Every Performance Nominated at the Oscars this Year Ranked
Twenty actors have been nominated for Oscars across four categories for their performances in last year’s movies. Here is my ranking.
After a particularly unpredictable Oscar season, we now have twenty actors nominated across four categories including seven previous winners and eight first-time nominees. I took on the monumental task of ranking all twenty performances from best to worst. Agree or disagree? Let me know!
20. Javier Bardem as Desi Arnaz in Being the Ricardos
Best Actor | Javier Bardem, who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for No Country for Old Men, isn’t bad in Being the Ricardos as he is woefully miscast.
19. J.K. Simmons as William Frawley in Being the Ricardos
Best Supporting Actor | J.K. Simmons, who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for Whiplash, has a couple of strong scenes with Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball that are about as emotional as the movie gets. However, his impact and screentime are limited. His co-star Nina Arianda deserved a nom.