Personal Rankings: Best Supporting Actor 2016

Moonlight was my favourite ensemble of the year, but which actor takes my overall for Best Supporting Actor? 

Honourable Mentions (in no particular order):

Alden Ehrenreich, Hail, Caesar!

Ehrenreich gives a star making turn as the most adorable 50s movie star imaginable. Hobie Doyle, unlike most of the flock of Hollywood personalities in this lighthearted but thoroughly enjoyable Coen Brothers film, is without any hint of malice or deceit in his body. All he wants to do is make good movies, and Ehrenreich is both hilarious and heartwarming as he shows this Western singing cowboy as he tried his hand at stuff upper lip drama, takes a fellow actor on a lovely date, and investigates a Hollywood Communist conspiracy.

Chadwick Boseman, Captain America: Civil

In a particularly strong ensemble for a Marvel film, Boseman's first venture as Black Panther/T'Challa has stayed with me the most. He depicts his character's dignified but assertive nature beautifully, and handled his swift arc from vengeance to dignified acceptance of fate with such gravitas and style. I cant

Ashton Sanders and Trevante Rhodes, and André Holland, Moonlight

I should note that the kid actors playing young Chiron and Kevin (Alex Hibbert and Jaden Piner), and Jharrell Jerome who plays teenaged Kevin, are really good too. I'll probably specifically cover these guys in a future review of the whole film (and I almost might move Sanders and Rhodes to lead with a re-watch), but Sanders and Rhodes are incredibly strong in building up Chiron through the years, particularly Rhodes, with such different styles but in a way that seems cohesive, while Holland's supportive supporting role is so modestly, tenderly handled when it could have been so overblown. Moonlight has my favourite overall ensemble of the year, and it's credit to these chaps who make the central relationship between Chiron and Kevin something so uniquely profound.

George Mackay, Captain Fantastic

I'm overjoyed for Viggo Mortensen's nomination. But I wish that Mr Mackay, playing Mortensen' s oldest son, would have gotten some awards traction too for his measured and rather heartfelt work as a loyal but inquisitive oldest son in the central family, playing incredibly well off Viggo Mortensen's excellent lead performance as Bo, who feels the weight of the world he's missed out on press upon him. Mackay is rapidly becoming one of my favourite young actors, he was amazing in 11.22.63 and the stage version of The Caretaker and also was so good in Pride. He's come a long way, and I expect big things in the future with this brilliant performance that circles between comedy and drama seamlessly, and I feel many have definitely underrated the impact he makes within the role.

Hugo Weaving, Hacksaw Ridge

He's not quite the highlight of the film from an acting standpoint, and I certainly could've gone for a lot more of Tom Doss, but Weaving's depiction of a war-torn, broken-down alcoholic veteran is a tremendous performance that feels so lived-in and naturalistic. He fits in perfectly to Mel Gibson's very specific sort of time period and feel, giving his Tom Doss the necessary explosive qualities of violence and vehemence, but also an underlying tenderness and love for his family that seeps through the cracks. You never feel the 'acting' behind his performance, and his final scene feels emotionally well-earnt because of that. A tremendous performance.

Jack Reynor, Sing Street

This is a film that got royally screwed over in the awards season. I can sort of understand why it was looked over for many awards since it's so...small-scale, and so feel-good, that I could easily see awards organizations dismissing it as 'too light' for their tastes. Even at the Golden Globes, where it was nominated for Best Comedy/Musical, they missed out on awarding its best aspect (more on that at a later point). Anyway, Reynor is one of the highlights of Sing Street with his entertaining but also very poignant depiction of the stoner older brother of our protagonist Conor (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) who everyone sees as a deadbeat, but proves to be the only positive mentor Conor has. Reynor gives a terrific portrayal of brotherly love, laced with humour, grace, a passion for music that really wins you over, and makes the film's ending really work.

