I’ll begin today’s film-centric posts with my favorite acting performances by the guys.  I’m upset that I still haven’t had the chance to see certain movies and missed supposedly life changing performances by actors such as Colin Firth (A Single Man), Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) or even Patton Oswalt (Big Fan).  Still, it was hard to choose just ten performances from 2009, but here they are.

#10:
Sam Rockwell
Moon

#09:
Jeremy Renner
The Hurt Locker

#08:
Michael J. Smith, Sr.
Ballast

#07:
Jesse Eisenberg
Adventureland

#06:
Joaquin Phoenix
Two Lovers

#05:
Peter Capaldi
In The Loop

#04:
Tom Hardy
Bronson

#03:
Tahar Rahim
Un Prophète

#02:
Michael Stuhlbarg
A Serious Man

#01:
Christoph Waltz
Inglourious Basterds