Best Supporting Actor 2009
Runners-up
#8 - Daryl Sabara - World's Greatest Dad
...I remember liking this kid in Spy Kids, but he took what could've been (and was) an outrageous character and made him watchable (and this character could've so easily veered into the "too overboard" category).
#7 - Dallas Roberts - Shrink
...The star of the show was Dallas Roberts. His neurotic Patrick was a hoot and this (to me anyway) unknown actor stole the show from the talented Spacey.
#6 - Alfred Molina - An Education
...Jenny's father played brilliantly by Alfred Molina...
And the Top Five are...
#5 - Brian Geraghty - The Hurt Locker
In a film with many impressive supporting roles, Brian Geraghty's emotionally unstable Eldridge is my favorite. Quite a range -- from courageous to utterly frightened -- on display.
#4 - Chris Messina - Away We Go
The role amounts to nothing more than a cameo, but Chris Messina's bit role is the thing that resonated the most in this unfortunately "too-hip-for-its-own-good" flick. On screen for all of ten minutes, his character goes through an emotional arc that hit me. One of the best characters I saw all last year.
#3 - Paul Schneider - Bright Star
Brilliantly mean roles are difficult to play, but as the mentor to poet John Keats, Schneider exudes an air of superiority (however unjustly so) that was a treat to watch.
#2 - Woody Harrelson - The Messenger
No one's more surprised by me that I came away from this flick loving Woody Harrelson in it. His character's steadfast, gruff attitude masks some survivor's guilt that surfaces at the film's end.
#1 - Brad Pitt - Inglourious Basterds
It's sometimes nice to see a bonafide genuine Hollywood "STAR" turn in a role that is a complete departure from the norm for them. Pitt does that here as the hellbent-on-Nazi-revenge Aldo Raine. Pitt has a knack for comedy and it's something he should pursue more often. It's not often that you can say you enjoyed every single minute an actor was onscreen in a movie, but I can say that with Pitt and Inglourious -- his character was given a great "voice" by Quentin Tarantino and Pitt executed it to its full potential. Truly a joy to watch.
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