Damian Lewis and Stellan Skarsgård, Our Kind of Traitor

A lesser John le Carré adaptation, perhaps, but still a very compelling one, primarily due to once again its portrayal of the seedy and duplicitous world of spies and moles. Lewis is terrific as the incisive and no-nonsense MI6 handler Hector, delivering each of his (technically expositionary) lines with delicious aplomb and making his stiff-laced government official so mesmerizing to watch within these limits. Then in the brief moments where he shows an added humanity to his character, and what the mission really means to him, he's devestating. More overtly emotional is Skarsgård, who gives a career-best turn as a Russian gangster with a heart, but a genuine heart, he never shies away from the violent nature of the man or his criminal background, but somehow makes it cohere perfectly with the loving father and kindhearted friend to those who are loyal to him. It's kind of like Mahershala Ali's performance in that sense, a tremendous bit of work, given a less excellent film to work with, but still a great performance.

Tanadobu Asano, Issey Ogata, and Liam Neeson, Silence

Silence has quite the ensemble, in fact I might have been too soon to call Moonlight the best ensemble of 2016. When I first watched the film, I fell in love with it, and I still love it now, more so even after reading the tremendous source material, writing more about it, and discussing it with my tutor (who interviewed Scorsese for 2 hours earlier on this month). I'll discuss other aspects of the film in the future, but from the acting standpoint I was impressed first time round already, but my focus was primarily on one performance I felt completely dominated the film. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized the ensemble to Silence was every bit as essential to the emotional response I had to the film.

Ogata was actually in my lineup before, lying down in bed one night, I started to think more about Silence. Not that I think he's anything less than great, still. His Inquisitor is a darkly comical but also rather terrifying figure who perfectly embodies the strict, no-nonsense attitude of the Japanese authorities to Christianity. One scene where he sways between outright condemnation of Garfield's Rodrigues to light jesting and dirty humour, and back again, is exceptional.

Asano gives a different brand of biting cruelty to his Interpreter in his interrogations of Rodrigues, but also so eloquently brings to life the virtues of Buddhism, and in no way makes his character a straw man. It's a fascinating performance that fulfills the role of tormenter, and goes further beyond just that.

As for Neeson, I feel I underrated him the first time I saw the film. His role is a short one, but a memorable one, as his Father Ferreria is in the flashbacks scenes such a haunting depiction of suffering for faith, and his 'present' portrayal of the man content with Japanese life, but with the lingering doubts over his apostasy being the right choice, so subtly rendered, and the dynamic he strikes up with former disciple Rodrigues is truly special. These are three great performances, not the best supporting performances in the film, but great ones nevertheless.

Calvin Law's Nominees for Best Supporting Actor 2016:

5. Ben Foster, Hell or High Water

Well I talked about Bridges being great and Chris Pine being no slouch, but my favourite performance in the impressive dramatic showcase that is Hell or High Water is Ben Foster, whose performance deceptively plays both into, and against, his usual 'type'. Foster has had an interesting 2016. He played forgettable supporting parts in Warcraft and The Finest Hours, making an impression as usual because he's Ben Foster, and was set up to be the main villain in Inferno only to apparently be killed off in the opening sequence (I haven't seen the film, nor do I have any intention of doing so). It would've been another waste of a year of this talented actor's career if not for the fact he had a plum (supporting, I say, even though some contend it's lead) role as the trigger-happy, foulmouthed redneck Tanner half of the Howard brothers.

Tanner seems very much in vein of the usual Ben Foster scene-stealers in films like 3:10 to Yuma and Alpha Dog, the unhinged, vulgar fellow who's always in your face, always looking to pick a fight - though I'd argue there's a lot more nuance to this 'scene-stealing' quality of his roles. Anyway, in this aspect of the character he's great as per usual. You can't take your eyes off Tanner whenever he's conducting a heist, chatting shit to assholes at the gas station, seducing a hotel receptionist, and perhaps most memorably, getting right in the face of a Native American he's annoyed while gambling and discussing what 'Comanche' means. Everything Tanner does in these scenes is very sleazy and reprehensible, but Foster makes it so dynamic to watch, and somehow charming. You know Tanner's a bit of a loose cannon and dangerous fellow, but you also probably wouldn't mind being his friend, or at the very least on his side.

