The 2012 RyMickey Awards - Best Supporting Actress

Unfortunately, as you will see, 2012 was a horrible year for actresses in my opinion.  Roles that received praise from others left me shrugging my shoulders and unfortunately there wasn't a whole lot else that didn't garner critical attention (those diamonds in the rough that I see that no one else does) to pick up the slack.  There were some great performances, but there simply weren't enough and that's disappointing.

You'll notice the absence of Oscar nominees Amy Adams (The Master), Jacki Weaver (Silver Linings Playbook) and Helen Hunt (The Sessions), although one of these ladies will show up in a different category since I feel she wasn't a supporting actress at all.

Best Supporting Actress of 2012

Honorable Mentions

#7 - Charlize Theron - Snow White and the Huntsman

"...The film certainly revolves around evil Queen Ravenna played with wicked abandon by Charlize Theron.  Sexy and alluring, but frighteningly menacing, Theron sinks her teeth into the dark side..."

#6 - Julia Roberts - Mirror Mirror

"...Obviously hamming it up and seemingly having a blast, Roberts appears to be relishing this opportunity to play evil...in an over-the-top scenery chewing performance..."

And the Top Five...

#5 - Annika Marks - The Sessions

As Amanda, Annika Marks begins as a simple caregiver for the polio-stricken Mark, but as time passes, she becomes a huge part of the heart contained within this lovely film.  It's a small role, but I was entranced by it immediately and was thrilled that her character receives a satisfying conclusion to her relationship with Mark.

#4 - Kelly Reilly - Flight

Unlike the character that placed #5, Kelly Reilly's recovering junkie Nicole in Flight didn't quite get the  well-rounded send-off that I was hoping for, but I still found her role utterly engaging.  She's the counterpoint to many a dramatic and emotional scene with her larger than life co-star Denzel Washington and she more than holds her own.

#3 - Judi Dench - Skyfall

How refreshing that a role that could (and probably should) be a throwaway became a richly developed character that the great Judi Dench could sink her British chompers into.  There's a weathered intelligence she brings to the screen, giving Daniel Craig's Bond the emotional attachment that makes this more than just your typical action flick.

#2 - Sally Field - Lincoln

Ms. Field is really only given two scenes to truly shine in Lincoln, but what she does with them won me over right away.  In the moments where she puts down her husband's colleagues to their faces and when she breaks down after learning of her son's desire to head into the army, Field is given two disparate types of moments, excelling at both, and making her character quite memorable.

#1 - Anne Hathaway - Les Miserables

Much like Ms. Field, Anne Hathway only has a few moments to shine in Les Miserables before [SPOILER ALERT] she bites the dust, but thanks to Tom Hooper's direction of her "I Dreamed a Dream" scene, Hathaway earned herself an Oscar and the much more prestigious RyMickey Award.  Raw, gripping, and emotionally devastating, she deserved the praise she got this past year for this role.

Previous RyMickey Award Winners
2011
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2009