Michael Fassbender and first runner-up
Jessica Chastain had a year like no other new or veteran actor, appearing in no less than five films each in 2011. While we predict lengthy big-screen careers for both of them, Fassbender gained a slight edge in our eyes not only thanks to his chiseled good looks (on ample display as Rochester in
Jane Eyre as well as Magneto in
X-Men: First Class) but through his no-holds-barred lead performance as a struggling sex addict in
Shame. Such fearlessness is what stars are made of.
Honorable Mentions:
Out of a slew of great turns this year (including
The Debt,
Take Shelter and
The Tree of Life), Chastain delighted audiences most as a naive but well-intentioned Southern belle in
The Help. And not to be ignored,
Chris Hemsworth is well worth mentioning honorably for carrying the superhero epic
Thor and its bigger-name stars on his beefy but ultimately down-to-earth (literally) shoulders.
Review by
Rev. Chris Carpenter, resident film critic of
Movie Dearest and the
Blade California.
1 comment:
As someone who has Fish Tank as one of his favorite films of the past few years I might call into question the "new" part of the award but I can't complain about any positive attention that Fassbender gets. He's definitely one of the best actors going right now.
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