That's not all there is to Tanner, though. Tanner has only just recently been released from jail, for killing his and Toby's (Chris Pine) abusive alcoholic father, and their mother died while he was in jail. Foster and Pine both suggest the intense depths of pain their pasts have given them, with the former's abrasive and volatile nature combating his past demons,while the latter more quietly broods over what made them into the men they are. Which brings me to the best part of both men's performance, and the brilliance behind Foster's performance, is that though both are redneck criminals, they're also passionate, loving men. Toby is passionate for his son, his family, and their economic welfare. Tanner's love is a little more simple, but also a little more complex. Tanner's a man with much less in the world than Toby, in terms of affections, relations. It's never directly stated, but he's a man living each day like it's his last, and Foster fuses this fearless attitude with an underlying self-hatred of a man who doesn't have much to live for besides his little brother. And here's where the excellence of his portrayal really coheres together. Tanner's brotherly love, above all, defines him, and is the driving force behind all he does. It makes his off-kilter and violent behavior have a surprising poignancy behind it, and his final scenes, where he sacrifices himself for a better life for his brother, incredibly powerful. Foster gives a great performance as a madcap criminal, but underlies it with the heart and soul of a loving brother, and makes Tanner Howard a truly mesmerizing and heartbreaking contradiction of a man, a recurring theme through many of my Supporting Actor lineup this year.  


4. Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea

3. Sam Neill, Hunt for the Wilderpeople 

I'd call this the hidden gem of 2016, but it has gotten quite a bit of love among both audiences and critics, as one of the biggest indie hits of the year by the one and only Taika Watiti, who directs, writes and also delivers a hilarious cameo. The film follows the odd couple dynamic of Ricky Baker (Julian Dennison), juvenile delinquent and pop culture aficionado, and Uncle Hec (Neill), the curmudgeonly and unwilling foster father to Ricky, and the hijinks they get up to when forced to flee into the New Zealand bush after a series of unforunate events.

Watiti's direction is brilliant, as is Dennison and the marvelous screenplay, but my MVP of the film is probably Neill. Now Neill could be argued as co-lead here and I wouldn't question it, however the long stretches he disappears for, and the almost constant POV from Ricky's perspective means I consider Hec a supporting character. Anyway, onto the performance itself. He doesn't mince words, doesn't say many of them actually, and very much keeps to himself initially. Neill suggests the history of this man far more comfortable in the bush hunting, than interacting with anyone besides his wife (Rima Ti Wiata). It's done in a physical manner that's very compelling, you just feel like this is a man who knows his way round nature instinctively, and also his intense cynicism and reserve. In many ways it felt like a spiritual successor of sorts to his work in Jurassic Park, and like that film Neill is the king of suggesting a lot in facial expressions alone. Yet even in these initial stages, he shows hints of a lighter side, foreshadowing the arc to come; in his scenes with Wiata, you get a sense of a man who's not always this grumpy and has his moments of levity. When tragedy strikes, Neill is heartbreaking in showing the little happiness in the man's life dissipate completely as he feels utterly lost, and at loss what to do with the young boy now in his charge. He depicts a man who dies a little inside, and doesn't know anything he can do to handle his situation. As Ricky runs away to avoid being taken back by child services, Hec chases after him, and the rest is history.

The chemistry between Neill and Dennison really is the whole film, and it is flawless. Dennison is a masterful comedic force, spitting out unforgettable quips and hilarious observations like a seasoned vet, but Neill amplifies them all the more by his downright hilarious facial reactions of shock, disgust, incredulousness; his intense physical depiction of a man who would really like nothing better than to give the young lad a good disciplining; and his brilliant delivery of lines like 'shit just got real' that's so genuinely badass and funny at the same time. But he also finds space to give weight to the weightier moments. Neill is wonderful in exuding the comfort of the man in his element in nature, and quietly moving in the scenes where he reveals his dark past and how he was in a rut before his wife rescued him. Most impressive of all is the gradual love he finds for Ricky. It feels completely earnt as Neill finds this growing affection within his gruff exterior, and makes his concluding statement on the character extremely funny and moving, especially with that final haiku. Neill gives a spectacular performance of equal parts deadpan hilarity and heartfelt, understated sincerity, that should've gotten more attention than it did in awards circles.

