2014 LU Oscars - FAVOURITE ACTOR - Countdown thread

[nöyd]

Ok I'm still at work but will kick things off by showing who got votes but did not make the final top 50.

In no particular order:

Sean Penn
Richard Dreyfuss
James Cagney
Jack Lemmon
Toshiro Mifune
Woody Harrelson
Guy Pearce
Vincent Price
Donald Sutherland
Jeffrey Hunter
Robert Redford
Denzel Washington (51st)
Daniel Craig
Morgan Freeman
Jeff Goldblum
Benedict Cumberbatch
Jeff Bridges
Kevin Kline
Christopher Walken
Trey Parker
Jet Li
Dwayne Johnson
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Bryan Cranston
Matt Damon
Joseph Gordon Levitt
Billy Bob Thornton
Jonah Hill
Jeff Daniels
Sir Sean Connery
Emilio Estevez
Jeremy Renner
Mark Wahlberg
Jake Gyllenhall
Djimon Honsou
Chris Hemsworth
Nicolas Cage
Ben Affleck
Tom Cruise
Cillian Murphy
Marlon Brando
Michael Douglas
Faye Dunaway (WTF)
James McAvoy
James Woods
Chris Tucker
Joe Pesci
Rob Sitch
Charlie Chaplin
Barry Pepper
John Travolta
Bryan Brown
Christoph Waltz
John Clarke
Steve Bisley
David Mitchell
Kurt Russell
Charlie Sheen
Charles Bronson
Bruce Lee
Eddie Murphy
Chuck Norris
Jason Statham
Jean Claude Van Damme

50 to 46 revealed later tonight...

 

[Dutchy]

So I got 10 in the Top 50, including the probable number one.

 

[Zoidberg]

Yeah I got 5 in that "not in top 50" list, so 10 will be in it. So exciting...

 

[Dutchy]

I'm upset nobody else voted for Djimon Hounsou

 

[Misanthrope]

I got five (Freeman, Washington, Craig, Redford, and Cumberbatch) outside of the fifty. Ten in!

 

[afinalsin666]

Trey Parker, Jet Li, Dwayne Johnson, Stone Cold Steve Austin missed out. Forgot about Cranston damn it, always forget TV actors.

 

[Dutchy]

Emilio Estevez
Jeremy Renner
Mark Wahlberg
Jake Gyllenhall
Djimon Honsou

 

[madunit]

Lol 9 of mine failed.

 

[Tommy Smith]

Toshiro Mifune
Woody Harrelson
Guy Pearce

Apart from that I think I've got 12 in there. Not bad.

 

[Parra]

Four of mine missed the cut

Sean Penn
Richard Dreyfuss
James Cagney
Jack Lemmon

 

[Wizardman]

I'm upset nobody else voted for Djimon Hounsou

His performance in "Never Back Down" was legendary

 

[veggiepatch1959]

Four of my 15 missed the cut including Sean Connery which is quite a shock.

The consolation is that four in my "Never in my Top 15" list missed the cut as well. Chuck Norris, Tom Cruise, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Nicholas Cage.

 

[nöyd]

50.

Christian Bale

Known for: American Psycho, The Dark Knight Trilogy.

Notes: Child actor, won Oscar for The Fighter, cast in American Psycho only to be replaced by Leonardo DiCaprio, who then quit which led to Bale being re-hired. Type 'christ" into google and his name is the first to appear in the suggested searches.

=49.

Gene Hackman

Known for: The French Connection, Unforgiven.

Notes: The first choice to play the father in The Brady Bunch, was the first choice to star in and direct The Silence Of The Lambs, and had a song written about him by the Hoodoo Gurus.

=49.

Peter Dinklage

Known for: Death At A Funeral, Game of Thrones.

Notes: Is a vego, so anytime he is seen eating meat on screen it is actually tofu, was first choice to play Tyrion on GoT, and is a dwarf. But you knew that.

=47.

Will Smith

Known for: Ali, Men In Black Trilogy

Notes: He's a triple threat with established success in music, TV and films, based his Independence Day character on Han Solo (really?), and turned down the role of Neo in The Matrix.

=47.

Known for: Rocky, Rambo

Notes: The voice of Lou the cop in the Simpsons is based on him, had a full frontal nude scene cut from Demolition Man, but it can be seen on the net *rushes to google*, controversially called for the ban of all guns after the murder of Phil Hartman, is apparently writing Rambo V as we speak (really?)​

 

[Parra]

Enjoying the write-ups.

 

[afinalsin666]

Stallone was also in Party at Kitty and Stud's while you are googling :lol:

Still spewing I completely forgot TV stars, Dinklage would have been way up.

 

[Evil_Mush]

Kurt Russell
Charlie Sheen

Aw, no Topper Harley or Macready? Damn....

Still, 13 of mine in the top 45, including a couple I thought would've been no chance! Sweet.

 

[Parra]

Glad I voted for Hackman. Didn't realise how close he'd go to getting the chop.

 

[nöyd]

=47.

Matthew McConaughey

Known for: A Time To Kill, Dallas Buyers Club

Notes: has played bongos on stage with rock band The Cult, lived in NSW as a Rotary exchange student, and does not wear deodorant or cologne.

=47.

Liam Neeson

Known for: Schindlers List, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Notes: Is known for Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, but wishes he wasn't. Probably. Extremely likely. Was once in the running to play James Bond, and has starred in a series of memes with his famous line from Taken: "I don't know who you are, but if you *insert witty pun here*, I will find you, and I will kill you".

=47.

Brendan Gleeson

Known for: In Bruges, Braveheart

Notes: plays the fiddle, is Irish. Probably drinks beer alot. A pint of the usual thanks, landlord. Cheers.

=47.

Michael Keaton

Known for: Beetlejuice, Batman

Notes: real name is Michael Douglas, was once in a relationship with Courtney Cox (her loss), played the same character twice in 2 separate films (Jackie Brown & Out of Sight)

=47.

John Cusack

Known for: Say Anything, Con Air

Notes: brother of actress Joan Cusack, has starred in 10 films with Jeremy Piven, and should have won best actor honours for Hot Tub Time Machine (but wasn't nominated). Also noyd's answer for the question "who would play you in a movie about you?"​

 

[Dutchy]

Expected Smith to be higher up after Noyds post once I submitted my list.

 

[Someone]

had the dink in there, I must be the only one to rate old Cranston. Was great in Malcolm also.

edit: Matthew McConaughey at 47 is a joke. wow.