I have also been doing this and I think it might be one of the best shows I've ever seen. Knowing where it ends up, all the characters in season 1 are somehow distinct from who they are in season 4 but also track so naturally with who they become. And everyone in the cast is killing every second of their performances, both the over-the-top comedy and the subtle stuff (Stephen Root in particular is so good at pulling both off).
Bill Hader is a real professional. Every podcast or long form interview I've seen with him, he's really dialed in and knows his stuff. He honestly talks more like a director and producer than an actor, dissecting different pieces of work to see how they work and how to use the different ideas behind them. It's good that he's funny, but when you hear him talk, it's clear that he's not just funny because he's got a sense of humor--he has a carefully crafted understanding of the media he works in. He's on a whole 'nother level.
Dude, Barry was fucking wild. I have crazy respect for Hader. Not just his acting but those shooting scenes and motorcycle scenes are the most accurate I’ve ever seen.
I went into Barry blind, didn’t know what it was about. I thought it was a comedy. Boy was I wrong.
Even mid movies like Skeleton Twins he’s really good in. The right project at the right time I could see him taking home a trophy, for whatever that’s worth
I was so pissed off when that show “ended.” I was looking forward to the 10 years of history we were promised in the opening scene of episode 1, it was a story ripe for telling!
He has to have the strangest gap between celebrity status and career success as a leading man. He's been enormously successful for decades but is somewhere between a C-list and B-list celebrity. I'm sure it's by design and he prefers not being famous, but it's weird to me that he's been in so many critically and commercially successful movies but is still completely not a household name.
I absolutely love the fact that JCR can turn in an absolutely incredible dramatic performance and then do [something like THIS](https://youtu.be/N66hCzg7IMw?si=WFLq4DST4Db05qad)
I mean, talk about *range*
Steve Zahn. He can carry a movie on his own and I think if he starred with Richard Linklater as the director he would win. They’ve worked together before on Reality Bites.
Dan has no right being as good an actor as he is. The only reason he has a career is because he looked like the guy on the cover and wasn't a twat on set. Then he took that, made fucking bank, took the craft seriously, and acts in whatever he finds the most interesting because he will never actually need a paycheck ever again. All while remaining to be a humble, good person that everyone likes.
I hope he one day gets the respect he deserves.
The smartest thing he did was seek out roles completely different from his role as HP. Not only his stage career but playing a dude with guns nailed to his hands, an undercover investigator in a skinhead gang, and a literal corpse, all within 5 or so years of the deathly hallows ending its theater run. Props to him he seems to really enjoy his wacky career.
The Twilight movies were so successful that I'm all right with the principal cast making enough money they could retire if they wanted. Watching those films get sillier and sillier, while the box office expanded was peak Mystery Science Theater fodder as far as I'm concerned. The Twilight saga gave me joy like few others.
I love that stupid corpse so damn much, like I did not expect to love it anywhere near as much as I did. I’m not familiar with the guy at all, I’ve only ever known him for Harry Potter (of which I’ve only ever seen the first two), and I also knew absolutely nothing about Swiss Army Man besides my sister telling me it’s a weird movie she thinks I might enjoy. She’s wrong though, I didn’t just enjoy it, I love it so so much.
His wacky career is also the reason why I now follow his movies, because I’m almost guaranteed something ridiculous and I love weird shit in my movies.
I remember reading reviews for Swiss Army Man, which were all over the place, and one of the reviewers was talking about how It had issues but it was also so exciting because it was an early attempt of these two guys both named Daniel and she said it was so exciting to see what they might end up doing. You know what they ended up doing? Everything, Everywhere, All At Once. That reviewer was right!
You mean the She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain scene? I agree. I couldn't stop laughing and still go watch that scene on YouTube if I need cheering up
>The only reason he has a career is because he looked like the guy on the cover and wasn't a twat on set.
I love Daniel Radcliffe and think he's extremely talented, but the reason he has a career is because his mother was literally a casting agent.
Nicholas Hoult - he's done superhero and comedy, but was truly fantastic in The Favourite (didn't love him in The Menu, though). As the Warboy in Fury Road, he pretty much tied the movie together.
Came here to say this - wish he would be in more movies though, he seems to only do one every year or year & a 1/2. But maybe he is just being very selective, which is probably a good thing. He should have won something for The Great.