Runner-Up: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight

WINNER: Yôsuke Kubozuka, Silence

Interesting story about how this came round to being my winner. As aforementioned, when I first watched Silence I found Ogata to be the standout of the supporting cast. He's terrific, and has a few standalone scenes to really get to show off his stuff, but I actually found upon further contemplation that the actor who made the biggest impression on me in the whole cast, was Kubozuka's portrayal of the Judas figure of the piece, Kichijiro. When I watched the film, I was thoroughly impressed by him, but felt that because most of his scenes are shared with Andrew Garfield's magnificent performance, it was more that he was feeding off the intrinsic power of those scenes. But the more I think about what he did in the role, the more I realize that this is a truly special sort of performance.

We first meet Kichijiro as the two Portugese Jesuits, Rodrigues and Garrupe (Garfield and Adam Driver) are introduced to him in Macau as a prospective guide for them through Japan. Kubozuka's creation of Kichijiro is rather magnificent as he plays him as a complete and utter shell of a man. He reeks of alcoholism from every pore which he conveys through his physical performance, very much in the Toshiro Mifune vein of using every aspect of his body to convey this particular sort of decadence. He is a man utterly defeated, even though why and how is a mystery, Kubozuka gives a very particular insight into a defeated man. And when Fathers Garrupe and Rodrigues offer him the opportunity to return to his home country, his eyes light up ever so slightly with the excitement of his return, as he offers to guide them to the hidden 'Kirishitans' in Nagasaki. Yet when pressed as to whether he's a Christian or not, the fear with which he denies it, and says 'Kirishitan die. They die in Nagasaki', is so viscreal and unnervingly real; you immediately want to know more about this enigmatic fellow.

Kichijiro is to put it bluntly, quite the pathetic fellow, and the interesting thing to note about this performance is that like Ogata, it's actually meant to be semi-comedic in nature. The cowardly nature of Kichijiro, with that servile grin, weak posture, and subservient disposition, is described in the novel as both intriguing and amusing Rodrigues, and this is brought to Kubozuka's performance as he does not shy away from how unrelentingly pathetic Kichijiro is, and somehow manages to make it both grimly unappealing, and darkly comedic, especially in terms of some of the character's actions later on.

Kubozuka brings a certain ambiguity to his performance, and we're never quite sure when, if ever, he'll turn on the Jesuits. Even when it's revealed that he is a figure to be trusted (for the timebeing) when he brings the priests to the hidden Japanese Christians, the cowardice and weak-willed nature of Kubozuka means that we never quite know when he'll do a heel-faced turn. In time, we learn more about his past, that Kichijiro is a Christian, but denies it because of a traumatic incident in the past: Kichijiro’s family was held hostage after being declared Christians, and he steps on a fumie (a pictorial representation of Jesus) to avoid death, while the rest of his family are burnt at the stake. The flashback is a scene of brilliance for Martin Scorsese in terms of restraint and style - it's almost entirely silent, and the horror in the moment of execution is found more in implication than viscreal violence, which causes it to be absolutely harrowing. And Kubozuka is wordlessly brilliant in this scene. You see the pain as he steps on the fumie to preserve his life, and the shame and anguish in the aftermath. When he begs Rodrigues to take his confession, stating that 'whatever I do, wherever I go, I see the fire and smell the flesh. The one thing more terrible to me than their dying is my shame', you feel the intensity of his suffering just through his words, and his confession of sin is altogether heartbreaking.

This motif of the fumie repeated later on when the villagers are required to send four hostages to the local samurai magistrate under suspicion of concealed Christianity. Kichijiro, unwillingly, is one of these men, and the pain he feels at having to once again betray his beliefs is briefly depicted, but oh so powerful. He disappears from view for awhile, reappearing once again when Rodrigues is at his lowest. Kubozuka is rather hilarious in a way in showing how eager the foolish incompetent Kichijiro tries to help Rodrigues, cooking for him, providing shelter, giving him salted fish to eat which only makes Rodrigues thirstier, oh wait that was intentional, yes there's a craftiness behind Kichijiro's help of Rodrigues, but the way Kubozuka depicts these scenes makes you want to feel sympathetic, makes you want to believe in him. His haunted invocations to Rodrigues about how there is no place in Japan for a weak man of faith like him, and how he is forced to lie, hide, and betray to survive, makes us feel pity for him in the same way Rodrigues pities this poor soul, even though we all know that he will inevitably betray him.

