Best Supporting Actor
Albert Brooks (Drive)
To the rest of the general audience,
Brooks is well known for his comedic roles, particularly his guest voice in several episodes of
The Simpsons. But in
Drive, Brooks is a scary gangster who acts more human than any other gangster I'll ever seen. However it's more likely that if you've fucked him over, then he'll poke your eye with a fork. He's foreboding, but has nothing against people. THe fact that he was snubbed by the Oscars is a crime.
While I wasn't won over
Moneyball, the one thing I was left impressed walking out of the film was
Jonah Hill playing the architect of sabemetrics Peter Brand. His character places an impact in sport and his partnership with Brad Pitt is at times feel like the odd couple when all he did was just stand there, but because of the jargon-crafted screenplay, it worked.
For me, the major highlight of
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II isn't the fact that it pulled off a spectacular finale for the mega huge fanbase, but it's also came from
Alan Rickman, who plays the anti-hero in this series, more or less. He is perhaps the more human Death Eater and there's a scene where it made me tear up when we see the relations between him Lily, Harry's mother.
Tom Hardy is perhaps the best out of a fine cast of British actors in
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Like all of them, his character provides the complexity to the film. His character is smooth, but is very melancholic at the same time.
Ben Kingsley is a major gameplayer in
Hugo, playing a bitterly miserable toy store owner filled with something he regrets. Although he may look and sound like your average senile grandfather, you'll see by the end of the film, he's the person responsible for the popularity of cinema.
Last Year's winner: Christian Bale (
The Fighter)
Runner Ups: Jonah Hill (
Moneyball), Alan Rickman (
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II), Tom Hardy (
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Ben Kingsley (
Hugo)