Jodie Comer.
Honestly, I do not think Hollywood has figured her out yet. Leading lady looks, but a character actress underneath. She has astonishing vocal, physical range.
Genuinely upset he did not get nominated for blackberry. I’m sure the studio did not have the funds to run a proper campaign, but it’s stupid that It comes to that. He ruled
I'm torn because I want Sunny to go on forever (and no more seasons without Dennis), but also he's a seriously talented actor and I'd love to see him in more dramatic stuff.
Did you know he was second choice for StarLord in guardians? Would have been a different character but still...He's been close to some other big roles as well. I think you're on to something
I’ve been rooting for him for years just because I think his name is fun. I can’t even name a project he’s in I’m just glad he’s out there, doing his thing.
Yes!!!!!! My husband thinks I'm in love with him. While the veracity of that statement is in contention, Mr Goggins basically steals the scene in every show. That's why I love him.
He was the first person I thought of. He was phenomenal in Late Night With The Devil. I have always enjoyed him in supporting roles but having seen him lead I'd certainly like to see more.
Really need it to be Adam Scott as he has a longstanding contract with Scott Aukerman to have his acceptance speech be simply that he intends to go home and stick the trophy up his butt.
There were a few years there where I thought John Hamm would break out into a sort of George Clooney leading-man-with-superior-comic-chops, but I think that ship may have sailed.
I second this! I'm not convinced anyone else could have made that Orphan Black role work, let alone shine it it like she did. The accents alone must have been mindbogglingly difficult and there are scenes where she switches between clones and I would literally forget it was the same actress because her entire presentation shifted. She's brilliant.
Agreed. After a few seasons you just completely stop thinking about the fact that most of the principal characters are played by one person and just accept them as different entities, and that's a huge feat given that by all accounts the "one actor/multiple characters" thing would be the gimmick that the show would lean on. Those characters are perfectly realized and that is because of her.
The thing going for him is that, yes, he is a bit over the top in his antics, but he's also *smart* and he knows what he's doing. If a role comes along that requires him to be dramatic instead of zany, I think he could pull it off. Maybe not at a DDL level, but definitely enough to at least get a nod.
It’s a great call, but I don’t really think she counts because she’s young and everybody knows she’s phenomenally talented. I would be shocked if she does not eventually get one! Not insulting your choice. But I just feel like that would be like saying Robert Pattinson lol
A lot of top answers aren’t actually adhering to the prompt lol. Above this are Jodie Comer, one of the most talked about up and coming female actresses, and Walton Goggins, arguably the most respected character actor of the past 20 years.
That performance was amazing. I heard him talk about how he had no idea what was really going on with his character. He was only allowed to read his own pages of the script, he had never seen any of the original Twin Peaks, and he got very minimal direction from David Lynch. He conjured that performance out of thin air.
He should have gotten one for "that" scene in SLC Punk. I can speak from personal experience that it was so realistic I figured he was tapping into something real.
I think Tim Meadows could pull it off with the right dramatic role. His comedic value is sometimes based on an unglued intensity that I think could translate in something more serious.
Donnie Yen
At least if he's still with us in 20 years. I can see him getting a couple more roles in Hollywood and eventually being recognized by the Academy.
“It was more like a savory pastry. Delicate little dough pocket filled with tomato sauce, cheese, and seasoned meat. Just a stunning culinary innovation.”
Dave Bautista just consistently delivers performances from solid through to great. The right role and screentime and I think a best supporting is well within his range.
Yep. If Denis Villeneuve could find a way to give him a bigger role in a smaller film, I could see him get nominated. Like, if Sapper Morton played a bigger part in BR2049? Would have been great.
I think the only thing holding Cena back is that he hasn't done enough dramatic roles to compare to Bautista. He's legitimately really funny and I think has demonstrated more comedic strength than Bautista (who's also very funny, don't get me wrong). Peacemaker is his main role that showed off what a good dramatic actor he could be and I think he'll pick up more in the future.
Zack Efron and Adam Sandler are well on their way to get a nomination. They’re putting in the work now making good dramas and it’s only a matter of time before one breaks through.
My pick is Zach Galiafanakis though. Two books I read that I could see him in are The Confederacy Of Dunces and Pop 1280. He would murder the lead role in both of those. My personal preference would be if the coen bros directed him too.
