An actor and actress can literally make or break a movie. We have all been witnesses to it. They can get all the credit or all the blame depending on how things go. With that said, the performances below deserve all the credit in the world. Even if the film itself could’ve done more, they did all they could.
Let’s take a look at the performances from 2017 that deserve the loudest applause possible.
BEST ACTRESSES OF 2017
Runners Up
Michelle Pfeifer- mother!
Elizabeth Olsen- Wind River, Ingrid Goes West
Nicole Kidman- The Beguiled, The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Octavia Spencer- The Shape of Water
Hong Chau- Downsizing
Eili Harboe- Thelma
Emma Stone- Battle of the Sexes
Rosamund Pike– A United Kingdom, Hostiles
Carla Gugino– Gerald’s Game
Tatiana Maslany- Stronger
Bria Vinaite- The Florida Project
Diane Kruger- In The Fade
Judi Dench- Victoria & Abdul
Brooklynn Prince- The Florida Project
Vicky Krieps- Phantom Thread
Allison Janney- I, Tonya
Zoe Kazan– The Big Sick
Selma Hayek- Beatriz at Dinner
Holly Hunter– The Big Sick
Meryl Streep– The Post
Florence Pugh- Lady Macbeth
Rachel Weisz- My Cousin Rachel
Gal Gadot- Wonder Woman
Garance Marillier- Raw
Michelle Williams- All the Money in the World
Debra Winger- The Lovers
Anne Hathaway- Colossal
TOP 5
FIVE:
MARGOT ROBBIE
(I, Tonya)
FOUR:
JESSICA CHASTAIN
(Molly’s Game, The Zookeeper’s Wife)
THREE:
SAOIRSE RONAN
(Lady Bird)
TWO:
FRANCES MCDORMAND
(Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri)
ONE:
SALLY HAWKINS
(Maudie, The Shape of Water)
BEST ACTORS OF 2017
Runners Up
Richard Gere- Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer, The Dinner
Chris Hemsworth- Thor: Ragnarok
Jason Mitchell- Mudbound
Keanu Reeves- John Wick: Chapter 2
Michael Stuhlbarg- The Shape of Water, Call Me By Your Name
Sam Rockwell- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
James McAvoy- Split
Patrick Stewart- Logan
Tom Hanks– The Post
James Franco– The Disaster Artist
Denzel Washington- Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Tom Cruise- American Made
Ryan Gosling- Blade Runner 2049
Daniel Day-Lewis- Phantom Thread
Colin Farrell- The Beguiled, The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Willem Dafoe- The Florida Project
Ansel Elgort- Baby Driver
Christian Bale- Hostiles
Timothée Chalamet- Call Me By Your Name
Andy Serkis- War for the Planet of the Apes
Robert Pattinson- Good Time
Kumail Nanjiani- The Big Sick
Jeremy Renner- Wind River
Adam Sandler- The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Miles Teller- Only the Brave, Thank You for Your Service
Daniel Craig- Logan Lucky
Barry Koeghan- The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Vince Vaughn- Brawl in Cell Block 99
Andrew Garfield- Breathe
Dustin Hoffman- The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Garret Hedlund- Mudbound
TOP 5
FIVE:
BEN STILLER
(Brad’s Status, The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
FOUR:
WOODY HARRELSON
(Wilson, The Glass Castle, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri)
THREE:
JAKE GYLLENHAAL
(Stronger)
TWO:
GARY OLDMAN
(Darkest Hour)
ONE:
HUGH JACKMAN
(Logan, The Greatest Showman)
Now, on to the individuals that pull the performances out of these people and capture it on film. Arguably, directors are the masterminds behind it all. Their vision is what matters and what must be realized. At least that’s what a director would tell you. Seriously, the filmmakers are the conductors of movies, and if executed just right, they create the most incomparable sound.
These directors knew exactly what they were doing, leaving a lasting impression with me in 2017.
BEST DIRECTORS OF 2017
Runners Up
James Gunn- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Andy Muschietti- IT
Scott Cooper- Hostiles
Patti Jenkins- Wonder Woman
Steven Soderbergh- Logan Lucky
Aaron Sorkin- Molly’s Game
Yorgos Lanthimos- The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Craig Gillespie- I, Tonya
Sophia Coppola- The Beguiled
Martin McDonagh- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Angelina Jolie– First They Killed My Father
Taika Waititi- Thor: Ragnarok
Nacho Vigalondo- Colossal
Noah Baumbach– The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Greta Gerwig- Lady Bird
Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina- Coco
Kathryn Bigelow- Detroit
Paul Thomas Anderson– Phantom Thread
Jordan Peele- Get Out
TOP 5
FIVE:
DENISE VILLENUEVE
(Blade Runner 2049)
FOUR:
EDGAR WRIGHT
(Baby Driver)
THREE:
JAMES MANGOLD
(Logan)
TWO:
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN
(Dunkirk)
ONE:
GUILLERMO DEL TORO
(The Shape of Water)
“Nature Boy” Brandon Vick is the resident film critic of the SoBros Network, and star of Brandon’s Box Office In Your Mouth. Follow him on Twitter@SirBrandonV and be sure to search #VicksFlicks for all of his latest movie reviews.
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