The scene where Rodrigues is betrayed and captured by the Japanese is a masterclass by Garfield (more on that at some point), but Kubozuka is also very strong in once again showing the vain pleading of Kubozuka for forgiveness, that he couldn't help it, it was in his nature. I actually thought at this point that screenwriters Jay Cocks and Scorsese would have excised Kichijiro from the plot afterwards to streamline it, and boy am I glad they stuck to the novel, since what they do with his character is nothing short of exceptional. Kubozuka makes a welcome return, though perhaps not so welcome for Rodrigues, still smarting from the constant betrayal of this Judas figure. I've read reviews which criticize the repetitive nature of his character, I disagree because firstly that's the point of the character, and secondly I think Kubozuka finds a remarkable variation in that 'reptition' of the character's repeated seeking for salvation and forgiveness. Kichijiro was a broken man at the start, becoming gradually more broken down as the film goes along, and when he makes a self-imposed visit to Rodrigues in his jail cell, he is utterly and completely shattered. Even though the repetition of his confession of his sins to Rodrigues might have rung false in the wrong hands, in Kubozuka's anguished delivery it feels completely genuine, and you really feel the strain and self-loathing of a man who wishes to stay true to his faith, but is too cowardly to act upon it. When he bemoans how 'unfair' it is that he was born in a time of religious persecution, when he could've lived as a good Christian in another time and age, it is a magnificently delivered line:

Do you understand what I’ve been saying? Yes, Padre, I denied. I’m an apostate. Years ago. I could have died a good Kirishitan. There was no persecution. Why was I born now? This is so unfair...I’m sorry...

You don't believe he can right his wrongs as he promises, or redeem his cowardly nature, but nevertheless you feel for him so strongly. Kubozuka, far from paintingi Kichijiro as a simplistic betrayer or a symapthetic figure, makes him a combination two sides, a walking contradiction who is entirely genuine in his beliefs, but swayed around by his inherently weak nature. Which brings us to his final scene.

SPOILERS

In this scene, Rodrigues has apostasized, a powerful set of scenes I'll get onto in the future. Kichijiro now works for Rodrigues as a servant, and though the last scene they share is brief, it is one of the most, if not the most, powerful scene in the film. There's an odd sense of friendship between the two men that feels completely earnt despite most of their shared screentime involving one's betrayal of the other. The kinship between Rodrigues and Kichijiro, brought to life so vividly by both actors, is so oddly comforting in wake of the general brooding mood. Then, as Kubozuka once again begs for Rodrigues and God's salvation, the two actors work in perfect tandem to show the utterly shattered state of both men's souls. The weight of this Judas figure as he relays all the sufferings from his betrayals of others are delivered through Kubozuka's delivery and face, as he shows a man no stronger than the weak wreck we were presented with, but somehow a more devout one, a pathetic man who has become fully aware of his pathetic nature, and whose acknowedgement of that and somehow strengthens his faith in our eyes.

Kubozuka, till the very end, never compromises the weaknesses of the character, never shies away from the ugly nature of his cowardice, but makes his character's devotion against his inherent hypocrisies, and struggles against his self-serving betrayals, so powerful a depiction of faith being tested, failing, and trying to find its way in the world. He makes what happens to his character in the end so very affecting, and this is certainly a performance I underestimated the first time I saw it. Like Nicholas Hoult in Mad Max: Fury Road last year, it's a deceptively 'simple' performance that's only grown on me with time, and I think if I re-watch the film it'll only grow higher in my esteem.