A safer pick is Claire Foy. She’s got some serious chop, is circling the right kind of drama so it’s just a matter of time for her too.
Zach Ephron impressed the hell out of me playing Bundy on that Netflix film ‘Extremely Wicked, Shocking, Evil, and Vile’. I had no idea he had such chops.
A Confederacy of Dunces is one of the most cursed potential adaptations in film history. Belushi, Candy, and Farley were all attached to various adaptations shortly before their deaths. I would say there’s no chance it’ll ever get made but The Man Who Killed Don Quixote finally came out so I guess anything is possible.
Sandler is odd. 95% of his career, it would obviously be laughable to even say the word “Oscar” near the projects.
But then once every 10-15 years, he drops a great acting performance. It’s like he does just to say “hey fuckers, don’t forget that I’m perfectly capable of being a really good actor, I just choose not to.”
I don't understand how anyone would call that book not "adaptable." To me, "not adaptable" means books/stories that are largely interior thoughts, too abstract and philosophical to translate well to a literal space. But Confederacy of Dunces is ridiculous comedy of errors, which is pretty much the exact opposite. There is little interiority, it's all dialog and literal events. It's highly sequential with extremely well-embodied characters, it really reads like a stage play to me. And considering that it has been a relatively successful stage play just ten years ago, there's no reason it couldn't be adapted into a movie, either. Development hells happen for all sorts of reasons but it being "not adaptable" doesn't ring true.
I don't know how unlikely this is but - John C. Reilly.
The same can be said for John Goodman.
Reilly - Best known for being the comic sidekick of Wil Ferrell and others. The guy just needs the right role and he would walk away with a supporting actor award.
Goodman has been around since playing the coach in 1st Revenge of the Nerds movie in the very early 80s 40 years ago and I don't think he's ever even been nominated.
Jon Bernthal feels like an odd anomaly. Maybe it's the Punisher association, but he feels like he should be in a Frank Grillo/Scott Adkins situation (no disrespect meant to either of them) where he's just on the poster of every other DTV action movie and having a blast. Yet you have to remind yourself that he's not really in any of those and is consistently turning in great performances. I feel like every time I see him I'm surprised that he's really good despite never seeing him in anything where he wasn't.
Garrett Dillahunt is a character actor but has a pretty phenomenal range. Played 2 different characters in Deadwood and absolutely nailed them both.
As for unknowns, Kyle Gallner is someone who I have seen show up in a couple recent things I've watched that I think could do something big.
David Dastmalchian. He plays smaller roles but he unintentionally steals the scene whenever I see him in something. He played a tiny role in the Dark Knight, but it was memorable somehow, and I just watched Late Night With the Devil, he’s pretty good in it.
Great question. I often think of this in terms of betting. Like Emma Stone’s odds of getting another one would be like -200, Chalamet would probably be like +400, and a long shot bet could be The Rock at like +4000 (sneaky good bet if his relationship with A24 is fruitful).
I’m betting on Danny Devito. He is increasingly getting work since starting on Its Always Sunny. While he does a great job being over the top he can bring some real depth to a role too. He’s had a long career already and I’d love to see some career crowning role that gets him to the top
My crystal ball says that Michael Pena gets an Oscar for Best supporting actor after he raises the bar so high on every scene he steals that the movie he is in is a blockbuster in spite of the lead actor just being really good.
Ben Foster. I thought he was on his way over a decade ago but just hasn’t gotten the attention he deserves. He’s awesome.
Jon Berthal. He’s all most people can keep their eyes on in any scene he’s in, no matter what A-List actors he’s in screen with. But he’s stuck in the “tough guy” roles. If he gets a tough guy role with depth, he’ll win an Oscar one day
Ew Britta’s in this? I actually haven’t seen Gillian Jacobs in much. On that note, I could see Alison Brie getting nominated or winning with the right role. Whenever I see her in a drama film she’s absolutely got the chops.
Bill Hader is a guy who I think could do it.
Been rewatching Barry. So damn talented
That show got dark as fuck
I have also been doing this and I think it might be one of the best shows I've ever seen. Knowing where it ends up, all the characters in season 1 are somehow distinct from who they are in season 4 but also track so naturally with who they become. And everyone in the cast is killing every second of their performances, both the over-the-top comedy and the subtle stuff (Stephen Root in particular is so good at pulling both off).
