Top 20 Performances of 2016
by Aunt-Peg | created - 10 Feb 2017 | updated - 24 Feb 2017 | PublicThese are my top 20 performances listed in order for each category (lead actor, lead actress, supporting actor & supporting actress)
1. Adam Driver
Actor | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
Adam Douglas Driver was born in San Diego, California. His mother, Nancy (Needham) Wright, is a paralegal from Mishawaka, Indiana, and his father, Joe Douglas Driver, who has deep roots in the American South, is from Little Rock, Arkansas. His stepfather is a Baptist minister. His ancestry includes...
in Paterson (best performance by an actor in a leading role)
2. Peter Simonischek
Actor | Toni Erdmann
Peter Simonischek was born on August 6, 1946 in Graz, Austria. He was an actor, known for Toni Erdmann (2016), The Interpreter (2018) and Sapphire Blue (2014). He was married to Brigitte Karner and Charlotte Schwab. He died on May 29, 2023 in Vienna, Austria.
in Toni Erdmann (2nd choice)
3. Casey Affleck
Actor | Manchester by the Sea
An accomplished and striking performer, Academy Award® winner Casey Affleck has established himself as a powerful leading man with performances in multiple projects.
Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt was born in Falmouth, Massachusetts. His mother, Chris Anne (née Boldt), is a school teacher, and ...
in Manchester by the Sea (3rd choice)
4. Kyan Khojandi
Writer | Bref.
Kyan Khojandi was born on August 29, 1982 in Reims, France. He is a writer and director, known for Bref. (2011), Cher Journal (2020) and Bloqués (2015).
in Rosalie Blum (4th choice)
5. Eddie Murphy
Actor | The Nutty Professor
Edward Regan Murphy was born April 3, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York, to Lillian Lynch (born: Lillian Laney), a telephone operator, and Charles Edward Murphy, a transit police officer who was also an amateur comedian and actor. After his father died, his mother married Vernon Lynch, a foreman at a ...
in Mr. Church (5th choice)
6. Youn Yuh-jung
Actress | Minari
Beloved by audiences around the world, Youn Yuh-Jung's a legendary actress who has starred in many of Korea's most revered films & TV shows in a career that spans 5 decades. After winning Korea's Blue Dragon Award for best actress in her film debut as the country girl turned femme fatale in 1971's ...
in The Bacchus Lady (best performance by an actress in a leading role 2016)
7. Sandra Hüller
Actress | Anatomie d'une chute
Sandra Hüller was born in Suhl. She studied acting at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin. For her performance of Anneliese Michel in Hans-Christian Schmid's drama Requiem she won The Silver Bear for Best Actress. She is internationally known for her starring role in Maren Ade's Toni...
in Toni Erdmann (2nd choice)
8. Cynthia Nixon
Actress | Sex and the City 2
Cynthia Nixon was born in New York City on April 9, 1966, to Anne Elizabeth Knoll, an actress, and Walter E. Nixon, Jr., a radio journalist. She has German and English ancestry. Nixon made a memorable film debut in Little Darlings (1980). Her Broadway credits include "The Last Night of Ballyhoo," "...
in A Quiet Passion (3rd choice)
9. Isabelle Huppert
Actress | Elle
Isabelle Huppert was born March 16, 1953, in Paris, France, but spent her childhood in Ville d'Avray. Encouraged by her mother Annick Huppert (who was a teacher of English), she followed the Conservatory of Versailles and won an acting prize for her work in Alfred de Musset's "Un caprice". She then...
in Elle (4th choice)
10. Julia Jentsch
Actress | Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage
After school, Jentsch turned to acting. She attended the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin. Jentsch then began her acting career in the theater. In 2001 she joined the ensemble of the Munich Kammerspiele, where she masterfully interpreted Desdemona in Shakespeare's "Othello", Sophocles...
in 24 Weeks (5th choice)
11. Ma Dong-seok
Actor | Busanhaeng
Ma Dong-seok (born Lee Dong-seok on March 1, 1971), also known as Don Lee is a South Korean-American actor best known for his supporting roles in The Neighbor, Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time, and The Unjust. He also played leading roles in Norigae, Murderer and One on One. Under his ...
in Train to Busan (best performance by an actor in a supporting role 2016)
12. Jeff Bridges
Actor | The Big Lebowski
Jeffrey Leon Bridges was born on December 4, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, the son of well-known film and TV star Lloyd Bridges and his long-time wife Dorothy Dean Bridges (née Simpson). He grew up amid the happening Hollywood scene with big brother Beau Bridges. Both boys popped up, without ...
in Hell or High Water (2nd choice)
13. Jonas Bloquet
Actor | Elle
Jonas Bloquet was born on July 10, 1992 in Brussels, Belgium. He is an actor and director, known for Elle (2016), The Nun (2018) and 3 Days to Kill (2014).
in Elle (3rd choice)
14. Keegan Allen
Actor | Pretty Little Liars
Keegan Allen received his breakout role in ABC Family's hit series Pretty Little Liars (2010), based on the novels by Sara Shepard. He portrayed the mysterious "Black Cat" character, "Toby Cavanaugh".
Allen has also made small appearances in TV shows, such as Nickelodeon's Big Time Rush (2009) and ...
in King Cobra (4th choice)
15. Keith Carradine
Actor | Nashville
It seems the second generation of acting Carradines -- David, Keith and Robert -- are proudly continuing the family tradition and begetting a third generation of talent. The dynasty began with veteran Hollywood patriarch John Carradine, the son of a surgeon and a correspondent for the Associated ...
in A Quiet Passion (5th choice)
16. Golshifteh Farahani
Actress | Paterson
Golshifteh started her acting career in theater at the age of 6 and has always kept a strong link with theater, but it was at the age of 14 that she acted in her first film The Pear Tree (1998), for which she won the prize for the Best Actress from the international section of the Fajr film ...
in Paterson (best performance by an actress in a supporting role 2016)
17. Tatiana Iekel
Actress | Sieranevada
Tatiana Iekel was born on October 10, 1932 in Iasi, Romania. She was an actress, known for Sieranevada (2016), One Floor Below (2015) and The Carpathian Castle (1981). She died on May 14, 2017 in Bucharest, Romania.
in Sieranevada (2nd choice)
18. Catherine Bailey
Actress | And Then There Were None
Catherine Bailey was born in London, England. She is an actress, known for A Quiet Passion, The Crown, And Then There Were None, Mr Selfridge and Midsomer Murders as well as leading roles in London Theatres such as Shakespeare's Globe, The Criterion, Theatre Royal Haymarket, The Young Vic, Tricycle...
in A Quiet Passion (3rd choice)
19. Molly Shannon
Actress | Superstar
Molly Shannon has become one of Hollywood's most sought-after talents on television and the silver screen.
Shannon spent six seasons as a member of the repertory company on "Saturday Night Live," primarily known for the eclectic characters she created, such as Mary Katherine Gallagher and Sally ...
in Other People (4th choice)
20. Stella Kunkat
Actress | Dschungelkind
Stella Kunkat was born in 1998. She is an actress, known for Dschungelkind (2011), Tatort (1970) and Romy (2009).
in The Diary of Anne Frank (5th choice)
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