Feel free to ask for my thoughts on the rest of the supporting actors here! :) Here's my full ranking for the year (subject to change of course, but my top 5 is pretty secure)

1. Yōsuke Kubozuka, Silence
2. Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
3. Sam Neill, Hunt for the Wilderpeople
4. Ben Foster, Hell or High Water 
5. Ashton Sanders, Moonlight
6. Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
7. George MacKay, Captain Fantastic
8. Trevante Rhodes, Moonlight
9. Issey Ogata, Silence
10. Stellan Skarsgård, Our Kind of Traitor
11. Liam Neeson, Silence
12. Alden Ehrenreich, Hail, Caesar!
13. André Holland, Moonlight
14. Damian Lewis, Our Kind of Traitor
15. Hugo Weaving, Hacksaw Ridge
16. Tadanobu Asano, Silence
17. Chadwick Boseman, Captain America: Civil War
18. Jack Reynor, Sing Street
19. Glen Powell, Everybody Wants Some!!
20. Jharrel Jerome, Moonlight
21. Dan Fogler, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 
22. Alex Hibbert, Moonlight
23. Woody Harrelson, The Edge of Seventeen
24. Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals
25. Luke Bracey, Hacksaw Ridge
26. Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nocturnal Animals
27. Shinya Tsukamoto, Silence
28. Macon Blair, Green Room
29. Billy Crudup, Jackie
30. Daniel Brühl, Captain America: Civil War
31. Alan Rickman, Eye in the Sky
32. Hayden Szeto, The Edge of Seventeen
33. Aaron Paul, Eye in the Sky
34. Shia LaBoeuf, American Honey
35. Gil Birmingham, Hell or High Water
36. Donnie Yen, Rogue One
37. Tom Bennett, Love & Friendship
38. John Goodman, 10 Cloverfield Lane
39. Evan Peters, X Men: Apocalypse
40. Sam Worthington, Hacksaw Ridge
41. Aaron Eckhart, Bleed for This
42. Sebastian Stan, Captain America: Civil War
43. George Clooney, Hail, Caesar!
44. Peter Sarsgaard, Jackie
45. Patrick Stewart, Green Room
46. Ciaran Hinds, Bleed for This
47. Ethan Hawke, The Magnificent Seven
48. Byung-Hun Lee, The Magnificent Seven
49. Hugh Jackman, Eddie the Eagle
50. Adam Driver, Silence 
51. John Hurt, Jackie
52. Jiang Wen, Rogue One
53. Joel Edgerton, Midnight Special
54. Luke Evans, High Rise
55. Alan Tudyk, Rogue One
56. Mykelti Williamson, Fences
57. Frank Langella, Captain Fantastic
58. Ewan McGregor, Miles Ahead
59. Anthony Mackie, Captain America: Civil War
60. Vince Vaughan, Hacksaw Ridge
61. Ralph Fiennes, Hail, Caesar!
62. Tom Holland, Captain America: Civil War
63. Barkhad Abdi, Eye in the Sky
64. Jovan Adepo, Fences 
65. Michael Fassbender, X-Men: Apocalypse
66. Kurt Russell, Deepwater Horizon
67. Blake Jenner, The Edge of Seventeen
68. Stephen Henderson, Fences
69. John Gallagher Jr., 10 Cloverfield Lane
70. Riz Ahmed, Rogue One
71. Temple Baker, Everybody Wants Some!!
72. James McAvoy, X-Men: Apocalypse
73. Barry Shabaka Henley, Paterson
74. Bill Murray, The Jungle Book
75. T.J. Miller, Deadpool
76. Mads Mikkelsen, Rogue One
77. Jeremy Renner, Captain America: Civil War
78. Adam Driver, Midnight Special
79. Jaden Piner, Moonlight
80. Toby Kebbell, A Monster Calls
81. Paul Rudd, Captain America: Civil War
82. Channing Tatum, Hail, Caesar!
83. Patrick Decile, Moonlight 
84. Jai Courtney, Suicide Squad
85. Chris Cooper, Demolition