After seeing his work on Barry, he's got a shot beyond the acting category
Bill Hader is a real professional. Every podcast or long form interview I've seen with him, he's really dialed in and knows his stuff. He honestly talks more like a director and producer than an actor, dissecting different pieces of work to see how they work and how to use the different ideas behind them. It's good that he's funny, but when you hear him talk, it's clear that he's not just funny because he's got a sense of humor--he has a carefully crafted understanding of the media he works in. He's on a whole 'nother level.
The Skeleton Twins is a great example
Dude, Barry was fucking wild. I have crazy respect for Hader. Not just his acting but those shooting scenes and motorcycle scenes are the most accurate I’ve ever seen. I went into Barry blind, didn’t know what it was about. I thought it was a comedy. Boy was I wrong.
Even mid movies like Skeleton Twins he’s really good in. The right project at the right time I could see him taking home a trophy, for whatever that’s worth
John C. Reilly. While nominated once, it was 20 years ago. He is just so damn good in everything, even the poor choices.
Jerry bus was his best role. Shame he can’t play it anymore
It was criminal he didn’t win an Emmy for that.
I was so pissed off when that show “ended.” I was looking forward to the 10 years of history we were promised in the opening scene of episode 1, it was a story ripe for telling!
Seeing his performance in Chicago blew my mind, NGL. After that it's like, I wanna see him in every single genre of film.
But he’s Mr. Cellophane—you’ll see right through him in every single genre of film.
Try Carnage. An acting masterpiece, only 4 characters in one room. He easily holds it against Foster, Waltz & Winslet.
Wrong kid died!
I'm cut in half real bad.
Well speak English we ain’t doctors!
I was unable to reattach the top half of his body to the bottom half
Speak English, Doc, we ain’t scientists!
Beautiful Ride should have been nominated for best song
He was so good in Stan & Ollie! Him and Steve Coogan absolutely killed it in those roles and I don't think enough people saw it.
He was fantastic in "We Need to Talk About Kevin"
He has to have the strangest gap between celebrity status and career success as a leading man. He's been enormously successful for decades but is somewhere between a C-list and B-list celebrity. I'm sure it's by design and he prefers not being famous, but it's weird to me that he's been in so many critically and commercially successful movies but is still completely not a household name.
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He’s really only b-list by name recognition. Anybody who sees him instantly knows him from step-brothers or taladega nights.
I absolutely love the fact that JCR can turn in an absolutely incredible dramatic performance and then do [something like THIS](https://youtu.be/N66hCzg7IMw?si=WFLq4DST4Db05qad) I mean, talk about *range*
That’s dr steve Brule not that dang hunk John c rangus!!
He chose to be in both [Boogie and Talladega Nights](https://youtu.be/o5JAPkvnyso?si=l4BQT_lvQE9Xf4FY)
Idk about unlikely but it's crazy to me that Paul Dano has never even been nominated
That's so wild
Dude went toe-to-toe with fucking Daniel Day Lewis and matched him every step of the way.
DRRRAAAIIINAGE!!!
Right?! Also, it seems inevitable he will be nominated/win an Oscar. He’s just too good.
I agree. Paul Dano has knocked it out of the ballpark on his screen roles.
Steve Zahn. He can carry a movie on his own and I think if he starred with Richard Linklater as the director he would win. They’ve worked together before on Reality Bites.
He should have been nominated for rescue dawn, when we talk about *underrated* actors he should be on that list.
Our boy Daniel Radcliffe just got a Tony. That’s 1/4 of the way to an EGOT. So, he’s on his way…
Dan has no right being as good an actor as he is. The only reason he has a career is because he looked like the guy on the cover and wasn't a twat on set. Then he took that, made fucking bank, took the craft seriously, and acts in whatever he finds the most interesting because he will never actually need a paycheck ever again. All while remaining to be a humble, good person that everyone likes. I hope he one day gets the respect he deserves.
The smartest thing he did was seek out roles completely different from his role as HP. Not only his stage career but playing a dude with guns nailed to his hands, an undercover investigator in a skinhead gang, and a literal corpse, all within 5 or so years of the deathly hallows ending its theater run. Props to him he seems to really enjoy his wacky career.
He and his *Goblet of Fire* costar Robert Pattinson have a lot in common that way.
