Best Supporting Actor: Which performance was best?

[McTeague]

1- Jones (by far)
2- Waltz
3- DeNiro
4- Hoffmann
5- Arkin

[Atonenent.]

1. Jones
2. Hoffman





3. Waltz
4. DeNiro
5. Arkin

[moviewatcher]

This is one of those categories where i can't help but think: "How can anyone NOT vote for him?" And that him is Hoffman. He was just absolutely amazing and I think his performance is undeniable. Waltz was great but I preferred DiCaprio. Jones was great too. DeNiro was alright. Arkin was shit.

[DirkDiggler]

Woah. Robert De Niro brought on the tears in this interview.

[Matt24]

Woah. Robert De Niro brought on the tears in this interview.

He's begging Harvey to not drop his ass for Waltz , but seriously, that was pretty touching and seemed 100% sincere and genuine.

[Meegadeth]

That video is like watching your father cry.

[Vincent Blanchett]

01. Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
02. Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
03. Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
04. Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook
05. Alan Arkin, Argo

[McTeague]

This is one of those categories where i can't help but think: "How can anyone NOT vote for him?" And that him is Hoffman. He was just absolutely amazing and I think his performance is undeniable. Waltz was great but I preferred DiCaprio. Jones was great too. DeNiro was alright. Arkin was shit.

I watch Hoffman's performance and think "How can anyone NOT realise this is the same -admittedly good- performance he's been giving for the last 8-9 years?"

[Matt24]

I watch Hoffman's performance and think "How can anyone NOT realise this is the same -admittedly good- performance he's been giving for the last 8-9 years?"

Because I've never been a BIG fan of him and I looooooved him here.

[Vincelette]

I have no idea why De Niro is nominated at all.

I have seen Silver Linings Playbook and I enjoyed the movie itself, and the performances by Cooper, Lawrence, and even Weaver, but De Niro? He had barely anything to act. I can't belive that Ezra Miller or Eddie Redmayne were snubbed because of him being Robert De Niro.

[Critix]

I have no idea why De Niro is nominated at all.

I have seen Silver Linings Playbook and I enjoyed the movie itself, and the performances by Cooper, Lawrence, and even Weaver, but De Niro? He had barely anything to act. I can't belive that Ezra Miller or Eddie Redmayne were snubbed because of him being Robert De Niro.

Wait, so you enjoyed Weaver's performance and you say De Niro barely had anything to act? OK . . .

[Thomas]

LOL Weaver outacted DeNiro!

[Atonenent.]

Recently, many people seem to prefer Weaver to DeNiro Look at the ranking Oscar nominees thread.

[crazyfists3600]

I haven't seen any of the nominees...but like, I'm really starting to think that De Niro could win this.

[AllThisAndMrCecilToo]

Wow, my first choice was Hoffman and my second Waltz and I see they were runaway leaders in this. Thank goodness I still have cred. I see Arkin has the just lucky to be there nod.

I haven't seen any of the nominees...but like, I'm really starting to think that De Niro could win this.

Yup, I think the smart upset money should go his way.

[Bean]

I don't get the complaining about Hoffman and Waltz being leads. They have a lot of screentime but their movies are very clearly the stories of Phoenix and Foxx respectively.

That's a bingo!

I watch Hoffman's performance and think "How can anyone NOT realise this is the same -admittedly good- performance he's been giving for the last 8-9 years?"

It feels wildly different than the performance that he won for, and his nominated performance for Charlie Wilson's War was much lighter. I guess this is close to Doubt, but I find it better not to think of that movie in general.

[babz]

why do people keep saying Deniro? where is the support? Not at SAG or BAFTA and he doesn't have the Globes either. If there was one place that he needed more than anything it was SAG and yet Argo won ensemble. That just tells you they don't love SLP alot. Lawrence will be the only SLP win for acting.

[Dr_Dmitri-Yuriev]

Now that I have seen all the nominees I would rank them as:

1. Hoffman
2. Waltz
3. De Niro
4. Arkin
































5. Jones

[McTeague]

It feels wildly different than the performance that he won for, and his nominated performance for Charlie Wilson's War was much lighter. I guess this is close to Doubt, but I find it better not to think of that movie in general.

I agree it's very different from Capote (haven't seen CWW). But it's close to Doubt, and Savages, and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. At first I was satisfied to see differences, but after his first twenty minutes or so, it was, again, PSH's trademark intensity + outburst + sudden peace again, all with a slightly menacing touch. Joaquin Phoenix swept the floor with him.

[AllThisAndMrCecilToo]

why do people keep saying Deniro? where is the support? Not at SAG or BAFTA and he doesn't have the Globes either. If there was one place that he needed more than anything it was SAG and yet Argo won ensemble. That just tells you they don't love SLP alot. Lawrence will be the only SLP win for acting.

I don't know, it just feels like something freaky particular to the AMPAS that they might do.