86. Kai Lennox, Green Room
87. Jay Hernandez, Suicide Squad
88. Wyatt Russell, Everbody Wants Some!!
89. Callum Turner, Green Room
90. Austin Amelio, Everybody Wants Some!!
91. Ma Dong-seok, Train to Busan
92. Simon Pegg, Star Trek Beyond
93. Tye Sheridan, X-Men: Apocalypse
94. Mads Mikkelsen, Doctor Strange
95. Alessandro Nivola, The Neon Demon
96. Joe Cole, Green Room
97. Christopher Walken,  The Jungle Book
98. Eric Edlestein, Green Room
99. Charlie Shotwell, Captain Fantastic
100. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Triple 9
101. Colin Hanks, Elvis & Nixon
102. Nicholas Hamilton, Captain Fantastic
103. Yoshi Oida, Silence 
104. Will Forte, Keanu
105. Harvey Scrimshaw, The VVitch
106. Brent Werzner, Green Room
107. Ben Mendelsohn, Rogue One
108. Stefan Kapičić, Deadpool
109. Choi Woo-shik, Train to Busan
110. Mark Weber, Green Room
111. Justin Edwards, Love & Friendship
112. Rhys Darby, Hunt for the Wilderpeople
113. J. Quinton Johnson, Everybody Wants Some!!
114. Benedict Wong, Doctor Strange
115. Karan Soni, Deadpool
116. Masatoshi Nagose, Paterson
117. Kodi Smitt-McPhee, X-Men: Apocalypse
118. Russell Hornsby, Fences
119. Idris Elba, The Jungle Book
120. Juston Street, Everbody Wants Some!!
121. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Doctor Strange
122. Taika Watiti, Hunt fot the Wilderpeople
123. Tyler Hoechlin, Everybody Wants Some!!
124. Colin Firth, Bridget Jones's Baby
125. Ben Kingsley, The Jungle Book
126. Oscar Kightley, Hunt for the Wilderpeople
127. Paul Bettany, Captain America: Civil War
128. Colin Farrell, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 
129. Jeremy Renner, Arrival
130. Kim Eui-sung, Train to Busan
131. Samuel L. Jackson, The Legend of Tarzan
132. Ben Carolan, Sing Street
133. Cohen Holloway, Hunt for the Wilderpeople
134. Tanner Kalina, Everybody Wants Some!!
135. Troy Kingi, Hunt for the Wilderpeople
136. Max Casella, Jackie
137. Will Brittain, Everybody Wants Some!!
138. Woody Harrelson, Triple 9
139. Jared Harris, Allied 
140. Richard E. Grant, Jackie
141. Xavier Samuel, Love & Friendship
142. Forest Whitaker, Arrival
143. Mark McKenna, Sing Street
144. Casey Affleck, Triple 9
145. Jack O'Connell, Money Monster
146. Matt Bomer, The Nice Guys
147. Guy Pearce, Genius
148. Darrell Britt-Gibson, Keanu
149. Jason Mitchell, Keanu
150. Jamar Malachi Neighbors, Keanu
151. August Diehl, Allied
152. Forest Vickery, Everybody Wants Some!!
153. Keanu Reeves, The Neon Demon
154. David Wenham, Lion
155. Beau Knapp, The Nice Guys
156. Method Man, Keanu
157. Kyle Chandler, Manchester by the Sea
158. Steve Zahn, Captain Fantastic
159. Richard Pryos, Hacksaw Ridge
160. Ben Foster, The Finest Hours
161. Simon McBurney, Allied
162. Chris Pratt, The Magnificent Seven
163. Michael Gambon, Hail, Caesar!
164. Anthony Mackie, Triple 9
165. Karl Urban, Star Trek Beyond
166. James Fleet, Love & Friendship
167. Ryan Guzman, Everybody Wants Some!!
168. Karl Glusman, Nocturnal Animals
169. Jermaine Clement, The BFG
170. Ben Foster, Warcraft
171. Zachary Quinto, Star Trek Beyond
172. Jeremy Irons, Batman v.s. Superman
173. Don Cheadle, Captain America: Civil War
174. Aidan Gillen, Sing Street