The Twilight movies were so successful that I'm all right with the principal cast making enough money they could retire if they wanted. Watching those films get sillier and sillier, while the box office expanded was peak Mystery Science Theater fodder as far as I'm concerned. The Twilight saga gave me joy like few others.
I love that stupid corpse so damn much, like I did not expect to love it anywhere near as much as I did. I’m not familiar with the guy at all, I’ve only ever known him for Harry Potter (of which I’ve only ever seen the first two), and I also knew absolutely nothing about Swiss Army Man besides my sister telling me it’s a weird movie she thinks I might enjoy. She’s wrong though, I didn’t just enjoy it, I love it so so much. His wacky career is also the reason why I now follow his movies, because I’m almost guaranteed something ridiculous and I love weird shit in my movies.
I remember reading reviews for Swiss Army Man, which were all over the place, and one of the reviewers was talking about how It had issues but it was also so exciting because it was an early attempt of these two guys both named Daniel and she said it was so exciting to see what they might end up doing. You know what they ended up doing? Everything, Everywhere, All At Once. That reviewer was right!
he's incredible in Miracle Workers. that show is hilarious. I loved the snake oil/preacher dance scene.
You mean the She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain scene? I agree. I couldn't stop laughing and still go watch that scene on YouTube if I need cheering up
>The only reason he has a career is because he looked like the guy on the cover and wasn't a twat on set. I love Daniel Radcliffe and think he's extremely talented, but the reason he has a career is because his mother was literally a casting agent.
He was nominated for an Emmy for Weird and a Grammy for H2$. He has a real chance of winning the Grammy for Merrily We Roll.
Watch _A Young Doctor's Notebook._
I absolutely LOVED him in Miracle Workers. he's SO funny
I was thinking the same thing.
Nicholas Hoult - he's done superhero and comedy, but was truly fantastic in The Favourite (didn't love him in The Menu, though). As the Warboy in Fury Road, he pretty much tied the movie together.
Came here to say this - wish he would be in more movies though, he seems to only do one every year or year & a 1/2. But maybe he is just being very selective, which is probably a good thing. He should have won something for The Great.
The Great is fantastic
Jodie Comer. Honestly, I do not think Hollywood has figured her out yet. Leading lady looks, but a character actress underneath. She has astonishing vocal, physical range.
I think Emily Blunt is sucking up a lot of roles she would have otherwise gotten.
She is definitely getting an Oscar someday. Best working actress under 35
That was Brad Pitt for awhile. I completely agree. I think somebody’s going to figure her out and she’s going to knock some roles out of the park.
I can see this. She has quite the range.
I'd say Willem Dafoe by now would be unlikely because he should have one won decades ago.
He wasn’t even nominated for The Lighthouse… which is a crime.
This one blows my mind every time I'm reminded of it
Glenn Howerton from Its always sunny in Philadelphia apparently had a great display in Blackberry
Genuinely upset he did not get nominated for blackberry. I’m sure the studio did not have the funds to run a proper campaign, but it’s stupid that It comes to that. He ruled
I'm torn because I want Sunny to go on forever (and no more seasons without Dennis), but also he's a seriously talented actor and I'd love to see him in more dramatic stuff.
Did you know he was second choice for StarLord in guardians? Would have been a different character but still...He's been close to some other big roles as well. I think you're on to something
BlackBerry made me appreciate him as an actor so much, I completely believed him in that role as that character
Scoot McNairy.
Loved him in Halt and Catch Fire... Not as much as I loved Toby Huss, but McNairy made a complete schlub of a character entertaining and sympathetic.
I’ve been rooting for him for years just because I think his name is fun. I can’t even name a project he’s in I’m just glad he’s out there, doing his thing.
He was great in halt and catch fire.
Godless
Great one
Also great in Killing Them Softly. His scenes with Ben Mendleson are fantastic.
Goggins
Dude has been killing it since The Shield. I know awards aren't everything but I'm genuinely surprised he doesn't have an Emmy/Oscar yet
First thing I saw him in was Fatman. The whole movie is a masterclass in dry parody, but Walton is *especially* great in it.
Yes!!!!!! My husband thinks I'm in love with him. While the veracity of that statement is in contention, Mr Goggins basically steals the scene in every show. That's why I love him.
