My choice overall this year goes to Javier Bardem as the greatest Bond Villain of all time. He is fun, entertaining, menacing, as well as even moving in a strange way. A true achievement that is just a performance enjoyable to watch but as well fulfilling character piece.

Overall Rank:

1. Javier Bardem in Skyfall
2. Christopher Walken in Seven Psychopaths
3. Sam Rockwell in Seven Psychopaths
4. Samuel L. Jackson in Django Unchained
5. Eddie Redmayne in Les Miserables 
6. Woody Harrelson in Seven Psychopaths 
7. Ben Whishaw in Cloud Atlas
8. Leonardo DiCaprio in Django Unchained 
9. James Spader in Lincoln 
10. Tom Waits in Seven Psychopaths
11. Ewan McGregor in The Impossible
12. Bruce Willis in Looper
13. Scoot McNairy in Killing Them Softly 
14. Jason Clarke in Zero Dark Thirty
15. Jim Broadbent in Cloud Atlas
16. David Straithairn in Lincoln
17. Edward Norton in Moonrise Kingdom
18. Michael Fassbender in Prometheus 
19. Ray Liotta in Killing Them Softly
20. Ezra Miller in The Perks of Being a Wallflower 
21. David Costabile in Lincoln
22. Tom Hardy in The Dark Knight Rises
23. Irrfan Khan in Life of Pi
24. Bruce Willis in Moonrise Kingdom 
25. Michael Shannon in Premium Rush 
26. Aaron Tveit in Les Miserables 
27. Andy Serkis in The Hobbit
28. Bryan Cranston in Argo
29. Russell Crowe in Les Miserables 
30. James D'Arcy in Cloud Atlas 
31. Dwight Henry in Beast of the Southern Wild
32. Richard Jenkins in Killing Them Softly 
33. Werner Herzog in Jack Reacher 
34. Jim Sturgess in Cloud Atlas
35. Jeff Daniels in Looper
36. Josh Brolin in Men in Black 3
37. Jared Harris in Lincoln 
38. Matthew McConaughey in Bernie
39. Ha Jung-Woo in Nameless Gangster
40. Ben Whishaw in Skyfall 
41. Jackie Earle Hayley in Lincoln 
42. Tom Wilkinson in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
43. Ian McKellen in The Hobbit 
44. Albert Finney in Skyfall 
45. Richard Armitage in The Hobbit 
46. Robert De Niro in Silver Linings Playbook
47. Hal Holbrook in Lincoln 
48. Alan Arkin in Argo
49. Scoot McNairy in Argo
50. Bruce Dern in Django Unchained
51. John Goodman in Argo
52. Michael Wincott in Hitchcock
53. Thomas Haden Church in Killer Joe
54. Dallas Robert in The Grey
55. Dermot Mulrooney in The Grey
56. Chris Tucker in Silver Linings Playbook
57. Tommy Lee Jones in Lincoln
58. Guy Pearce in Lawless
59. Ralph Fiennes in Skyfall
60. Tom Hiddleston in The Avengers
61. Tim Blake Nelson in Lincoln
62. Harry Dean Stanton in Seven Psychopaths
63. John Hawkes in Lincoln
64. Mark Strong in Zero Dark Thirty 
65. Michael Stuhlbarg in Seven Psychopaths
66. Frank Grillo in The Grey
67. Kyle Chandler in Zero Dark Thirty 
68. Walton Goggins in Lincoln
69. Don Johnson in Django Unchained
70. Bill Nighy in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
71. Michael Pitt in Seven Psychopaths
72. Gary Oldman in The Dark Knight Rises
73. Nate Parker in Arbitrage
74. Walton Goggins in Django Unchained
75. Bob Balaban in Moonrise Kingdom
76. Michael Caine in The Dark Knight Rises
77. Ben Mendelsohn in Killing Them Softly
78. Sacha Baron Cohen in Les Miserables
79. Michael Stuhlbarg in Lincoln 
80. Jason Clarke in Lawless
81. Joel Edgerton in Zero Dark Thirty
82. Clark Gregg in The Avengers 
83. Gulliver McGrath in Lincoln
84. James Gandolfini in Killing Them Softly
85. Joseph Gordon-Levitt in The Dark Knight Rises
86. Bill Murray in Moonrise Kingdom
87. Colm Wilkinson in Les Miserables 
88. Bruce McGill in Lincoln
89. Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Lincoln
90. Keith David in Cloud Atlas
91. Tom Conti in The Dark Knight Rises
92. Woody Harrelson in The Hunger Games
93. Jesse Plemons in The Master
94. Don Cheadle in Flight
95. James D'Arcy in Hitchcock
96. Gary Oldman in Lawless
97. Bruce Greenwood in Flight
98. Lee Pace in Lincoln
99. Jeremy Renner in The Avengers
100. Donald Sutherland in The Hunger Games
101. Daniel Huttlestone in Les Miserables
102. John Ortiz in Silver Linings Playbook
103. Rory Kinnear in Skyfall 
104. Stanley Tucci in The Hunger Games
105. Brian Geraghty in Flight
106. Lenny Kravitz in The Hunger Games
107. Morgan Freeman in The Dark Knight Rises
108. James Badge Dale in Flight
109. William H. Macy in The Sessions
110. Hugo Weaving in Cloud Atlas
111. Anupam Kher in Silver Linings Playbook
112. Rafe Spall in Life Of Pi
113. Pierce Gagnon in Looper
114. Michael Stuhlbarg in Men in Black 3
115. Josh Hutcherson in The Hunger Games
116. Tom Hanks in Cloud Atlas 
117. Matthew Modine in The Dark Knight Rises
118. Hugh Grant in Cloud Atlas
119. Logan Marshall-Green in Prometheus
120. Liam Hemsworth in The Hunger Games
121. Guy Pearce in Prometheus
122. Dash Mihok in Silver Linings Playbook
123. Rafe Spall in Prometheus
124. Paul Dano in Looper
125. David Oyelowo in Lincoln
126. Ben Mendelsohn in The Dark Knight Rises
127. Wes Bentley in The Hunger Games
128. John Goodman in Flight
129. Jemaine Clement in Men in Black 3
130. The Cast of The Expendables 2
131. Aasif Mandiv in Premium Rush
132. Wole Parks in Premium Rush

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