175. Toby Kebbell, Warcraft
176. Nick Kroll, Loving
177. Laurence Fishburne, Batman v.s. Superman
178. Ed Skrein, Deadpool
179. Evan Peters, Elvis & Nixon
180. Bradley Cooper, War Dogs
181. Bill Pullman, Independence Day: Resurgence
182. Anton Yelchin, Star Trek Beyond
183. Nicholas Hoult, X-Men: Apocalypse
184. Aaron Eckhart, Sully
185. Johnny Knoxville, Elvis & Nixon
186. William Jackson Harper, Paterson
187. Khalid Abdalla, Our Kind of Traitor
188. DeObia Oparei, Independence Day: Resurgence
189. Michael Shannon, Loving
190. C.J. Wilson, Manchester by the Sea
191. Dominic Cooper, Warcraft
192. Riz Ahmed, Jason Bourne
193. Michael K. Williams, Triple 9
194. Rizwan Manji, Paterson
195. Iain Glen, Eye in the Sky
196. Alex Pettyfer, Elvis & Nixon
197. Alec Utgoff, Our Kind of Traitor
198. Daniel Wu, Warcraft
199. Dylan O'Brien, Deepwater Horizon
200. Christopher Lambert, Hail, Caesar!
201. Scott McNairy, Batman v.s. Superman
202. Jonah Hill, Hail, Caesar!
203. Jeremy Northam, Eye in the Sky
204. Robert Kazinsky, Warcraft
205. Norman Reedus, Triple 9
206. Rafe Spall, The BFG
207. John Cho, Star Trek Beyond
208. Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, The Magnificent Seven
209. John Carroll Lynch, Jackie
210. Vincent Cassell, Jason Bourne
211. Ike Barinholtz, Suicide Squad
212. Dominic West, Money Monster
213. Clifton Collins Jr., Triple 9
214. Brent Spiner, Independence Day: Resurgence
215. Matthew Broderick, Manchester by the Sea
216. Christoph Waltz, The Legend of Tarzan
217. Charles Dance, Me Before You
218. Dominic West, Genius
219. Jeremy Northam, Our Kind of Traitor
220. Karl Glusman, The Neon Demon
221. Brendan Coyle, Me Before You
222. Ben Schnetzer, Warcraft
223. Forest Whitaker, Rogue One
224. Jeremy Irons, High Rise
225. Idris Elba, Star Trek Beyond
226. Patrick Dempsey, Bridget Jones's Baby
227. Velibor Topic, Our Kind of Traitor
228. Keith Stanfield, Miles Ahead
229. William Hurt, Captain America: Civil War
230. Keith David, The Nice Guys
231. Jim Broadbent, Bridget Jones's Baby
232. Sam Shepard, Midnight Special
233. Michael Stuhlbarg, Miles Ahead
234. Mark Gatiss, Our Kind of Traitor
235. Ewan McGregor, Jane Got a Gun
236. Josh Helman, X-Men: Apocalypse
237. Morgan Freeman, London Has Fallen
238. Tommy Lee Jones, Jason Bourne
239. Ezra Miller, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 
240. Oscar Isaac, X-Men: Apocalypse
241. Simon Helberg, Florence Foster Jenkins
242. Noah Emmerich, Jane Got a Gun
243. Aaron Paul, Triple 9
244. Armie Hammer, Nocturnal Animals
245. William Fichtner, Independence Day: Resurgence
246. John Malkovich, Deepwater Horizon
247. Martin Sensmeier, The Magnificent Seven
248. Robert Forster, London Has Fallen
249. Michael Stuhlbarg, Arrival
250. Christopher Walken, Eddie the Eagle
251. Don Wycherly, Sing Street
252. Jose Garcia, Bastille Day
253. Vincent D'Onofrio, The Magnificent Seven
254. Judah Lewis, Demolition
255. C.J. Lewis, Demolition
256. Jessie Usher, Independence Day: Resurgence
257. Peter Sarsgaard, The Magnificent Seven
258. Ben Hardy, X-Men: Apocalypse
259. Jesse Eisenberg, Batman v.s. Superman 
260. Joel Kinnaman, Suicide Squad
261. Jared Leto, Suicide Squad