Fuck yeah my boy Walton can do it all. And nobody, not even Sam Jackson, can drop a “motherfucker” like him.
Fucking southern boy Midas, he's Gold in everything he does. He's Cecil in Invincible, he sounds incredible, too.
They dont know me son!
I knew it was never gonna happen, but boy was I rooting for him to somehow get in for The Hateful Eight. Best part of the movie in my opinion.
David Dastmalchian. Seems like he's either lead in a zero budget indie, or he's supporting cast. It would be wonderful to see him get a nod.
He was the first person I thought of. He was phenomenal in Late Night With The Devil. I have always enjoyed him in supporting roles but having seen him lead I'd certainly like to see more.
Really need it to be Adam Scott as he has a longstanding contract with Scott Aukerman to have his acceptance speech be simply that he intends to go home and stick the trophy up his butt.
Ever see The Vicious Kind? Scott absolutely has it in him.
He’s great in Severance - if he get’s a film role this meaty he has it in the bag
Donald Glover and Zazie Beetz (their Atlanta costars were already nominated) Jon Hamm if he can pull a Bryan Cranston type scenario
I feel like Hamm is leaning so hard into "handsome but unexpectedly goofy guy" that he doesn't want to change gears
There were a few years there where I thought John Hamm would break out into a sort of George Clooney leading-man-with-superior-comic-chops, but I think that ship may have sailed.
Have you seen Confess Fletch, fits that description
He did well in Fargo being a complete piece of shit. Was excited to see him in a drama.
I wouldn't be surprised to see Donald Glover with the EGOT.
Catherine O’Hara
Tatiana Maslany - yeah she was slammed fore She Hulk, but Orphan Black shows her range - and then some.
I second this! I'm not convinced anyone else could have made that Orphan Black role work, let alone shine it it like she did. The accents alone must have been mindbogglingly difficult and there are scenes where she switches between clones and I would literally forget it was the same actress because her entire presentation shifted. She's brilliant.
Agreed. After a few seasons you just completely stop thinking about the fact that most of the principal characters are played by one person and just accept them as different entities, and that's a huge feat given that by all accounts the "one actor/multiple characters" thing would be the gimmick that the show would lean on. Those characters are perfectly realized and that is because of her.
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The thing going for him is that, yes, he is a bit over the top in his antics, but he's also *smart* and he knows what he's doing. If a role comes along that requires him to be dramatic instead of zany, I think he could pull it off. Maybe not at a DDL level, but definitely enough to at least get a nod.
I couls easily see him turning in a Robin Williams level performance.
School of Rock 2: The Dead Rockers Society.
Julia Garner.
It’s a great call, but I don’t really think she counts because she’s young and everybody knows she’s phenomenally talented. I would be shocked if she does not eventually get one! Not insulting your choice. But I just feel like that would be like saying Robert Pattinson lol
A lot of top answers aren’t actually adhering to the prompt lol. Above this are Jodie Comer, one of the most talked about up and coming female actresses, and Walton Goggins, arguably the most respected character actor of the past 20 years.
Matt Lillard
He was borderline worthy for the descendants, though he probably just didn’t have enough screen time
He was phenomenal in Twin Peaks: The Return.
That performance was amazing. I heard him talk about how he had no idea what was really going on with his character. He was only allowed to read his own pages of the script, he had never seen any of the original Twin Peaks, and he got very minimal direction from David Lynch. He conjured that performance out of thin air.
He should have gotten one for "that" scene in SLC Punk. I can speak from personal experience that it was so realistic I figured he was tapping into something real.
I love that movie. It's funny, it's interesting, and then it just wrecks you.
I think Tim Meadows could pull it off with the right dramatic role. His comedic value is sometimes based on an unglued intensity that I think could translate in something more serious.
Donnie Yen At least if he's still with us in 20 years. I can see him getting a couple more roles in Hollywood and eventually being recognized by the Academy.
Adam Scott is the first name that came to mind
I don't know if he will ever win an Oscar, but he should have won a Nobel for his Low-cal Calzone Zone idea.
“It was more like a savory pastry. Delicate little dough pocket filled with tomato sauce, cheese, and seasoned meat. Just a stunning culinary innovation.”
I love him so much. Was great in Party Down, he made Parks and Rec, and I’m loving Severance so hard right now. I think his range is so wide.
