Who had the best year?

[egoplant]

Ryan Gosling

Drive

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

The Ides Of March

Jessica Chastain

The Debt

Take Shelter

Coriolanus

Tree Of Life

The Help

Texas Killing Fields

Michael Fassbender

Jane Eyre

X-Men: First Class

A Dangerous Method

Shame

[Ezen Baklattan]

In terms of sheer breaking out, Jessica Chastain, I suppose.

[Noctis]

Jessica Chastain, easily.

[CoolioD1]

In terms of what? The performances? If that's the case I'd say Ryan Gosling but if it's in terms of breaking out I would say Chastain.

[Noctis]

How the hell did Ryan Gosling have better performances?

[CoolioD1]

Because he wasn't in a movie like Texas Killing Fields or A Dangerous Method.

[Noctis]

And he certainly wasn't anywhere remotely as good as Chastain was in The Help or Tree of Life.

[CoolioD1]

I thought she was awful in The Tree of Life but I know I'm in the minority there, and he was just as good in The Ides of March as she was in The Help, probably even better. That one was def my favorite male performance from last year.

[Noctis]

How was she awful? Please explain.

[CoolioD1]

Nah.

[4815162342]

he was just as good in The Ides of March as she was in The Help, probably even better. That one was def my favorite male performance from last year.

Gosling in The Ides of March was very Michael Corelone-esque, if you know what I mean.

[Fanboy]

Michael Fassbender.

[egoplant]

Because he wasn't in a movie like Texas Killing Fields or A Dangerous Method.

Did you even see either of those movies?

[CoolioD1]

Did you even see either of those movies?

Of course.

[rockNrollaDIM]

Ryan Gosling. Everyone is talking about that guy this year.Fassbender and Chastain still aren't quite mainstream IMO.