The Many Rantings of John: Top 50 Best Performances of the Last Decade...That Oscar Ignored

Monday, March 12, 2018

Top 50 Best Performances of the Last Decade...That Oscar Ignored

I am hoping to have a great week. Like, a really good week where I exercise every day, I don't get overwhelmed by work, I get my apartment spotless, and where I continue a self-improvement process toward a goal I have for myself on April 15th. As a result, we're going to start out the week with a fun list on the blog, which will be counting the fifty best performances of the past decade...that were not nominated for an Oscar.

I will put out two caveats before we do this count down. First and foremost, I would have nominated every single performance on this list. Initially I was teetering toward a performance I gave sixth place to in inarguably the best year/category of the past ten (Best Actress in 2015), but decided against it since it was hovering at #50 and I wanted to make a clean "how could the Academy be so blind?!?" post while not looking like a hypocrite (I think snub articles are ludicrous mostly because not everyone can be nominated, so you can't say someone was snubbed if they don't make your personal Top 5). Secondly, there are a significant amount of men on this list compared to women, and that's because while Oscar and I tend to agree more often than not on strong female performances, Oscar tends to favor older, more biopic-driven work from their male nominees, while I tend not to be so anti-youth & anti-genre. That being said, and without further adieu, the 50 best performances from 2008-17 that were not nominated for an Academy Award (in order, no lest!).