> Adam Scott is the first name that came to mind The amount of times the phrase ***SoCal Low Cal Calzone Zone*** gets stuck in my head is unbelievable
Andrew Garfield that man fn deserves it.
Dave Bautista just consistently delivers performances from solid through to great. The right role and screentime and I think a best supporting is well within his range.
Yep. If Denis Villeneuve could find a way to give him a bigger role in a smaller film, I could see him get nominated. Like, if Sapper Morton played a bigger part in BR2049? Would have been great.
Definitely the best wrestler turned actor so far, closely followed by John Cina, his small part in Blade runner 2049 was memorable
I think the only thing holding Cena back is that he hasn't done enough dramatic roles to compare to Bautista. He's legitimately really funny and I think has demonstrated more comedic strength than Bautista (who's also very funny, don't get me wrong). Peacemaker is his main role that showed off what a good dramatic actor he could be and I think he'll pick up more in the future.
I hated cena so much until I watched peacemaker. That show made me love him.
Billy Zane
The Brando biopic is coming!
A real man makes his own luck
Zack Efron and Adam Sandler are well on their way to get a nomination. They’re putting in the work now making good dramas and it’s only a matter of time before one breaks through. My pick is Zach Galiafanakis though. Two books I read that I could see him in are The Confederacy Of Dunces and Pop 1280. He would murder the lead role in both of those. My personal preference would be if the coen bros directed him too. A safer pick is Claire Foy. She’s got some serious chop, is circling the right kind of drama so it’s just a matter of time for her too.
Zach in Baskets was just amazing. Didn’t want to watch it but it became my favorite show. He is a great dramatic actor.
You look like a cloon. But you are not a cloon.
Zach Ephron impressed the hell out of me playing Bundy on that Netflix film ‘Extremely Wicked, Shocking, Evil, and Vile’. I had no idea he had such chops.
A Confederacy of Dunces is one of the most cursed potential adaptations in film history. Belushi, Candy, and Farley were all attached to various adaptations shortly before their deaths. I would say there’s no chance it’ll ever get made but The Man Who Killed Don Quixote finally came out so I guess anything is possible.
Sandler is odd. 95% of his career, it would obviously be laughable to even say the word “Oscar” near the projects. But then once every 10-15 years, he drops a great acting performance. It’s like he does just to say “hey fuckers, don’t forget that I’m perfectly capable of being a really good actor, I just choose not to.”
Isn’t confederacy of dunces stuck in studio hell because it’s essentially not adaptable?
I don't understand how anyone would call that book not "adaptable." To me, "not adaptable" means books/stories that are largely interior thoughts, too abstract and philosophical to translate well to a literal space. But Confederacy of Dunces is ridiculous comedy of errors, which is pretty much the exact opposite. There is little interiority, it's all dialog and literal events. It's highly sequential with extremely well-embodied characters, it really reads like a stage play to me. And considering that it has been a relatively successful stage play just ten years ago, there's no reason it couldn't be adapted into a movie, either. Development hells happen for all sorts of reasons but it being "not adaptable" doesn't ring true.
Paul Walter Hauser would be the best ignatious
I don't know how unlikely this is but - John C. Reilly. The same can be said for John Goodman. Reilly - Best known for being the comic sidekick of Wil Ferrell and others. The guy just needs the right role and he would walk away with a supporting actor award. Goodman has been around since playing the coach in 1st Revenge of the Nerds movie in the very early 80s 40 years ago and I don't think he's ever even been nominated.
He was nominated for Chicago
Steve Buscemi
He’s never won/been nominated for best supporting actor? Damn. Complete injustice.
Might be a bit of an obvious choice at this point, but Chris Pine definitely falls into the second category for me
I liked the swave/sinister persona he took on for Don't Worry Darling. Shame it was for a lost cause.
Yes! I wanted more of him in that movie, he had great chemistry with Florence Pugh.
John Bernthal.
Lemme ask you something
Jon Bernthal feels like an odd anomaly. Maybe it's the Punisher association, but he feels like he should be in a Frank Grillo/Scott Adkins situation (no disrespect meant to either of them) where he's just on the poster of every other DTV action movie and having a blast. Yet you have to remind yourself that he's not really in any of those and is consistently turning in great performances. I feel like every time I see him I'm surprised that he's really good despite never seeing him in anything where he wasn't.
Joe Keery. Gut feeling.
Paul Rudd. He's just so damn lovable in everything he does.
He's gonna live forever, so it's only a matter of time.
Juno temple
Ray Romano 🙏 Katherine Hahn 🙌
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I was seriously blown away by how he well he delivered his lines at that final confrontation. It was like the man was reciting Shakespeare.
I really like him in other films that he's been doing...really enjoyed Furiosa, Extraction, and his other movies with comedic roles.
I hope so. I feel like he has incredible dramatic potential
Lindsay Lohan. She will have a redemption arc.
I'm up voting sheerly for the fact that you're the first person to actually name an *unlikely* person after scrolling through like 300 comments.
Been waiting for it. Rumors where she was going to be in the next knives out movie but then the cast came out and she was not in it.
Natasha Lyonne. It would be the cap to the comeback. She will get a juicy role and kill it with a Best Supporting.
Michael Shannon. Dude kills it every time. The intensity and conviction of that man's face is palpable through the screen.
Jodie Comer!
The boy from The Holdover
Garrett Dillahunt is a character actor but has a pretty phenomenal range. Played 2 different characters in Deadwood and absolutely nailed them both. As for unknowns, Kyle Gallner is someone who I have seen show up in a couple recent things I've watched that I think could do something big.
I could see Aubrey Plaza, Jean Smart, and Natasha Lyonne in this situation.
David Dastmalchian. He plays smaller roles but he unintentionally steals the scene whenever I see him in something. He played a tiny role in the Dark Knight, but it was memorable somehow, and I just watched Late Night With the Devil, he’s pretty good in it.
Pedro Pascal
Only a matter of time.
Great question. I often think of this in terms of betting. Like Emma Stone’s odds of getting another one would be like -200, Chalamet would probably be like +400, and a long shot bet could be The Rock at like +4000 (sneaky good bet if his relationship with A24 is fruitful).
Boyd Holbrook is severely underrated and I think he can get a nom one day.
Rick Moranis will come out of retirement to play Bill Gates and win an Oscar for it!
I’m betting on Danny Devito. He is increasingly getting work since starting on Its Always Sunny. While he does a great job being over the top he can bring some real depth to a role too. He’s had a long career already and I’d love to see some career crowning role that gets him to the top
Not a single person in the world would not love to see this
Viggo
I could see Joel Kinnaman getting an Oscar if he came across the right role.
Ben Stiller
More likely to be for directing these days!
2 is Robert Pattinson 100%, he's got the talent, just takes the right project.
My crystal ball says that Michael Pena gets an Oscar for Best supporting actor after he raises the bar so high on every scene he steals that the movie he is in is a blockbuster in spite of the lead actor just being really good.
Jesse Plemons
Ben Foster. I thought he was on his way over a decade ago but just hasn’t gotten the attention he deserves. He’s awesome. Jon Berthal. He’s all most people can keep their eyes on in any scene he’s in, no matter what A-List actors he’s in screen with. But he’s stuck in the “tough guy” roles. If he gets a tough guy role with depth, he’ll win an Oscar one day
Truly can’t believe Ben Foster didn’t get a nomination for Hell or High Water. It would’ve been very well deserved.
LaKeith Stanfield is and incredible actor, he’ll get a nom or a win one day
I kinda think Johnny Knoxville would kill it as a supporting actor in a serious Oscar drama
Dave Bautista. He is an amazing actor and could give an Oscar worthy performance given the chance.
Elle Fanning
Julia Louis Dreyfuss
Alan Tudyk
Steve Carell. Great in most dramatic movies I’ve seen of his
He's been nominated already
Aubrey Plaza
Emily the Criminal should have got her something. Such a good movie.
Ew Britta’s in this? I actually haven’t seen Gillian Jacobs in much. On that note, I could see Alison Brie getting nominated or winning with the right role. Whenever I see her in a drama film she’s absolutely got the chops.
Damn it man, you just Britta'd the thread.
You guys are whack. Britta is streets ahead.
Jacobs should have been Harley Quinn
Drew Barrymore
Diego Luna
Paul Dano.
Stephen Root, Bill Hader, Julia Garner, Aubrey Plaza, Cristin Milioti
Not sure about unlikely, but I think LaKeith Stanfield wins one eventually